Intel Arc B580 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080

Compared 2 processors: Intel Arc B580, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Arc B580 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
123
78
67
51
168
118
106
78
The Witcher 3
147
128
91
46
195
162
116
61
Counter-Strike 2
162
116
83
40
275
206
150
83
Far Cry 6
108
98
76
43
150
136
114
71
Hogwarts Legacy
71
57
44
26
119
96
76
41
COD Modern Warfare 3
82
85
61
38
153
147
108
72
Ghost of Tsushima
72
61
42
25
109
90
72
43
Cyberpunk 2077
90
82
55
26
133
121
80
36
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
124
107
83
43
207
196
151
81
Avg FPS
1080p High109168
1080p Ultra90141
1440p Ultra67108
4K Ultra3863
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Intel Arc B580
11211
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
19022
Time Spy1465217662
Solar Bay5517085932
Port Royal786111595
Fire Strike3646442429
Night Raid121083132288
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Intel Arc B580
111561
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
161903
Background Blur284.6 frames/s217.3 frames/s
Face Detection150 frames/s141.9 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.67 Gpix/sec8.19 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.22 Gpix/sec11 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.35 Gpix/sec8.43 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.18 Gpix/sec1.29 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching397 Gpix/sec780.7 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics15177.3 fps22538.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Intel Arc B580
15659
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
25149
G2D Mark7151052
DirectX 11129 fps207 fps
DirectX 1273 fps100 fps
GPU Compute7910 Ops/s14559 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Intel Arc B580
152.9 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
211.5 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)847.7 fps950.5 fps
Car Chase779.3 fps809.5 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)605.7 fps705.4 fps
T-Rex2266.1 fps3525.4 fps
ALU 23666.8 fps6005.6 fps
Driver Overhead 2184.2 fps283.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation4148.96034.6

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced December, 3, 2024 September, 1, 2020
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Generation 12.7 Ampere
Codename BMG-G21 GA102
Price 249 699

GPU

GPU Frequency 1700 MHz 1440 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2670 MHz 1710 MHz
Shader Units 2560 8704
TMUs 160 272
ROPs 80 96
Execution Units n/a 68
Ray Tracing Cores 20 68
Tensor Cores 160 272
L1 cache 256 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 18000 KB/core 5000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 214 Gpix/sec 164 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 427 GTex/s 465 GTex/s
FLOPS 13.7 TFLOPS 29.8 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 190 W 320 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 5 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 272 mm² 628 mm²
Transistor count 19.6 billion 28 billion
Transistor density 72.06 MTr/mm² 44.59 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6X
Memory Frequency 2375 MHz 1188 MHz
Bus 192 bit 320 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 19000 MB/s 19000 MB/s
Memory Size 12 GB 10 GB
Max Throughput
Intel Arc B580
456 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
760.3 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA n/a 8.6
DisplayPort 2.1 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No DLSS 2

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 the clear winner in this comparison.

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