Intel Arc B580 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070

Compared 2 processors: Intel Arc B580, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Arc B580 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
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
170
113
105
79
The Witcher 3
147
128
91
46
191
160
114
61
Counter-Strike 2
162
116
83
40
262
207
148
82
Far Cry 6
108
98
76
43
148
135
112
71
Hogwarts Legacy
71
57
44
26
120
96
78
43
COD Modern Warfare 3
82
85
61
38
154
141
110
72
Ghost of Tsushima
72
61
42
25
104
87
74
40
Cyberpunk 2077
90
82
55
26
133
115
78
34
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
124
107
83
43
209
194
148
81
Avg FPS
1080p High109166
1080p Ultra90139
1440p Ultra67107
4K Ultra3863
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Intel Arc B580
11211
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
18116
Time Spy1465217825
Solar Bay5517082645
Port Royal786111149
Fire Strike3646444109
Night Raid121083152587
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Intel Arc B580
111561
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
167522
Background Blur284.6 frames/s233 frames/s
Face Detection150 frames/s141.7 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.67 Gpix/sec6.62 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.22 Gpix/sec9.19 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.35 Gpix/sec9.2 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.18 Gpix/sec1.78 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching397 Gpix/sec845.4 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics15177.3 fps25043.9 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Intel Arc B580
15659
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
26962
G2D Mark7151165
DirectX 11129 fps245 fps
DirectX 1273 fps102 fps
GPU Compute7910 Ops/s14820 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Intel Arc B580
152.9 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
192 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)847.7 fps1039 fps
Car Chase779.3 fps900 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)605.7 fps761.2 fps
T-Rex2266.1 fps3848.1 fps
ALU 23666.8 fps5980.8 fps
Driver Overhead 2184.2 fps296.7 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation4148.96200.7

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced December, 3, 2024 April, 13, 2023
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Generation 12.7 Ada Lovelace
Codename BMG-G21 AD104
Price 249 599

GPU

GPU Frequency 1700 MHz 1920 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2670 MHz 2475 MHz
Shader Units 2560 5888
TMUs 160 184
ROPs 80 64
Execution Units n/a 46
Ray Tracing Cores 20 46
Tensor Cores 160 184
L1 cache 256 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 18000 KB/core 36000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 214 Gpix/sec 158 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 427 GTex/s 455 GTex/s
FLOPS 13.7 TFLOPS 29.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 190 W 200 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 272 mm² 294 mm²
Transistor count 19.6 billion 35 billion
Transistor density 72.06 MTr/mm² 119.05 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6X
Memory Frequency 2375 MHz 1313 MHz
Bus 192 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 19000 MB/s 21000 MB/s
Memory Size 12 GB 12 GB
Max Throughput
Intel Arc B580
456 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
504.2 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA n/a 8.9
DisplayPort 2.1 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No DLSS 3

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 the clear winner in this comparison.

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