Intel Arc B580 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050

Compared 2 processors: Intel Arc B580, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Arc B580 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
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
122
74
65
45
The Witcher 3
147
128
91
46
139
109
81
42
Counter-Strike 2
162
116
83
40
198
150
107
56
Far Cry 6
108
98
76
43
103
95
72
39
Hogwarts Legacy
71
57
44
26
74
64
44
25
COD Modern Warfare 3
82
85
61
38
90
84
61
38
Ghost of Tsushima
72
61
42
25
72
59
41
24
Cyberpunk 2077
90
82
55
26
80
72
45
18
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
124
107
83
43
120
113
79
42
Avg FPS
1080p High109111
1080p Ultra9091
1440p Ultra6766
4K Ultra3837
DeviationLowHigh

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Intel Arc B580
11211
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
10047
Time Spy1465210201
Solar Bay5517045966
Port Royal78616128
Fire Strike3646429129
Night Raid121083n/a
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Intel Arc B580
111561
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a
Background Blur284.6 frames/sn/a
Face Detection150 frames/sn/a
Horizon Detection2.67 Gpix/secn/a
Edge Detection5.22 Gpix/secn/a
Gaussian Blur6.35 Gpix/secn/a
Feature Matching1.18 Gpix/secn/a
Stereo Matching397 Gpix/secn/a
Particle Physics15177.3 fpsn/a
APIOpenCLn/a
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Intel Arc B580
15659
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
17775
G2D Mark7151113
DirectX 11129 fps155 fps
DirectX 1273 fps71 fps
GPU Compute7910 Ops/s9063 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Intel Arc B580
152.9 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)847.7 fpsn/a
Car Chase779.3 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)605.7 fpsn/a
T-Rex2266.1 fpsn/a
ALU 23666.8 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2184.2 fpsn/a
APIOpenGLn/a
OSWindowsn/a
Tessellation4148.9n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced December, 3, 2024 June, 24, 2025
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Generation 12.7 Blackwell 2.0
Codename BMG-G21 GB207-300
Price 249 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1700 MHz 2317 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2670 MHz 2572 MHz
Shader Units 2560 2560
TMUs 160 80
ROPs 80 32
Execution Units n/a 20
Ray Tracing Cores 20 20
Tensor Cores 160 80
L1 cache 256 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 18000 KB/core 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 214 Gpix/sec 82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 427 GTex/s 206 GTex/s
FLOPS 13.7 TFLOPS 13.2 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 5.0 x8
TGP 190 W 130 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 5 nm
Max temperature n/a 87 °C
Transistor Size 272 mm² 149 mm²
Transistor count 19.6 billion 16.9 billion
Transistor density 72.06 MTr/mm² 113.42 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 2375 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 192 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 19000 MB/s 20000 MB/s
Memory Size 12 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Intel Arc B580
456 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
320 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12.2
Vulkan 1.3 1.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA n/a 12.0
DisplayPort 2.1 2.1b
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No DLSS 4

Results

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