Intel Arc B580 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
38Rasterization—
32Ray Tracing20
50.6Memory34.1
87.4Efficiency95.9
40Compute41.2
3 spec wins — Intel Arc B5803 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: Intel Arc B580 scores 46.4 against 45.7 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Intel Arc B580 edges ahead in memory and Ray Tracing, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Intel Arc B580
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 32 vs 20
- Stronger memory score: 51 vs 34
- 50% higher VRAM: 12 GB vs 8 GB
- 50% higher Bus width: 192 bit vs 128 bit
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- Stronger efficiency score: 96 vs 87
- 32% lower TDP: 130 W vs 190 W
- 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm
General
| Spec | Intel Arc B580 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2025 |
| Architecture | Battlemage | Blackwell |
| Process | 5 nm | 4 nm+20% |
| TDP | 190 W | 130 W+32% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Intel Arc B580 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,560 | 2,560 |
| RT cores | 20 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 160 | — |
| Boost clock | 2,670 MHz+4% | 2,570 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Intel Arc B580 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12 GB+50% | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 192 bit+50% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 456 GB/s | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Intel Arc B580 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 14,300Top 54% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 3,250Top 66% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 14,800Top 76% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 105 fpsTop 66% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 76 fpsTop 66% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 40 fpsTop 64% | — |
Features
| Spec | Intel Arc B580 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | XeSS 2 | DLSS 4 |
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