Arc B580
82/100 editorial
US launch / reference: $249
Third-party reference ↗Arc B580 vs GeForce RTX 5050
Arc B580 leads by 2 editorial points. Your priorities and current prices can change the better choice.
GeForce RTX 5050
80/100 editorial
US launch / reference: $249
Manufacturer source ↗Start with the tradeoffs
Consider Arc B580 for
- Incredible $/frame at 1440p
- 12 GB VRAM on a budget card
- Modern AV1 + XeSS 2
Tradeoff: PCIe 4.0 x8 interface (not x16) — bottlenecks on PCIe 3.0 boards
Consider GeForce RTX 5050 for
- Cheapest Blackwell-class card with DLSS 4
- 550 W PSU minimum — fits older builds
- 5th-gen Tensor + 4th-gen RT cores
Tradeoff: 8 GB VRAM ceiling at 1080p ultra
Scores and judgments are editorial. Specdex does not run an in-house benchmark lab. Manufacturer claims and independent measurements may use different test conditions.
Editorial fit by scenario
4K & rasterization
Arc B580
leads on raster (82 vs 76)
Based on available shared editorial ratings.
Ray tracing
GeForce RTX 5050
leads on rt (80 vs 76)
Based on available shared editorial ratings.
AI workloads
GeForce RTX 5050
leads on ai (84 vs 80)
Based on available shared editorial ratings.
Power efficiency
GeForce RTX 5050
leads on efficiency (90 vs 84)
Based on available shared editorial ratings.
Specifications side by side
Arrows indicate a higher capacity, higher power rating, or lower weight/time for comparable simple quantities. They do not establish overall product quality. Unknown values remain unavailable.
| Specification | Arc B580 | GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Xe2 Battlemage | Blackwell |
| Xe cores | 20 | Not documented |
| Ray Tracing Units | 20 | Not documented |
| XMX engines | 160 | Not documented |
| VRAM | 12 GB GDDR6 | 8 GB GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192-bit | 128-bit |
| Bandwidth | 456 GB/s | Not documented |
| Base clock | 1.70 GHz | 2.31 GHz |
| Boost clock | 2.67 GHz | 2.57 GHz |
| TBP | 190 W | 130 W |
| PCIe | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 5.0 |
| CUDA cores | Not documented | 2,560 |
| PSU | Not documented | 550 W minimum |
| Display outputs | Not documented | 3× DisplayPort 2.1b + 1× HDMI 2.1b |
Inspect the shared editorial ratings
Missing criteria are excluded from pairwise scenarios. A difference below two points is treated as a tie. These are not raw benchmarks.
- raster
- 82 / 76
- rt
- 76 / 80
- ai
- 80 / 84
- efficiency
- 84 / 90
Arc B580
Prices & availability
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GeForce RTX 5050
Prices & availability
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Price history
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Prices apply to the listed configuration and condition. Tax and shipping are not included unless the retailer states otherwise.