Left · AMD
Radeon RX 6600
Spec score
Spec score 20
$275
typical price
Radeon RX 6600 against Arc B580
Arc B580 leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Intel
Intel Arc B580
Spec score
Spec score 30
$330
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Arc B580right
24 vs 34 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
Arc B580right
19 vs 30 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
Arc B580right
26 vs 35 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
Arc B580right
20 vs 30 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
Arc B580right
13 vs 25 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
Arc B580right
19 vs 30 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
Arc B580right
19 vs 30 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
Arc B580right
19 vs 30 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
Arc B580right
21 vs 32 for video memory first, then card speed, then system memory.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Radeon RX 6600: 20
Arc B580: 30
10 ptsto the right
Games at 1080p
Radeon RX 6600: 26
Arc B580: 35
9 ptsto the right
Games at 1440p
Radeon RX 6600: 20
Arc B580: 30
10 ptsto the right
Games at 4K
Radeon RX 6600: 13
Arc B580: 25
12 ptsto the right
Rendering and video
Radeon RX 6600: 18
Arc B580: 30
12 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Radeon RX 6600: 7.3
Arc B580: 8.1
11%to the right
Typical price
Radeon RX 6600: $275
Arc B580: $370
$95to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Radeon RX 6600: 8 GB
Arc B580: 12 GB
50%to the right
Board power
Radeon RX 6600: 132 W
Arc B580: 190 W
44%to the left
Length
Radeon RX 6600: 190 mm
Arc B580: 270 mm
42%to the left
The verdict
- The Arc B580 is 50% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 92% in the Arc B580's favour.
- Arc B580 carries 12 GB of video memory against 8 GB.
- The RX 6600 typically costs $95 less.
- Per dollar, the Arc B580 is the better buy: 8.1 points per $100 against 7.3.
Specifications
| Spec | Radeon RX 6600 | Arc B580 |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 8 GB | 12 GB (better) |
| Board power | 132 W (better) | 190 W |
| Length | 190 mm (better) | 270 mm |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | AMD | Intel |
| Released | 2021 | 2024 (better) |
| Typical price | $275 (better) | $370 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.