Left · Intel
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OC
Spec score
Spec score 30
$330
Amazon US, Oct 24
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OC against GeForce GTX 1650
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OC 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 · Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1650
Spec score
Spec score 10
$159
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OCleft
34 vs 12 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OCleft
30 vs 10 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OCleft
35 vs 13 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OCleft
30 vs 10 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OCleft
25 vs 5 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OCleft
30 vs 10 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OCleft
30 vs 10 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OCleft
30 vs 10 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OCleft
32 vs 11 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
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OC: 30
GeForce GTX 1650: 10
20 ptsto the left
Games at 1080p
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OC: 35
GeForce GTX 1650: 13
22 ptsto the left
Games at 1440p
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OC: 30
GeForce GTX 1650: 10
20 ptsto the left
Games at 4K
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OC: 25
GeForce GTX 1650: 5
20 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OC: 30
GeForce GTX 1650: 10
20 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OC: 12
GeForce GTX 1650: 6.3
90%to the left
Typical price
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OC: $250
GeForce GTX 1650: $159
$91to the right
From the spec sheets
Video memory
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OC: 12 GB
GeForce GTX 1650: 4 GB
200%to the left
Board power
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OC: 190 W
GeForce GTX 1650: 75 W
153%to the right
Length
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OC: 310 mm
GeForce GTX 1650: 180 mm
72%to the right
The verdict
- The ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OC is 200% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 400% in the ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OC's favour.
- ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OC carries 12 GB of video memory against 4 GB.
- The GTX 1650 typically costs $91 less.
- Per dollar, the ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OC is the better buy: 12 points per $100 against 6.3.
Specifications
| Spec | ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger 12GB OC | GeForce GTX 1650 |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 12 GB (better) | 4 GB |
| Board power | 190 W | 75 W (better) |
| Length | 310 mm | 180 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | Slot only |
| Brand | Intel | Nvidia |
| Released | 2024 (better) | 2019 |
| Typical price | $250 | $159 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.