Left · Intel
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend 12GB OC White
Spec score
Spec score 30
$270
typical price
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend 12GB OC White against GeForce GTX 1660 Super
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend 12GB OC White 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 1660 Super
Spec score
Spec score 16
$229
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend 12GB OC Whiteleft
34 vs 19 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend 12GB OC Whiteleft
30 vs 16 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 Steel Legend 12GB OC Whiteleft
35 vs 20 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend 12GB OC Whiteleft
30 vs 16 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend 12GB OC Whiteleft
25 vs 9 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend 12GB OC Whiteleft
30 vs 16 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend 12GB OC Whiteleft
30 vs 16 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend 12GB OC Whiteleft
30 vs 16 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend 12GB OC Whiteleft
32 vs 17 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 Steel Legend 12GB OC White: 30
GeForce GTX 1660 Super: 16
14 ptsto the left
Games at 1080p
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend 12GB OC White: 35
GeForce GTX 1660 Super: 20
15 ptsto the left
Games at 1440p
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend 12GB OC White: 30
GeForce GTX 1660 Super: 16
14 ptsto the left
Games at 4K
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend 12GB OC White: 25
GeForce GTX 1660 Super: 9
16 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend 12GB OC White: 30
GeForce GTX 1660 Super: 16
14 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 Steel Legend 12GB OC White: 11.1
GeForce GTX 1660 Super: 7
59%to the left
Typical price
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend 12GB OC White: $270
GeForce GTX 1660 Super: $229
$41to the right
From the spec sheets
Video memory
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend 12GB OC White: 12 GB
GeForce GTX 1660 Super: 6 GB
100%to the left
Board power
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend 12GB OC White: 190 W
GeForce GTX 1660 Super: 125 W
52%to the right
Length
ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend 12GB OC White: 270 mm
GeForce GTX 1660 Super: 230 mm
17%to the right
The verdict
- The ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend 12GB OC White is 88% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 178% in the ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend 12GB OC White's favour.
- ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend 12GB OC White carries 12 GB of video memory against 6 GB.
- The GTX 1660 Super typically costs $41 less.
- Per dollar, the ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend 12GB OC White is the better buy: 11.1 points per $100 against 7.
Specifications
| Spec | ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend 12GB OC White | GeForce GTX 1660 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 12 GB (better) | 6 GB |
| Board power | 190 W | 125 W (better) |
| Length | 270 mm | 230 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | Intel | Nvidia |
| Released | 2024 (better) | 2019 |
| Typical price | $270 | $229 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.