Left · Intel
Intel Arc A770 16GB
Spec score
Spec score 28
$279
typical price
Arc A770 16GB 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
32 vs 34 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
Arc B580right
28 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
33 vs 35 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
Arc B580right
28 vs 30 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
Arc B580right
22 vs 25 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
Arc B580right
28 vs 30 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
Arc B580right
28 vs 30 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
Arc B580right
28 vs 30 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
Arc A770 16GBleft
35 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
Arc A770 16GB: 28
Arc B580: 30
2 ptsto the right
Games at 1080p
Arc A770 16GB: 33
Arc B580: 35
2 ptsto the right
Games at 1440p
Arc A770 16GB: 28
Arc B580: 30
2 ptsto the right
Games at 4K
Arc A770 16GB: 22
Arc B580: 25
3 ptsto the right
Rendering and video
Arc A770 16GB: 28
Arc B580: 30
2 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Arc A770 16GB: 10
Arc B580: 8.1
23%to the left
Typical price
Arc A770 16GB: $279
Arc B580: $370
$91to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Arc A770 16GB: 16 GB
Arc B580: 12 GB
33%to the left
Board power
Arc A770 16GB: 225 W
Arc B580: 190 W
18%to the right
Length
Arc A770 16GB: 280 mm
Arc B580: 270 mm
4%to the right
The verdict
- The Arc B580 is 7% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 14% in the Arc B580's favour.
- Arc A770 16GB carries 16 GB of video memory against 12 GB.
- The Arc A770 16GB typically costs $91 less.
- Per dollar, the Arc A770 16GB is the better buy: 10 points per $100 against 8.1.
Specifications
| Spec | Arc A770 16GB | Arc B580 |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 16 GB (better) | 12 GB |
| Board power | 225 W | 190 W (better) |
| Length | 280 mm | 270 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | Intel | Intel |
| Released | 2022 | 2024 (better) |
| Typical price | $279 (better) | $370 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.