Left · Intel
Intel Arc B570
Spec score
Spec score 26
$290
Amazon US, Oct 24
Arc B570 against GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
Arc B570 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 RTX 3050 8GB
Spec score
Spec score 18
$348
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Arc B570left
30 vs 22 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
Arc B570left
27 vs 20 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
Arc B570left
31 vs 22 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
Arc B570left
27 vs 18 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
Arc B570left
18 vs 11 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
Arc B570left
26 vs 20 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
Arc B570left
26 vs 21 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
Arc B570left
27 vs 19 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
Arc B570left
28 vs 22 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 B570: 26
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 18
8 ptsto the left
Games at 1080p
Arc B570: 31
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 22
9 ptsto the left
Games at 1440p
Arc B570: 27
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 18
9 ptsto the left
Games at 4K
Arc B570: 18
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 11
7 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
Arc B570: 26
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 22
4 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Arc B570: 7.2
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 5.2
38%to the left
Typical price
Arc B570: $361
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: $348
$13to the right
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Arc B570: 10 GB
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 8 GB
25%to the left
Board power
Arc B570: 150 W
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 130 W
15%to the right
Length
Arc B570: 240 mm
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 200 mm
20%to the right
The verdict
- The Arc B570 is 50% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 64% in the Arc B570's favour.
- Arc B570 carries 10 GB of video memory against 8 GB.
- The RTX 3050 8GB typically costs $13 less.
- Per dollar, the Arc B570 is the better buy: 7.2 points per $100 against 5.2.
Specifications
| Spec | Arc B570 | GeForce RTX 3050 8GB |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 10 GB (better) | 8 GB |
| Board power | 150 W | 130 W (better) |
| Length | 240 mm | 200 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | Intel | Nvidia |
| Released | 2025 (better) | 2022 |
| Typical price | $361 | $348 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.