Left · Intel
Intel Arc B570
Spec score
Spec score 26
$290
Amazon US, Oct 24
Arc B570 against GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
Level on the overall index; the details below decide it. 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 3060 12GB
Spec score
Spec score 26
$460
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
Coding & development
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Light gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Gaming
Arc B570left
27 vs 25 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
GeForce RTX 3060 12GBright
18 vs 20 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
GeForce RTX 3060 12GBright
26 vs 28 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
GeForce RTX 3060 12GBright
26 vs 29 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
AI & local models
GeForce RTX 3060 12GBright
28 vs 31 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 3060 12GB: 26
level
Games at 1080p
Arc B570: 31
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 30
1 ptsto the left
Games at 1440p
Arc B570: 27
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 25
2 ptsto the left
Games at 4K
Arc B570: 18
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 20
2 ptsto the right
Rendering and video
Arc B570: 26
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 30
4 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Arc B570: 7.2
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 5.7
26%to the left
Typical price
Arc B570: $361
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: $458
$97to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Arc B570: 10 GB
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 12 GB
20%to the right
Board power
Arc B570: 150 W
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 170 W
13%to the left
Length
Arc B570: 240 mm
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 240 mm
level
The verdict
- The Arc B570 is 8% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 11% in the RTX 3060 12GB's favour.
- RTX 3060 12GB carries 12 GB of video memory against 10 GB.
- The Arc B570 typically costs $97 less.
- Per dollar, the Arc B570 is the better buy: 7.2 points per $100 against 5.7.
Specifications
| Spec | Arc B570 | GeForce RTX 3060 12GB |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 10 GB | 12 GB (better) |
| Board power | 150 W (better) | 170 W |
| Length | 240 mm | 240 mm |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | Intel | Nvidia |
| Released | 2025 (better) | 2021 |
| Typical price | $361 (better) | $458 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.