Left · Intel
Intel Arc B580
Spec score
Spec score 30
$330
Amazon US, Oct 24
Arc B580 against GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
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 · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
Spec score
Spec score 26
$460
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Arc B580left
34 vs 30 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
Arc B580left
30 vs 28 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
Arc B580left
35 vs 30 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
Arc B580left
30 vs 25 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
Arc B580left
25 vs 20 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
Arc B580left
30 vs 28 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Gaming & streaming
Arc B580left
30 vs 27 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
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 B580: 30
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 26
4 ptsto the left
Games at 1080p
Arc B580: 35
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 30
5 ptsto the left
Games at 1440p
Arc B580: 30
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 25
5 ptsto the left
Games at 4K
Arc B580: 25
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 20
5 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
Arc B580: 30
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 30
level
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Arc B580: 8.1
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 5.7
42%to the left
Typical price
Arc B580: $370
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: $458
$88to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Arc B580: 12 GB
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 12 GB
level
Board power
Arc B580: 190 W
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 170 W
12%to the right
Length
Arc B580: 270 mm
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 240 mm
13%to the right
The verdict
- The Arc B580 is 20% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 25% in the Arc B580's favour.
- The Arc B580 typically costs $88 less.
- Per dollar, the Arc B580 is the better buy: 8.1 points per $100 against 5.7.
Specifications
| Spec | Arc B580 | GeForce RTX 3060 12GB |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Board power | 190 W | 170 W (better) |
| Length | 270 mm | 240 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | Intel | Nvidia |
| Released | 2024 (better) | 2021 |
| Typical price | $370 (better) | $458 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.