Left · Intel
Intel Arc B580
Spec score
Spec score 30
$330
Amazon US, Oct 24
Arc B580 against GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
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 Ti
Spec score
Spec score 31
$399
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
GeForce RTX 3060 Tiright
34 vs 37 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
GeForce RTX 3060 Tiright
30 vs 35 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Heavy gaming
Arc B580left
25 vs 18 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
GeForce RTX 3060 Tiright
30 vs 35 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
GeForce RTX 3060 Tiright
30 vs 36 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
GeForce RTX 3060 Tiright
30 vs 33 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 Ti: 31
1 ptsto the right
Games at 1080p
Arc B580: 35
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti: 36
1 ptsto the right
Games at 1440p
Arc B580: 30
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti: 31
1 ptsto the right
Games at 4K
Arc B580: 25
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti: 18
7 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
Arc B580: 30
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti: 38
8 ptsto the right
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 Ti: 7.8
4%to the left
Typical price
Arc B580: $370
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti: $399
$29to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Arc B580: 12 GB
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti: 8 GB
50%to the left
Board power
Arc B580: 190 W
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti: 200 W
5%to the left
Length
Arc B580: 270 mm
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti: 245 mm
10%to the right
The verdict
- The RTX 3060 Ti is 3% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 39% in the Arc B580's favour.
- Arc B580 carries 12 GB of video memory against 8 GB.
- The Arc B580 typically costs $29 less.
Specifications
| Spec | Arc B580 | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 12 GB (better) | 8 GB |
| Board power | 190 W (better) | 200 W |
| Length | 270 mm | 245 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | Intel | Nvidia |
| Released | 2024 (better) | 2020 |
| Typical price | $370 (better) | $399 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.