Left · Intel
Intel Arc B580
Spec score
Spec score 30
$330
Amazon US, Oct 24
Arc B580 against GeForce RTX 5050
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 5050
Spec score
Spec score 27
$550
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Coding & development
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Light gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Gaming
Arc B580left
30 vs 27 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
Arc B580left
25 vs 15 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
3D & rendering
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Gaming & streaming
Arc B580left
30 vs 28 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
Arc B580left
32 vs 28 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 B580: 30
GeForce RTX 5050: 27
3 ptsto the left
Games at 1080p
Arc B580: 35
GeForce RTX 5050: 34
1 ptsto the left
Games at 1440p
Arc B580: 30
GeForce RTX 5050: 27
3 ptsto the left
Games at 4K
Arc B580: 25
GeForce RTX 5050: 15
10 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
Arc B580: 30
GeForce RTX 5050: 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 5050: 6.9
17%to the left
Typical price
Arc B580: $370
GeForce RTX 5050: $393
$23to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Arc B580: 12 GB
GeForce RTX 5050: 8 GB
50%to the left
Board power
Arc B580: 190 W
GeForce RTX 5050: 130 W
46%to the right
Length
Arc B580: 270 mm
GeForce RTX 5050: 220 mm
23%to the right
The verdict
- The Arc B580 is 11% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 67% in the Arc B580's favour.
- Arc B580 carries 12 GB of video memory against 8 GB.
- The Arc B580 typically costs $23 less.
- Per dollar, the Arc B580 is the better buy: 8.1 points per $100 against 6.9.
Specifications
| Spec | Arc B580 | GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 12 GB (better) | 8 GB |
| Board power | 190 W | 130 W (better) |
| Length | 270 mm | 220 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | Intel | Nvidia |
| Released | 2024 | 2025 (better) |
| Typical price | $370 (better) | $393 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.