ARC B580 vs RTX 4060 Ti 8GB: Which Is Better for Gaming?

I. Introduction

According to the previous review comparison shared by the editor, the performance of the Intel ARC B580 graphics card is roughly on par with the GeForce RTX 4060, with both cards having strengths and weaknesses. The ARC B580 has lower power consumption.

Today, we will compare the gaming performance between the ARC B580 and the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB. Objectively speaking, it is unrealistic to expect the ARC B580 to outperform the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB. The real question worth exploring is: how significant is the performance gap between the two? Is it small, fairly large, or very large? This article will provide the answer.

II. Specifications Comparison

The ARC B580 was released on December 3, 2024, featuring the BGM-G21 GPU, a 6nm process by TSMC, with 5 render slices, 20 Xe cores, 20 ray tracing units, and 160 XMX AI engines.

Its base frequency is 2670 MHz, with a boost frequency of up to 2850 MHz. It has a 192-bit memory interface, 12GB of GDDR6 memory, 456 GB/s bandwidth, and a total board power (TBP) of 190W. The suggested retail price is $249.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB was released on May 18, 2023, with the AD106 GPU based on the Ada Lovelace architecture, a 5nm process by TSMC. It has 4352 CUDA cores, 128 texture units, 48 raster units, 34 multiprocessor units, 128 tensor cores, 34 ray tracing units, and 32MB of L2 cache.

Its base frequency is 2310 MHz, with a boost frequency of up to 2535 MHz. It comes with 8GB of GDDR6 memory, an 18 Gbps memory speed, a 128-bit memory interface, 288.0 GB/s bandwidth, and FP32 performance of 22.06 TFLOPS. Its power consumption is 160W, with a suggested retail price of $399.

III. Test Platform Configuration

The main configuration is as follows:

Processor: Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard: MSI MPG X670E CARBON
Memory: 32GB DDR5 6000MHz
Graphics Cards: ARC B580 12GB and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB
Storage: Two Samsung 970 EVO 1TB SSDs
Operating System: Windows 11

IV. Game Testing between ARC B580 and RTX 4060 Ti 8GB

The following tests were conducted on seven games, all at 1080P with maximum settings. In the images below, the left side represents the ARC B580 platform, while the right side represents the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti platform.

The first game is “Ghostwire: Tokyo”.

• ARC B580 platform: Average frame rate 80 FPS, minimum frame rate 72 FPS, frame time 12.6ms, CPU usage 13%, power consumption 41W, temperature 44°C, memory usage 10.6GB, GPU usage 99%, VRAM usage 5.6GB, power consumption 104W, temperature 58°C.
• GeForce RTX 4060 Ti platform: Average frame rate 83 FPS, minimum frame rate 75 FPS, frame time 12.2ms, CPU usage 13%, power consumption 42W, temperature 43°C, memory usage 10.3GB, GPU usage 99%, VRAM usage 5.2GB, power consumption 137W, temperature 59°C.

In this game, both platforms have equal CPU usage, with the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti platform using 0.3GB less memory. GPU usage is at 99% on both, while VRAM usage is 0.4GB lower on the 4060 Ti.

In terms of average frame rate, the 4060 Ti platform is 3 FPS ahead of the ARC B580, with the minimum frame rate also 3 FPS higher. Frame times are nearly identical, with a slight advantage for the 4060 Ti. However, its power consumption is 33W higher, with similar temperatures.

The second game is “Cyberpunk 2077”.

• ARC B580 platform: Average frame rate 74 FPS, minimum frame rate 53 FPS, frame time 13.4ms, CPU usage 56%, power consumption 60W, temperature 58°C, memory usage 10.3GB, GPU usage 99%, VRAM usage 6.4GB, power consumption 110W, temperature 58°C.
• GeForce RTX 4060 Ti platform: Average frame rate 84 FPS, minimum frame rate 55 FPS, frame time 9.3ms, CPU usage 55%, power consumption 66W, temperature 59°C, memory usage 10.5GB, GPU usage 98%, VRAM usage 6.2GB, power consumption 142W, temperature 61°C.

In this game, both platforms have similar CPU usage, with the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti platform using 0.2GB more memory. GPU usage is almost identical, with VRAM usage 0.2GB lower on the 4060 Ti.

In terms of average frame rate, the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti platform is 10 FPS ahead, with a 2 FPS advantage in minimum frame rate. The frame time is 4ms shorter, providing a noticeable advantage. Power consumption is 32W higher, with the 4060 Ti platform running 3°C hotter.

The third game is “God of War”.

• ARC B580 platform: Average frame rate 65 FPS, minimum frame rate 54 FPS, frame time 14.8ms, CPU usage 15%, power consumption 39W, temperature 52°C, memory usage 11.2GB, GPU usage 99%, VRAM usage 6.0GB, power consumption 103W, temperature 56°C.
• GeForce RTX 4060 Ti platform: Average frame rate 93 FPS, minimum frame rate 76 FPS, frame time 10.4ms, CPU usage 21%, power consumption 46W, temperature 53°C, memory usage 11.2GB, GPU usage 99%, VRAM usage 6.2GB, power consumption 137W, temperature 59°C.

In this game, the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti platform has 6% higher CPU usage. Memory usage and GPU usage are nearly identical, with the 4060 Ti using 0.2GB more VRAM.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti platform leads by 28 FPS in average frame rate, with a 22 FPS lead in minimum frame rate. Frame time is 4ms shorter, giving it a clear advantage. Power consumption is 34W higher, and temperatures are 3°C higher.

The fourth game is “Silent Hill 2”.

• ARC B580 platform: Average frame rate 44 FPS, minimum frame rate 32 FPS, frame time 21.9ms, CPU usage 13%, power consumption 35W, temperature 45°C, memory usage 10.7GB, GPU usage 99%, VRAM usage 6.4GB, power consumption 107W, temperature 58°C.
• GeForce RTX 4060 Ti platform: Average frame rate 69 FPS, minimum frame rate 47 FPS, frame time 14.4ms, CPU usage 17%, power consumption 47W, temperature 49°C, memory usage 10.8GB, GPU usage 98%, VRAM usage 6.2GB, power consumption 126W, temperature 60°C.

In this game, the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti platform has 4% higher CPU usage. Memory usage and GPU usage are nearly identical, with the 4060 Ti using 0.2GB less VRAM.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti platform leads by 25 FPS in average frame rate, with a 15 FPS lead in minimum frame rate. Frame time is 8ms shorter, offering a significant advantage. Power consumption is 19W higher, and temperatures are 2°C higher.

The fifth game is “Black Myth: Wukong”.

• ARC B580 platform: Average frame rate 53 FPS, minimum frame rate 38 FPS, frame time 19.2ms, CPU usage 14%, power consumption 35W, temperature 49°C, memory usage 11.5GB, GPU usage 99%, VRAM usage 5.1GB, power consumption 107W, temperature 58°C.
• GeForce RTX 4060 Ti platform: Average frame rate 73 FPS, minimum frame rate 50 FPS, frame time 14.0ms, CPU usage 16%, power consumption 43W, temperature 49°C, memory usage 11.6GB, GPU usage 98%, VRAM usage 5.1GB, power consumption 118W, temperature 59°C.

In this game, the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti platform has 2% higher CPU usage. Memory usage, GPU usage, and VRAM usage are nearly identical.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti platform leads by 20 FPS in average frame rate, with a 12 FPS lead in minimum frame rate. Frame time is 5ms shorter, providing a notable advantage. Power consumption is 11W higher, with temperatures being similar.

The sixth game is “Horizon Forbidden West”.

• ARC B580 platform: Average frame rate 79 FPS, minimum frame rate 57 FPS, frame time 12.3ms, CPU usage 20%, power consumption 44W, temperature 51°C, memory usage 12.3GB, GPU usage 99%, VRAM usage 8.3GB, power consumption 103W, temperature 58°C.
• GeForce RTX 4060 Ti platform: Average frame rate 89 FPS, minimum frame rate 71 FPS, frame time 11.3ms, CPU usage 40%, power consumption 61W, temperature 64°C, memory usage 11.2GB, GPU usage 99%, VRAM usage 6.2GB, power consumption 131W, temperature 60°C.

In this game, the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti platform has 20% higher CPU usage. Memory usage is 1.1GB lower, while GPU usage remains identical. The 4060 Ti platform uses 2.1GB less VRAM.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti platform leads by 10 FPS in average frame rate, with a 16 FPS lead in minimum frame rate. Frame time is nearly identical, with the 4060 Ti having a noticeable advantage. Power consumption is 28W higher, and temperatures are 2°C higher.

The seventh game is “Starfield”.

• ARC B580 platform: Average frame rate 52 FPS, minimum frame rate 34 FPS, frame time 20.5ms, CPU usage 32%, power consumption 50W, temperature 51°C, memory usage 12.8GB, GPU usage 99%, VRAM usage 5.8GB, power consumption 105W, temperature 57°C.
• GeForce RTX 4060 Ti platform: Average frame rate 74 FPS, minimum frame rate 50 FPS, frame time 13.7ms, CPU usage 43%, power consumption 55W, temperature 55°C, memory usage 12.6GB, GPU usage 98%, VRAM usage 5.4GB, power consumption 136W, temperature 60°C.

In this game, the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti platform has 11% higher CPU usage. Memory usage is 0.2GB lower, while GPU usage remains almost identical. The 4060 Ti platform uses 0.4GB less VRAM.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti platform leads by 22 FPS in average frame rate, with a 16 FPS lead in minimum frame rate. Frame time is 6ms shorter, offering a significant advantage. Power consumption is 31W higher, and temperatures are 3°C higher.

V. Conclusion of Comparison

The comparison results are quite clear. Although the ARC B580 has a wider memory bus and larger VRAM capacity, its overall performance is still “significantly” lower than that of the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti. The younger sibling remains the younger sibling. However, the ARC B580 has a considerable advantage in power consumption.

The final conclusion is: The performance gap between the ARC B580 and the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is not “small” or “huge,” but rather “fairly large.” This is an objective and fair conclusion.

In this case, which one is more worth purchasing between the ARC B580 and the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB largely depends on price and budget. For users prioritizing cost-effectiveness, I personally still recommend opting for the ARC B580.

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