Intel · Arc
Arc B580
Intel's Battlemage (Xe2) graphics card with 12 GB of GDDR6, sold as an Intel Limited Edition and partner cards, aimed at 1080p and 1440p gaming on a budget.
- Memory
- 12 GB
- Shaders
- 2,560
- Boost clock
- –
- Bandwidth
- 456 GB/s
- Power
- 190 W
What reviewers say
Reviewers agree it offers excellent value, with 12 GB of memory and performance that generally beats the RTX 4060 and RX 7600 for less, plus an attractive, well-cooled Limited Edition. Drivers are the main worry: Tom's Hardware found only occasional quirks, but PC Gamer hit enough crashes and inconsistent results that it could not recommend it at launch.
From tomshardware.com, pcgamer.com and techradar.com
Specifications
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- Chip maker
- Intel
- Architecture
- Xe2 (Battlemage)
- Shader cores
- 2,560
- Architecture
- 20 Xe-cores in 5 render slices; 160 Xe Vector Engines; Intel lists a 2670 MHz graphics clock
- Manufacturing process
- TSMC N5
- Ray tracing
- 20 second-generation ray tracing units
- AI cores
- 160 Intel XMX engines; 233 TOPS INT8
- Upscaling and frame generation
- XeSS 2 with XeSS Super Resolution, XeSS Frame Generation and Xe Low Latency
Memory
- Video memory
- 12 GB GDDR6
- Memory bus
- 192-bit
- Memory bandwidth
- 456 GB/s
- Memory detail
- GDDR6 at 19 Gbps
Connections and power
- Board power
- 190 W
- Interface
- PCIe 4.0 x8
- Display outputs
- HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 2.1 up to UHBR 13.5, DisplayPort 2.1 up to UHBR 10; up to 4 displays
- Maximum resolution
- 7680 × 4320 at 120 Hz over HDMI, 7680 × 4320 at 60 Hz over DisplayPort
- Power connector
- 1 × 8-pin (Limited Edition)
- Recommended power supply
- 600 W
- Slot width
- 2-slot (Limited Edition)
- Size (reference card)
- 272 × 115 mm, 779 g (Limited Edition)
- Video encode and decode
- 2 multi-format codec engines; H.264, HEVC and AV1 encode and decode; HDR10, HDR10+ Gaming and Dolby Vision
Pros and cons
Pros
- 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus (456 GB/s)
- XeSS 2 with Super Resolution, Frame Generation and Xe Low Latency
- Two media engines with AV1, HEVC and H.264 encode and decode
Cons
- PCIe 4.0 x8 interface rather than x16
- 190 W board power, more than the 145 W RTX 5060
Closest rivals
Model | Memory | Shaders | Boost clock | Bandwidth | Power | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 GB | 2,560 | 2,570 MHz | – | 130 W | Jul 2025 | |
| 12 GB | 3,456 | 2,544 MHz | 432 GB/s | 245 W | Sept 2023 | |
| 12 GB | 2,560 | 2,581 MHz | 384 GB/s | 230 W | Mar 2021 |
Sources
- intel.com/content/www/uk/en/products/sku/241598/intel-arc-b580-graphics/specifi…
- intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/intel-launches-arc-b-series-graphics-…
Photo: intel.com
