Two budget cards that make opposite bets. Intel's gives 12 GB of memory for $50 less; AMD's gives more speed from a more mature platform but only 8 GB. It is the budget version of the speed-against-memory question.
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The most memory you can buy at this price: 12 GB on a 192-bit bus for entry-level money. Ray tracing is respectable for the tier, but the card needs Resizable BAR to perform as intended, and driver maturity varies more than it does on NVIDIA or AMD.
The same GPU as the 16 GB model with half the memory. At 1080p it is a competent budget card; the moment textures or ray tracing push past 8 GB, the 16 GB version pulls away for $50.
Arc B580 comes out ahead of RX 9060 XT 8GB.
The score blends performance at 1440p (50%), performance per dollar (30%) and memory headroom (20%), each against every card CompareYourGPU tracks. Fewer than three points apart counts as level. How verdicts are calculated.
Performance, memory, power and value rows, ranked by how far apart Arc B580 and RX 9060 XT 8GB are. The full sheet below has every row.
| Difference | Arc B580 | RX 9060 XT 8GB | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| VRAM | Better: 12 GB | 8 GB | Arc B58050% higher |
| Performance per 100 W | 14.2 | Better: 20.7 | RX 9060 XT 8GB45% higher |
| Memory bandwidth | Better: 456 GB/s | 320 GB/s | Arc B58043% higher |
| Board power | 190 W | Better: 150 W | RX 9060 XT 8GB27% lower |
| Performance index, 1440p | 27 | Better: 31 | RX 9060 XT 8GB15% higher |
| Performance per $100 | Better: 6.2 | 5.5 | Arc B58012% higher |
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| Specification | Arc B580Intel | RX 9060 XT 8GBAMD |
|---|---|---|
| Launch MSRP | Best in this row: $249 | $299 |
| Current priceCompareYourGPU does not publish a price it has not verified. | Best in this row: $435 | $561 |
| Performance per $100Performance index at 1440p per $100 of verified current price. | Best in this row: 6.2 | 5.5 |
| Specification | Arc B580Intel | RX 9060 XT 8GBAMD |
|---|---|---|
| CompareYourGPU estimate, 100 = fastest card here. | 31 | Best in this row: 38 |
| CompareYourGPU estimate, 100 = fastest card here. | 27 | Best in this row: 31 |
| CompareYourGPU estimate, 100 = fastest card here. | 20 | Best in this row: 22 |
| CompareYourGPU estimate, 100 = fastest card here. | 24 | Best in this row: 25 |
| Measured suite average at 1440pNot compared: data missing for at least one cardThird-party geometric mean across their game suite, run with vendor upscaling at Quality. A different test from the estimated row below, not a check on it. | 37.2 FPS (ComputerBase) | Not tested |
| Estimated FPS at 1440pModelled estimate for a typical modern AAA game at High settings with no upscaling. Not a measurement. | 50-70 FPS | Best in this row: 55-80 FPS |
| Specification | Arc B580Intel | RX 9060 XT 8GBAMD |
|---|---|---|
| Best in this row: 12 GB | 8 GB | |
| GDDR6 | GDDR6 | |
| Best in this row: 192-bit | 128-bit | |
| Best in this row: 456 GB/s | 320 GB/s | |
| Memory speed | 19 Gbps | Best in this row: 20 Gbps |
| Specification | Arc B580Intel | RX 9060 XT 8GBAMD |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Xe2 (Battlemage) | RDNA 4 |
| GPU die | BMG-G21 | Navi 44 |
| Only comparable within one manufacturer. | Best in this row: 2,560 | 2,048 |
| 20 | Best in this row: 32 | |
| 20 | Best in this row: 32 | |
| Best in this row: 160 | 64 | |
| Data unavailable | Data unavailable | |
| 2,670 MHz | 3,130 MHz | |
| Game clockNot compared: data missing for at least one cardAMD only. | Data unavailable | 2,530 MHz |
| Specification | Arc B580Intel | RX 9060 XT 8GBAMD |
|---|---|---|
| 190 W | Best in this row: 150 W | |
| Vendor figure where published, otherwise board power plus 300 W of headroom. | 500 W (estimate) | Best in this row: 450 W (estimate) |
| Performance per 100 W | 14.2 | Best in this row: 20.7 |
| Power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Specification | Arc B580Intel | RX 9060 XT 8GBAMD |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd-generation Intel ray tracing units | 3rd-generation ray accelerators | |
| XeSS 2 Super Resolution, FSR 3.1 | FSR 4, FSR 3.1, XeSS | |
| XeSS 2 Frame Generation | FSR 3.1 Frame Generation, AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 (driver-level) | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Video encoder | Xe Media Engine with AV1, HEVC and H.264 encode | AMD Radeon media engine with AV1, HEVC and H.264 encode |
| Video decoder | AV1, HEVC, H.264 and VVC decode | AV1, HEVC and H.264 decode |
| Specification | Arc B580Intel | RX 9060 XT 8GBAMD |
|---|---|---|
| DisplayPort | 3x 2.1 | 3x 2.1a |
| HDMI | 1x 2.1a | 1x 2.1b |
| USB-C | None | None |
| Specification | Arc B580Intel | RX 9060 XT 8GBAMD |
|---|---|---|
| Length | Data unavailable | Data unavailable |
| Height from bracket | Data unavailable | Data unavailable |
| Not compared: data missing for at least one card | 2 slots | Data unavailable |
| Specification | Arc B580Intel | RX 9060 XT 8GBAMD |
|---|---|---|
| Launch date | December 13, 2024 | June 5, 2025 |
| Generation | Arc B-Series (Battlemage) | RX 9000 |
| Availability | In production | In production |
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MSRP $249
Expensive
Idealo.es (Sparkle Arc B580, 14 converging offers) · ES · new · price checked (40 days ago)
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MSRP $299
Expensive
Amazon.es · ES · new · price checked (41 days ago)
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Cards that cost at least 10% less than one of these and come within 10% of its estimated 1440p performance.
$502 · $59 less than RX 9060 XT 8GB
94% of the performance
Compare with RX 9060 XT 8GBEach category is decided by the same numbers used everywhere else on the site. A category with no clear leader says so rather than picking one.
Performance at 1440p
Performance index 31
Ray tracing
Ray tracing index 25
Price
$435
Performance per dollar
6.2 index points per $100
VRAM
12 GB
Memory bandwidth
456 GB/s
Efficiency
20.7 index points per 100 W
Lowest power draw
150 W board power
All six axes are normalised to a 0-100 scale so they can share one chart. Performance and ray tracing are CompareYourGPU’s estimated indices; value, VRAM, efficiency and features are each card’s standing relative to every other card tracked here.
| Criterion | Arc B580 | RX 9060 XT 8GB |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 27 | 31 |
| Ray tracing | 24 | 25 |
| Value | 62 | 53 |
| VRAM | 57 | 36 |
| Efficiency | 16 | 66 |
| Features | 85 | 85 |
CompareYourGPU estimate aggregated from public review coverage, not a measurement.
Modelled from the performance index. Not a measured benchmark. Real results vary widely by title.
Capacity alone is not the whole story: memory bus width and bandwidth decide how much of it the GPU can actually use.
A card with a verified current price is shown at that price, a dated snapshot; a card without one is shown at launch MSRP. Street prices move, so check the retailer.
The short version: the RX 9060 XT 8GB is faster, but the Arc B580 offers better value at the prices on record. Which of those matters more is the decision.
Based on the specifications, estimated performance indices and prices on record for these cards. How verdicts are calculated.
Highest estimated performance index at 1440p of the cards compared here, at 31. It is the right answer if frame rate is the only thing you are optimising for.
Delivers the most performance per dollar of the cards compared, at $435. Choose this if the difference in price matters more to you than the difference in frame rate.
Strongest ray-traced performance here, with an estimated ray tracing index of 25 at 1440p. It also carries FSR 4, which is how ray tracing becomes practical.
Carries 12 GB, the most headroom of the cards compared at 1440p. Memory is usually what dates a card before raw speed does.
Best performance per watt of the cards compared, drawing 150 W. That means less heat, quieter fans and less pressure on your power supply.
Best balance of speed, price and memory of the cards compared: 50% performance at 1440p, 30% performance per dollar, 20% memory headroom. Not necessarily the fastest.
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