Arc B580 Vs RX 7700 XT: Our Recommendation

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Uzair Qureshi

At Tech4Gamers, I proudly wear the title of Comparisons Specialist. Focused on CPUs and GPUs, I bring forth a wealth of hands-on experience and a keen eye for detail to provide our audience with the latest insights and analyses.

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Pros And Cons

Comparison Table

Architectural Differences

1. Process Nodes: The Arc B580 and the RX 7700 XT use a modern 5nm manufacturing process.
2. Clock Speeds: The clock speed of the RX 7700 XT ranges between 1435MHz and 2544MHz, whereas the Arc B580 has a fixed clock speed of 2670MHz.
3. VRAM: Both these cards are equally matched in VRAM, with a 12GB memory buffer using GDDR6 VRAM and a 192-bit memory bus.
4. TDP: The RX 7700 XT has a TDP of 245 watts, which is significantly greater than the 190-watt TDP of the ARC B580.
5. Supported Technologies: Intel has made a competing technology for every feature that the RX 7700 XT offers. This includes an upscaler in XeSS, a frame generator in XeFG, and a latency reducer in XeLL.

The GPU landscape has been shaken with the release of Intel’s new Battlemage cards, which give users an affordable entry point into this new generation of gaming tech. Let’s see how the new kid on the block holds up against the scrappy underdog in the Arc B580 vs RX 7700 XT comparison!

Gaming Benchmarks – 1440p

To see how the performance of these cards holds up in the real world, the following section will compare the Arc B580 against the 7700 XT in a handful of modern games. These tests will be done on a measured test bench, the specs of which are mentioned below:

Test Bench

• Operating System – Windows 11
• CPU – AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• Mobo – MSI MPG X670E CARBON
• RAM – G. Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6400 CL30
• CPU Cooler – Arctic Freezer 34 Esports Duo
• Storage – XPG GAMMIX S70 BLADE 2TB NVMe SSD
• Power Supply – Corsair RM850e Gold 850W (Fully Modular, 80+ Gold)

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

• The RX 7700 XT was about 29% ahead of the average framerates in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, with a framerate of 66 FPS, while the B580 held around 51 FPS.
• The minimum framerates were around 56 FPS on the AMD card, which was still around 44% higher than the 39 FPS the Arc B580 produced.

A Plague Tale: Requiem

• We saw a 16% win from AMD in this game, with a framerate of about 65 FPS, while the Intel card was trying to catch up, getting a framerate of around 56 FPS.
• There was an even 20% difference in performance in the 1% lows, with the 7700 XT getting about 54 FPS, whereas the Arc B580 had a framerate closer to 45 FPS.

Cyberpunk 2077

• We marked a 24% difference in Cyberpunk, with the 7700 XT rendering at about 78 FPS, while the B580 didn’t stand much of a chance with a framerate of 63 FPS.
• The lows hovered around 66 FPS on the AMD card, whereas the Intel GPU had a framerate of around 51 FPS, which gives the 7700 XT a 29% lead over the B580.

Dying Light 2

• The gap narrowed between these two cards in Dying Light 2, where the 7700 XT had a framerate of 61 FPS, about 10% greater than the 55 FPS of the B580.
• The 1% lows were about 13% apart, with the RX 7700 XT hovering around 51 FPS, while the ARC B580 got a framerate closer to around 45 FPS. This difference was also lower than the average we’ve seen so far.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard

• The average framerate was about 43 FPS on the RX 7700 XT, which was about 23% lower than the Arc B580, which hovered closer to about 53 FPS. This marks the first win for Intel in our testing.
• The minimums were also higher on the B580 at around 43 FPS, while the 7700 XT ran around 26% slower with 1% lows closer to around 34 FPS.

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered

• Spider-Man Remastered ran with an average framerate of 110 FPS on the AMD card, whereas the Battlemage GPU was about 4% behind with a framerate of 106 FPS.
• The minimum framerate was about 83 FPS on the 7700 XT, which was about 5% than the 79 FPS of the ARC B580 in our testing.

Hogwarts Legacy

• The Intel card took a huge loss in this game. It had a framerate of 59 FPS, which was about 40% lower than the 83 FPS of the RX 7700 XT in our testing with both cards.
• The 1% lows were around 60 FPS on the RX 7700 XT, which was about 43% lower than the 42 FPS of the ARC B580.

The Last Of Us Part 1

• In the last game of our testing, the 7700 XT performed with an average framerate of about 63 FPS, which was around 16% higher than the 54 FPS of the Arc card.
• There was a small difference in the minimum framerates, with the RX 7700X going down to about 46 FPS, which was still about 4.5% higher than the 44 FPS the B580 had.

Productivity Benchmarks

Having covered the gaming tests, the following section will focus on the productivity benchmarks of the RX 7700 XT vs Arc B580. These tests were conducted with the same test bench we used for the gaming benchmarks, so take a look at the previous section to see what we used.

FurMark 2

• There was a 40% discrepancy when we tested the FurMark benchmark on both cards, with the 7700 XT winning by a landslide.
• The RX 7700 XT had a score of 8632 points, whereas the Arc B580 scored around 6133 points in our testing.

3DMark Timespy

• The difference tamped down in the 3DMark Timespy test, with the difference being only about 14%. The 7700 XT was the victor in this test as well.
• The Arc B580 performed around 14917 points, whereas the RX 7700 XT won with a score of around 16991 points.

Handbrake

• When we tested with AV1 encoding, the Arc B580 had an average encoding speed of around 273 FPS, about 16% lower than the 317 FPS encoding of the RX 7700 XT.
• The H.264 encoding was a bit faster on the B580, with an encoding speed of around 322 FPS, with a small improvement of only 1.6% against the RX 7700 XT’s 317 FPS encoding speed.

Blender

• In the Barbershop Optix render, the RX 7700 XT took the lead with half the render time of the Arc B580.
• The RX 7700 XT had a render time of only 160 seconds, whereas the Arc B580 chugged with a render time of around 305 seconds.

Overall Performance

Average Framerate

In our gaming tests, we saw that the Arc B580 was more or less always outclassed by the RX 7700 XT in terms of raw performance. There was one exception to this rule with the Dragon Age title, but it still led to the RX 7700 XT being about 14.5% faster than the B580 in our overall testing.

1% Lows

There was an average difference of around 16% in the 1% lows, with the RX 7700 XT considerably faster. The 7700 Xt consistently came out top in this metric, except for the one game we mentioned in the average framerate section. Overall, the RX 7700 XT takes the crown in gaming performance.

Productivity

The synthetic benchmarks were a whitewash, with the RX 7700 XT coming out leagues ahead of the Arc B580. However, the Intel card performed better in H.264 encoding, which would be an adequate streaming card. For everything else, though, the RX 7700 XT is the clear victor.

Power Consumption

The RX 7700 XT has around 21% more power than the Arc B580 in our testing, which is a significant amount. This lead in power consumption roughly maps out to how much performance we gain from the Radeon card, though this might be an issue if you upgrade with a smaller power supply.

Temperatures

The temperatures were around 3% higher on the Arc B580, which is in no way a significant difference. Both graphics cards were well within the safe temperature ranges, meaning the temperatures should not be a noteworthy difference in deciding what card to get.

Price And Value

The 7700 XT was released at a price almost double that of the Arc B580, but it can be found for a mild discount these days. The current delta between these two cards is about 52%, with the B580 being about $140 cheaper than the Radeon card. This puts both of them in separate price tiers.

What We Recommend

RX 7700 XT: If we put the pricing aside, the RX 7700 XT is the better card, with a better performance in both productivity and gaming. This earns it our recommendation for the people with the budget. 

Arc B580: This card performs excellently for its price range and outclasses all of its direct price competitors. However, it doesn’t do amazing against the card tiers above it. If you have about $250 to spare and you’re looking for a graphics card, the Arc B 580 is a no-brainer.

Having talked about all the ins and outs of these cards, we can safely say that both of them perform well for their price range, with the RX 7700 XT teetering on being a bit too expensive. You can’t go wrong with getting either of these cards.

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Uzair Qureshi

[Comparisons Specialist]

I’m a passionate computer hardware expert specializing in CPUs and GPUs. With a lifelong curiosity for hardware and extensive hands-on experience, I provide valuable insights, practical advice, and in-depth analysis on these components. Engaging with the hardware community, I exchange knowledge and stay at the forefront of technological advancements.

Get In Touch: uzair@tech4gamers.com