It was not spelled publicly, but there was an attack of the new Intel’s new Battlemage GPU that was considered what the fake generation should have. The last people have developed their PCIE shoes, but after only months of updating the transition drivers-while the top B580 promises the performance of NVIDIA games from off. Even in such a stage in the current generation of graphics (GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 can be revealed in the sense of tonight, at CES 2025), there is something attractive about that proposal.
Obviously, it will help B580 not compete with RTX 5090 or 5080, this will definitely be as expensive as the number of Fabergé eggs you need to crack to create a sharp uncomfortable wedding cake. Instead, and although Intel’s proposal is a 1440p, B580 is an RTX 4060 1080p rival. In the UK, its price range is more or less dead even with NVIDIA’s GPU, with the cheapest price starting from £ 270 and the limited edition of Intel (in the test here) costs £ 300. Stateside, it is even cheaper, with a limited edition that only requires $ 260 when most RTX 4060 models are sticking about $ 300.
That is the amount of minus fish also occurs to pay more than 4GB VRAM compared to 4060, B580 packed 12GB GDDR6. It still requires Thanh can change the operation properly, but the Battlemage architecture also targets some weaknesses of the metallic house, adjusts its ray core and is no longer related to the DirectX 9 games with such a rebellious and fear look. What it all sounds cute-Lord knows the world can do with cheaper GPUs without, like AMD’s Radeon 7600, a meaningless type.
Review Intel Arc B580: benchmark 1440p
However, in the process of running actual games, the maximum use of ARC B580 is not as simple as slapping into reinforcement. First, at Intel’s favorite Rez is 2560×1440, it only manages a display that is quite good when combined with the RPS I5-11600K Core i5-11600K. Except for modest, modest advantages, a digit in Metro EXODUS and F1 2022, it works close enough with RTX 4060 nearly two years old, even with all that reward memory.
That is, I wanted to update our GPU benchmark for all ages, with most of these games replaced by the sequel or to get a long time like the i5-11600k itself. Therefore, I decided to stop it and try a refreshing system, with newer games and PC based on Core i9-13900K. Perhaps less than a representative CPU of volume, but perhaps, something less congested to congestion compared to the old i5.
With a younger, faster processor for release, the B580 has turned its drawing performance compared to the RTX 4060 into a clean wipe victory:
Look at it, shoot from 3fps in the back in the Shadow of the Tomb Raider (granted, with different anti -dental) to 12fps ahead. And in Metro EXODUS, RTX 4060 completely does not benefit from the CPU upgrade, but the ARC B580 has declared another 5fps.
Unlike Radeon 7600, and for that problem, most GPU AMD, B580 can also let NVIDIA run on their money when searching for rays. Running Cyberpunk 2077 on the rig has been upgraded with psychological RT effects and maximum quality upgrade, ARC B580 average 39fps with cars-dead even with RTX 4060 using DLSS. The flick of the extremely quality ray in Metro EXODUS also witnessed the ARC B850 hold the leading position, recorded 52fps for 43fps of the RTX 4060. And that is not any high -end help at all.
Review Intel Arc B580: 1080p benchmark
I am still not sure that the ARC B580 is a bargain 1440p that Intel said it is – it is clear capable At that resolution, but it only needs to scrape 60fps in newer games and with only 70 more tables or more will receive RTX 4060 Ti much faster. Decreased 1080p, on the other hand, all are smooth sailing, even when RTX 4060 is usually faster on the old test rig.
However, with the Core i9-13900K, it was another victory for Battlemage, pulling many two-digit guides on the RTX 4060 and only lagged back in the Assassin Creed Mirage.
Again, there is not much daytime light between the two people in the Cyberpunk 2077 test of Tia-Arc B580 with 58fps, RTX 4060 has 59fps-and with Ultra RT on Metro Exodus, Intel’s GPU is still faster, 149fps average. Because the pre -installed Ultra High of F1 2024 also allows the rail to ray by default, it also shows that the ARC B580 can withstand the deformation that is added without warping.
There are many good things here, even if you do not actively shop and just want to see something chip in the state of a party is a contemporary graphics card. NVIDIA is no longer the only manufacturer that can perform well tracking and can no longer require no longer uncomfortable to create the fastest 300 secondary cards of the current generation-star at Rez. Even the excellent energy efficiency of the RTX 4060 is not affected: ARC B580 seems to be the loser here, with its 190W power drawing and requires PSU 600W shorter than the 115W ranking of 4060 and requires 550W. However, in fact, the highest B580 drawing is only 118W, defeating 126W that I saw over 4060. This limited edition model also runs cooler, usually at about 63 ° C when loading; Its rival NVIDIA was peeled off about 69-74 ° C.
Like I said, good things. However, the dependence of the ARC B580 to the Brawn CPU also means that the personal viewpoint is much sharper than compared to comparing the regular bar chart. Does this card do a good job of taking advantage of a newer Tech CPU to create an advantage in performance or in fact it has been transferred to the latest, most expensive chips in the way that makes it not starting with people on the old PC?
To be honest, I think it’s a little of both. Remember that cheaper graphics cards tend to naturally find their way into the old desktop, certainly not ideal for the best capabilities of the ARC B580 to closely link with the upgrade of another relatively expensive ingredient. At the same time, it is not the same as having a stone carved request for the latest Core i9. My previous CPU test showed that i9-13900K was really not much faster than the average i5-13600k core, it was itself a little faster than the Core i5-12600K, at this time three generations. In other words, the ARC B580 may be lost in an older PC settings, but anyone who has been updated over the past few years may be fine.
It is not just a ray trace that Intel is catching up. Currently it is only released and functions in F1 24, but the latest 2-version of the upgrade technology is the same as their DLSS-Supply another tool for the ARC B580 to increase its framerates speed. So far, XedSS 2 looks like a match for DLS for the quality-achievement of achievement, considering AMD FSR has tried and failed for many years-and its new frame creation also performed an impressive job of increasing the smoothness of DLSS 3. Defeat it, even. It was 45fps at 1440p that became 80fps with Xoss 2 above, while at 1080p, it has lept from 56fps to 102fps, in both cases increased to 57fps and 77fps respectively that RTX 4060 is produced with DLS 3.
Once again, AMD tried something very similar to FSR 3, but Xoss 2 seemed to produce better results without adding a lot of input. I really want to try Xoss 2 in something Twitchier rather than a driver controlled by Gamepad, but what F1 24 so far is very encouraging.
It is attractive, mind, is that DLSS 3 has a huge start of game support, currently available in more than 100 games and with dozens of others on the way. It is difficult to see Xoss 2 catch up, which means that DLSS 3 is still a more valuable feature – and that value is transferred to GPU to support it, including RTX 4060.
Thus, the ARC B580 does not completely make the RTX 4060 obsolete. NVIDIA will probably hold the first Dibs to do it, with RTX 5060 inevitable. GeForce is also a safer bet for 1080p rigs that are still using the CPU of the past year, because it is not as good as the new chips for us to know that it will not take more time.
In contrast, for completely new edits (or PCs that have been refreshed outside the GPU), ARC B580 is a legal alternative. It can be thought that it is better, in fact, if you can live without a more spacious flavor of the frame. In addition to fixing the weakness to monitor the ray of the Kim and generally stabilizing everything – I have experienced no collapse that I did with the ARC A750 – the Battlemage architecture created a pleasant, affordable GPU, more affordable, more than enough for Slick 1080p. And it doesn’t even need twenty updates to the drivers to get there.
This assessment is based on a retail unit provided by the manufacturer.
