Intel Arc B580
The Intel Arc B580 is a graphics card released on October 1, 2024, built on the Xe2 architecture using a 5 nm process. It has 2,560 shading units, 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, 456.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 2.67 GHz and a 190 W board power rating. It scores 16,027 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 and OpenCL 3.0.
Depth: 61 recorded fields, 14 features, 5 PassMark workloads
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, Intel ARK Specifications, NanoReview (Firecrawl extract) and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 10 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The Intel Arc B580 scores 16,027 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 94.4% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #150), measured across 3,849 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 703.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the Intel Arc B580 averages DirectX 9 190 fps, DirectX 10 77 fps, DirectX 11 125 fps, DirectX 12 78 fps and GPU Compute 8,021 ops/s, across 3,849 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
Theoretical throughput
Intel states a peak of AI performance 233 TOPS for the Intel Arc B580.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the Intel Arc B580 states the PCIe 4.0 x8 interface, up to 12 GB of memory, a core clock of 2670 MHz, DirectX 12_2 and OpenGL 4.6, first benchmarked on 2024-12-14. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Graphics processor
The Intel Arc B580 is based on the Xe2 architecture, uses the Products formerly Battlemage graphics processor, is manufactured on a 5 nm process, contains 19,600 million transistors and has a die size of 272 mm².
Shader configuration
The Intel Arc B580 has 2,560 shading units, 20 compute units, 160 texture mapping units, 80 render output units, 20 ray tracing cores and 160 tensor cores.
Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the Intel Arc B580.
Clock speeds
The Intel Arc B580 runs at a base clock of 2.67 GHz and boosts to 2.67 GHz.
Memory
The Intel Arc B580 is equipped with 12 GB of GDDR6 memory, uses a 192-bit memory bus and delivers 456.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The Intel Arc B580 has a board power rating of 190 W, a total board power of 190 W, a power supply of at least 600 W is recommended, power is supplied through 1 x 8-pin, the card occupies 2-slot, it is 272 mm long, its width is 115 mm and it connects over PCIe 4.0 x8.
Market
The Intel Arc B580 was released on October 1, 2024 and launched at a price of $249.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The Intel Arc B580 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 and OpenCL 3.0.
CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the Intel Arc B580.
Features
The Intel Arc B580 has 8 supported features recorded outside the media engine. A feature that no source mentions is shown as not listed, never as unsupported.
Rendering
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Supported: DirectX 12 UltimateMicrosoft's top DirectX 12 feature tier, covering hardware ray tracing, mesh shaders, variable-rate shading and sampler feedback.
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Supported: Hardware ray tracingDedicated GPU hardware that speeds up ray-traced lighting, reflections and shadows in supported games and apps.Ray tracing units: 20
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Supported: Intel XeSSIntel's upscaling technology that uses AI on Arc GPUs to raise frame rates in supported games.
The Intel Arc B580 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, Hardware ray tracing and Intel XeSS under Rendering.
Compute and AI
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Supported: Intel oneAPISupport for Intel's oneAPI programming model for running compute workloads on Intel GPUs.
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Supported: Intel OpenVINOSupport for Intel's toolkit for running AI inference on Intel GPUs.
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Supported: Intel XMX enginesIntel's dedicated matrix engines used to accelerate AI workloads such as XeSS upscaling.XMX engines: 160
The Intel Arc B580 supports Intel oneAPI, Intel OpenVINO and Intel XMX engines under Compute and AI.
Display features
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Supported: VESA Adaptive-SyncSupport for the open VESA variable refresh rate standard used by many FreeSync and G-SYNC Compatible displays.
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Supported: HDMI variable refresh rateSupport for variable refresh rate over HDMI, for TVs and monitors that offer it.
The Intel Arc B580 supports VESA Adaptive-Sync and HDMI variable refresh rate under Display features.
Media engine
The Intel Arc B580 provides hardware encode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265) and AV1 and hardware decode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265) and AV1.
| Codec | Encode | Decode |
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| H.264 (AVC) | Supported | Supported |
| HEVC (H.265) | Supported | Supported |
| AV1 | Supported | Supported |
supported explicitly not supported not stated by the vendor
Not listed: VP9. No source Feex holds states whether the Intel Arc B580 supports this codec; that is silence, not a statement that it is unsupported.
Display outputs
The Intel Arc B580 offers outputs HDMI 2.1, DP2.1 up to UHBR 13.5, DP2.1 up to UHBR 10, up to 4 simultaneous displays, a maximum resolution of 7680 x 4320@60Hz, HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 2.1.
Naming and aliases
The Intel Arc B580 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as Intel(R) Arc(TM) B580 Graphics.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the Intel Arc B580 have?
The Intel Arc B580 has 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 456.0 GB/s.
How much power does the Intel Arc B580 use and what power supply does it need?
The Intel Arc B580 has a board power rating of 190 W. Feex records a suggested power supply of at least 600 W. Power connectors: 1 x 8-pin.
How fast is the Intel Arc B580?
The Intel Arc B580 scores 16,027 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 94.4% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #150. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 78 fps.
Does the Intel Arc B580 support ray tracing?
Yes. The Intel Arc B580 has hardware ray tracing with 20 ray tracing cores.
Does the Intel Arc B580 support AV1 encoding?
Yes. The Intel Arc B580 supports AV1 hardware encoding and AV1 hardware decoding.
Does the Intel Arc B580 support DirectX 12 Ultimate?
Yes. The Intel Arc B580 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate.
What bus interface does the Intel Arc B580 use?
The Intel Arc B580 connects over PCIe 4.0 x8.
When was the Intel Arc B580 released and how much did it cost at launch?
The Intel Arc B580 was released on October 1, 2024 and launched at a price of $249.
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