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Intel Arc B580 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060: Comparison

Intel Arc B580 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 separate most on vram: Intel Arc B580 at 12 GB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 at 8 GB, 33% in favour of Intel Arc B580. TDP splits them by another 31%, this time favouring NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060. In Blender Cycles (GPU) the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 scores 3,681 against 2,373 for the Intel Arc B580, a lead of 36%.

Specs

Specification
Intel Arc B580 (Intel/Battlemage/Budget/12GB VRAM/$249 MSRP/Ray Tracing/650W PSU)
Intel Arc B580
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (NVIDIA/Blackwell/Entry-Level/8GB GDDR7/~3,840 CUDA Cores/145W TDP/Ray Tracing/$299 MSRP)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
GPU BrandIntelNVIDIA
SeriesArc B-SeriesBlackwell
Board PartnerReferenceReference/Founders Edition
VRAM12 GB8 GB-33%
TierEntryEntry-Level
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR7
Ray Tracing SupportYestrue
TDP190 W-31%145 W
ArchitectureXe2 BattlemageBlackwell
MSRP249299
BrandIntelNVIDIA
ModelArc B580GeForce RTX 5060

Benchmarks

Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.

Blender Cycles (GPU)

Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.

Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every shader unit on the card at once. The score measures sustained render throughput, so it tells you what a card does in Cycles and similar renderers rather than what it does in a game. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that card on the same Blender version.

Intel Arc B5802,373n=124-36%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50603,681n=372Best

Verdict

Intel Arc B580

8 / 10 Expert Rating

A credible budget pick — 12GB VRAM sidesteps the 8GB ceiling, with modern features and forgiving power needs at a genuine $249 MSRP.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060

7 / 10 Expert Rating

The true entry point into Blackwell — DLSS and ray tracing at $299, but the 8GB of VRAM means the 5060 Ti 16GB is the smarter long-term buy if the budget stretches.

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