The verdict
It's a dead heat.
Neither pulls ahead on the published figures, so the decision is in the details this comparison cannot see. Check the current figures on both pages.
Choose Arc B580 if…
- • You want Arc B580's edge on what it cost at launch and which displayport it supports
Choose RTX 3060 if…
- • You want RTX 3060's edge on how much power it draws and what power supply it needs
Round by round
- Round 1What it cost at launchArc B580 wins
Arc B580 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2How much power it drawsRTX 3060 wins
RTX 3060 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3What power supply it needsRTX 3060 wins
RTX 3060 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4Which DisplayPort it supportsArc B580 winsRTX 30605/10
DisplayPort 1.4a
12GB model, Founders Edition spec
- DisplayPort 1.4a, against DP2.1 up to UHBR 13.5
Source: nvidia.com ↗
Arc B580 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5How much video memory you getTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 6Which memory it usesTie
Nothing to separate them here.
Side by side
Overall score
6.6
6.1
Price
See price
See price
How much power it draws
5.0
6.5
What it cost at launch
7.3
5.0
How much video memory you get
7.0
7.5
What power supply it needs
5.0
8.0
Which memory it uses
6.0
6.0
Head-to-head findings
How much power it draws
190 W
170 W
What it cost at launch
$249
$329
How much video memory you get
12 GB GDDR6
12 GB GDDR6
What power supply it needs
600 W
550 W
Which memory it uses
GDDR6
GDDR6
How fast it boosts
2670 MHz
1.78 GHz
How many shader cores it has
20 Xe-cores
3,584 CUDA cores
How wide the memory bus is
192 bit
192-bit
Record
Head-to-head record
1–2–1
0–1–1
Head-to-heads won
33 %
0 %
Rounds won
50 %
29 %
Pros
Cons
- 190 W, against 170 W
- 600 W, against 550 W
- $249, against $219
- 190 W, against 150 W
- $329, against $249
- DisplayPort 1.4a, against DP2.1 up to UHBR 13.5
- $329, against $299
- 3,584 CUDA cores, against 3,840 CUDA cores