What CPU do I need for the Intel Arc B580?

At 1440p, the Ryzen 5 1600 is the slowest processor that keeps the Intel Arc B580 fully fed. At 1080p the card can run faster, so you need more: the Core i3-10100F or better.

Is the Intel Arc B580 good for 1440p?

Yes, at sensible settings. It averages around 69 FPS at 1440p on high settings in our model, so 60 FPS and above is realistic, with upscaling helping in the heaviest games.

Is 12GB of VRAM enough on the Intel Arc B580?

For 1440p, yes. 12GB handles high textures at 1440p today; at 4K with ray tracing a few games already want more.

Is the Intel Arc B580 faster than the GeForce RTX 4060?

Yes. The Intel Arc B580 is about 5% faster at 1440p in our model (69 vs 66 FPS).

Intel Arc B580 CPU pairing and bottleneck

Model frame rate limits of 94, 69 and 39 FPS at 1080p, 1440p and 4K, assuming the processor never gets in the way.

Intel's second-generation Arc card, with 12GB of memory at an entry-level price. It is a good 1080p and 1440p value, but it depends more than most cards on a modern processor with Resizable BAR enabled.

Its closest NVIDIA rival is the GeForce RTX 4060, which is 5% slower at 1440p.

Estimated FPS in Popular Games

Game (settings)	1080p	1440p	4K
Cyberpunk 2077 (High, no ray tracing)	~75	~55	~30
Fortnite (High, DirectX 12)	~120	~90	~50
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (High)	~110	~80	~45
Counter-Strike 2 (High)	~225	~165	~95

Modelled estimates with a processor fast enough not to hold the card back, rounded to the nearest 5 FPS. Counter-Strike 2 is usually limited by the processor well before these figures. See the methodology for how they are produced.

The slowest CPU that will not hold it back

Resolution	Minimum processor	Estimated FPS
1080p	Core i3-10100F	91
1440p	Ryzen 5 1600	69
4K	Ryzen 5 1600	39

Notice how the requirement drops as resolution rises. At 4K this card is working so much harder per frame that a far slower processor keeps up without trouble. The search starts at four cores and eight threads: below that a game stutters whatever the average frame rate says.

The processors it lands closest to

The 24 processors whose frame rate limit sits nearest this card's, fastest first. The tag after each number says which part hits its limit first. For any other combination, use the calculator.

Processor	1080p	1440p	4K
Core i5-11400	94 gpu	69 gpu	39 gpu
Ryzen 5 5500	94 gpu	69 gpu	39 gpu
Core i5-10600K	94 gpu	69 gpu	39 gpu
Ryzen 7 3800X	94 gpu	69 gpu	39 gpu
Core i7-8700K	94 gpu	69 gpu	39 gpu
Ryzen 7 3700X	94 gpu	69 gpu	39 gpu
Ryzen 5 3600X	94 gpu	69 gpu	39 gpu
Core i5-9600K	94 gpu	69 gpu	39 gpu
Ryzen 5 3600	94 even	69 gpu	39 gpu
Ryzen 3 3300X	94 even	69 gpu	39 gpu
Core i5-10400	94 even	69 gpu	39 gpu
Core i5-10400F	94 even	69 gpu	39 gpu
Core i7-7700K	94 even	69 gpu	39 gpu
Ryzen 5 3500X	93 even	69 gpu	39 gpu
Ryzen 7 2700X	92 even	69 gpu	39 gpu
Core i3-10100F	91 even	69 gpu	39 gpu
Core i5-9400F	89 cpu	69 gpu	39 gpu
Ryzen 5 4600G	88 cpu	69 gpu	39 gpu
Core i5-8400	87 cpu	69 gpu	39 gpu
Ryzen 5 4500	86 cpu	69 gpu	39 gpu
Ryzen 3 3100	86 cpu	69 gpu	39 gpu
Ryzen 5 2600	82 cpu	69 gpu	39 gpu
Core i3-9100F	81 cpu	69 gpu	39 gpu
Ryzen 5 1600	73 cpu	69 gpu	39 gpu

Intel Arc B580 Compared

Arc B580 vs RTX 4060 — The Arc B580 is about 5% faster than the RTX 4060 at 4K and 5% faster at 1440p.
RTX 5060 vs Arc B580 — The RTX 5060 is about 13% faster than the Arc B580 at 4K and 12% faster at 1440p.
Arc B580 vs RX 7600 — The Arc B580 is about 11% faster than the RX 7600 at 4K and 10% faster at 1440p.

Specifications

Manufacturer	Intel
Series	Intel Arc B-Series (Battlemage)
Video memory	12 GB
3DMark Time Spy (graphics)	11,614
PCI Express	4.0 ×8
Released	2024

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