The Intel Arc B570, the second Arc Battlemage GPU, has been reviewed, and initial results suggest it lags behind the Arc B580 in performance, while matching the RTX 4060 at 1440p. This raises questions about the card's overall value proposition.
Arc B570 vs Arc B580
Intel's Arc B580 was released earlier as a budget-friendly alternative aimed at competing with the AMD RX 7600 XT and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060. Reviews showed that the B580 outperformed both the RX 7600 and RTX 4060, but the B570, designed to be a cheaper, cut-down option, has seen its performance challenged.
Arc B570 Review Details
The review conducted by ShortCircuit reveals the following:
- 1080p Gaming:
- Arc B570 averages 71 FPS vs RTX 4060's 76 FPS - only a 7% difference.
- Arc B580 performs 15.5% faster than B570.
- Arc B570 is 11% slower in 1% Lows compared to RTX 4060.
- 1440p Gaming:
- The Arc B570 matches the RTX 4060 in both average FPS and 1% Lows.
- The Arc B580 outperforms the B570 by a 15% margin in average FPS.
- Ray Tracing (1080p):
- RTX 4060 is 16% faster than the Arc B570 in average FPS.
- RTX 4060 is 20% faster than the Arc B570 in 1% Lows.
Concerns About the Arc B570
While the Arc B570 can match the RTX 4060 at 1440p, it is significantly slower than the Arc B580, which is only slightly more expensive. Given that most gamers use their GPUs for 1080p gaming, the Arc B570 doesn’t seem to have a good value proposition compared to the Arc B580. Moreover, the reviewed model is the ASRock Challenger OC with a 100 MHz overclock, which raises further questions.
Conclusion
The Arc B570 is noticeably slower than the Arc B580 in both rasterization and ray tracing performance. While the card does improve at 1440p, the Arc B570 is not a good value offering compared to its bigger brother, the B580. It is recommended to check out a variety of reviews before making a final purchase decision.
