So much so that we even hailed it as the best value GPU inour day-one reviewpublished a month ago.
That said, the issues appeared to be limited to some titles.
In many other games, the Arc B580’s performance aligned with expectations.
For this reason, Intel recommends using10th-gen Core CPUsor newer, orAMD Ryzen 3000series CPUs or newer.
To address this, we’ve added Ryzen 5 5600 results to our original Arc B580 review data.
These results are particularly interesting, and we’ll delve into them after reviewing the initial re-review data.
ForDragon Age, there was no performance hit at all.
The performance inThe Last of Us Part Iis more concerning.
Previously, with the 9800X3D, the B580 averaged 75 FPS at 1080p.
However, with the slower 5600, this dropped to 53 FPS a significant 29% reduction.
At 1440p, this issue appears to resolve itself, as the lower frame rates reduce the CPU bottleneck.
However, enabling upscaling might bring back the problem, something we’ll explore shortly.
Starfieldalready suffered from poor performance on the Arc GPUs, with severe frame-time issues.
The War Thunder results in DirectX 11 mode are eye-opening.
Using the 9800X3D, the B580 achieved an impressive 255 FPS.
Switching to the Ryzen 5 5600 dropped this to 155 FPS a massive 39% decrease.
The 1% lows were already low with the 9800X3D, making this decline more noticeable.
Radeon and GeForce GPUs, however, showed no performance impact.
The B580 also faltered inHogwarts Legacywhen using the 5600.
The 1% lows suffered a 38% decline, while the RTX 4060 saw an 18% drop.
Meanwhile, the RX 7600 and RTX 4060 showed no performance loss.
Spider-Man Remasteredwas particularly problematic for the B580.
These issues persisted for the B580 even at 1440p.
It shows an 18% performance reduction when paired with a slower CPU.
Here, the B580 experiences just a 9% drop.
This shift has a noticeable impact on the value proposition of the B580.
With that in mind, let’s move on to a more compelling and real-world data set.
However, our goal is to make this re-review as comprehensive as possible, so let’s dive in.
First, we have Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, tested using the medium quality preset.
At 1440p, some interesting trends emerge.
At native 1440p, the B580 outperforms the RX 7600 and RTX 4060 regardless of the CPU used.
However, when enabling quality upscaling at 1440p, we see higher frame rates than at native 1080p.
Using the medium preset, A Plague Tale: Requiem reveals some interesting results.
At 1440p, the scenario changes for a few reasons.
While still an impressive result, it’s less remarkable compared to what we initially observed with the 9800X3D.
At 1440p, the B580 looks even better.
However, enabling quality upscaling reduces its margin.
Previously achieving 99 FPS, the frame rate drops to 82 FPS under the increased CPU load.
In contrast, the Radeon and GeForce GPUs show virtually no change in performance.
At 1440p, the additional CPU load reduces the B580’s advantage.
The B580 outperforms both the RTX 4060 and RX 7600, even when paired with the Ryzen 5 5600.
At 1440p, this trend continues, even with upscaling enabled.
However, it falls slightly behind with upscaling enabled.
Overall, the results for the B580 appear reasonable.
As seen in earlier testing,Spider-Man Remasteredis a challenging title for the B580.
Switching to the Ryzen 5 5600, the B580’s performance drops to 82 FPS.
Although the performance is still playable, the reduced value is concerning.
InHogwarts Legacy, the B580 previously matched the RTX 4060 at 1080p with the high preset and the 9800X3D.
However, enabling upscaling significantly impacts the B580’s performance, as its overhead becomes a bottleneck.
However, the Radeon and GeForce GPUs remain much faster, regardless of CPU.
With upscaling at 1440p, the B580 is 25% slower than the RTX 4060.
With the 5600, performance remains good, though 1% lows slip slightly.
However, with upscaling, the B580 gains little due to overhead limitations, even with the 9800X3D.
Results forStar Wars Outlawsare fairly typical.
The B580 performs well, even with the Ryzen 5 5600.
At native 1440p, the B580 outpaces both the RTX 4060 and RX 7600.
InStarfield, the B580 continues to struggle.
Starting with the DX11 1080p data, we see significant differences between the 9800X3D and Ryzen 5 5600 configurations.
Switching to the Ryzen 5 5600 brings notable changes.
The RTX 4060 experiences a 25% performance drop, which aligns with expectations given the slower CPU.
However, the RX 7600 sees an even steeper decline, losing 41% of its performance.
While this is still a very playable performance, the relative decline compared to its competitors is concerning.
At 1440p, the data becomes even more surprising.
It also outpaces the RX 7600 by over 20%.
However, when paired with the Ryzen 5 5600, the situation reverses entirely.
Switching to DX12 dramatically changes the results.
At 1440p, the B580 and RTX 4060 perform neck and neck regardless of the CPU used.
While this is decent, it’s not a substantial lead.
However, with the Ryzen 5 5600, the situation becomes less favorable.
Average 1440p Performance
At 1440p, the data shows mixed results.
However, the 1440p upscaling data highlights some concerning trends.
With the 9800X3D, the B580 still holds a slight edge over the RTX 4060.
But when paired with the Ryzen 5 5600, the B580’s performance falters.
It now only matches the RX 7600 and falls 9% behind the RTX 4060.
However, with the 5600, these margins have shifted.
This is because ultra-quality parameters often resulted in frame rates hovering around or below 60 FPS.
This is far from sufficient, given the compromises inherent to an Arc GPU.
In our opinion, Arc GPUs need to offer at least 20% better value to justify those trade-offs.
We’ve also been working on a 50-game benchmark comparison between the B580 andRTX 4060.
However, expanding testing to 50 games reduced the margin to just 5%.
What Does This Mean for Intel’s Arc B580?
Additional factors must now be considered.
Anything slower than theRyzen 5 5600, and the recommendation shifts firmly to a Radeon or GeForce GPU instead.
Intel is aware of these findings and is actively investigating the issue.
Beyond that, we don’t have any official updates.
This is based purely on intuition and a rudimentary understanding of the complexity of the issue.
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