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The budget disruptor: 12GB VRAM and smooth 1440p gaming for around $249.
Pros
- Excellent value with 12GB VRAM at the budget tier
- Strong 1080p and competent 1440p performance
- Good media engine (AV1) and modern feature set
Cons
- Driver maturity still behind NVIDIA/AMD in some titles
- Best paired with a modern CPU to avoid overhead bottlenecks
- Street pricing sometimes drifts above the $249 MSRP
✓ Where it shines / best for
- Budget 1080p and entry 1440p gaming
- First-time builders and value PCs
- Content creators wanting AV1 encoding cheaply
✕ Not the best fit for
- 4K or high-end gaming
- Pairing with older/slower CPUs (driver overhead)
- Workflows requiring CUDA
Features
- ✓ Xe2 'Battlemage' architecture
- ✓ 20 Xe-cores across 5 render slices
- ✓ 12GB GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus
- ✓ XeSS 2 upscaling with frame generation
- ✓ Hardware ray tracing units
- ✓ 190W TBP
- ✓ Up to 2.67 GHz clock, PCIe 5.0
- ✓ AV1 encode/decode support
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arc B580 (MSRP) | $249 | one-time | Official launch MSRP, 12GB model (launched Dec 2024) |
Pricing verified from the official source. Prices change often — confirm on the vendor's site before buying.
Specifications
| clock | up to 2.67 GHz |
| power | 190W TBP |
| memory | 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit |
| xe_cores | 20 |
| interface | PCIe 5.0 |
| architecture | Xe2 Battlemage |
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