First-generation product — no release history to base predictions on
Best for: Budget gamers who want maximum VRAM per dollar. Ideal for 1080p high-refresh and entry 1440p gaming — best value in the sub-$300 market.
Full details →Overdue for a refresh — no successor announced yet. Prices should be at their lowest
Superseded by RTX 5070
Best for: 1440p gamers who find the RTX 4070 Super at a significant clearance discount.
Full details →| Intel Arc B580 | NVIDIA RTX 4070 Super | |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | Mid-range | High-end |
| Generation | Arc Battlemage | RTX 4000 |
| VRAM | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 190W | 220W |
| Upscaling | XeSS | DLSS3 |
| Ray Tracing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Launch MSRP | $249 | $599 |
| Released | Dec 3, 2024 | Jan 17, 2024 |
| Cycle length | — | ~415 days |
| Cycle advice | Caution | Wait |
| Deals advice | Caution | Buy |
| Successor | — | RTX 5070 |
4GB more VRAM than the RTX 4060 ($299) and RTX 5060 ($299). The best VRAM-per-dollar in the market.
Matches or beats the RTX 4060 in most rasterized workloads while costing $50 less.
Intel's AI upscaler works well in supported titles and continues to expand game support.
Superseded but strong value — at current street prices, delivers ~75% of RTX 5070 performance for significantly less.
Efficient power draw works with modest PSUs.
Over a year of stability optimizations.