Intel Arc B580 vs NVIDIA Quadro K5200 Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The benchmark data splits cleanly between these two cards, and it is not a close contest. Across the two shared tests, the Intel Arc B580 wins both, giving it a 2-0 record in direct head-to-head comparisons. The Arc B580’s wins are not marginal; they are dominant, with deltas of 387.9% and 443.5% in the two Geekbench tests. This is a generational gap expressed in raw compute and driver maturity, not a subtle edge.

The Intel Arc B580 is the clear winner in every measurable category where both cards have data. Its average benchmark score of 23021 places it in the 68th percentile of all GPUs in the database. Against its closest rivals, it sits within a very tight cluster: it trails the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP by just 0.2%, leads the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 by 0.6%, trails the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 by 0.7%, and trails the NVIDIA P106-100 by 1%. These are all sub-2% differences, meaning the Arc B580 is effectively at parity with a range of much more recent and expensive GPUs. Its percentile rank of 68 confirms that it lands above the median GPU in the database, and its average score of 23021 is roughly 17% higher than the Quadro K5200’s 19602.

The NVIDIA Quadro K5200, by contrast, shows its age. Its average benchmark score of 19602 puts it in the 64th percentile, which is not far behind in percentile terms, but the raw scores tell a different story. Its nearest rivals are the AMD FirePro D300 (average 19637, delta -0.2%), the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT (average 19765, delta -0.8%), the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (average 19410, delta +1%), and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (average 19334, delta +1.4%). Notably, the RX 7900 XTX, a flagship card, scores slightly below the K5200 in this database’s average, which is an artifact of the limited benchmark set available for the K5200. The K5200 only has two recorded benchmarks (Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan), and those are exactly the tests where it loses heavily to the Arc B580.

In terms of use-case split, the Arc B580 wins everything. There is no workload category where the K5200 comes out ahead based on the available data. The Arc B580 has a full set of DirectX benchmarks (PassMark DX9, DX10, DX11, DX12), 3DMark Steel Nomad, and Geekbench compute tests. The K5200 only has the two Geekbench entries. So the split is not about different strengths; it is about one card being comprehensively faster in all recorded scenarios. The Arc B580’s PassMark G3D score of 15748, for example, is a strong general-purpose 3D result, while its PassMark GPU compute score of 7729 shows capable compute throughput. The K5200 has no such data, so any claim of a specific K5200 strength would be unsupported by the database.

FAQ

Q: Which card has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The Intel Arc B580 has a significantly higher average benchmark score of 23021, compared to the NVIDIA Quadro K5200’s 19602. This is a difference of roughly 17% in the Arc B580’s favor.

Q: How large is the Arc B580’s lead in the shared Geekbench tests?

A: In Geekbench OpenCL, the Arc B580 scores 92821 against the K5200’s 19024, a delta of 387.9%. In Geekbench Vulkan, the Arc B580 scores 109672 against 20180, a delta of 443.5%. Both are overwhelming wins for the Arc B580.

Q: Does the K5200 have any benchmark where it beats the Arc B580?

A: No. In the two shared benchmarks (Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan), the Arc B580 wins both. The K5200 has no recorded wins in any comparison.

Q: What is the percentile ranking difference between the two cards?

A: The Arc B580 sits in the 68th percentile of all GPUs in the database, while the K5200 sits in the 64th percentile. Despite the small percentile gap, the actual score gap is substantial due to the distribution of scores.

Q: How does the Arc B580 compare to its closest rivals in the database?

A: The Arc B580 is effectively at parity with its nearest competitors. It trails the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP by 0.2%, leads the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 by 0.6%, trails the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 by 0.7%, and trails the NVIDIA P106-100 by 1%.

Q: How does the K5200 compare to its closest rivals in the database?

A: The K5200 also sits near its nearest rivals. It trails the AMD FirePro D300 by 0.2%, trails the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT by 0.8%, leads the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX by 1%, and leads the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB by 1.4%.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only two direct comparisons available in the database are Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan, and both go decisively to the Intel Arc B580.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the Arc B580 posts 92821 points. The Quadro K5200 manages 19024 points. The delta is 387.9% in favor of the Arc B580. To put that in context, the Arc B580’s score is nearly five times the K5200’s. This test exercises general compute workloads, and the numbers show a massive throughput advantage for the newer architecture. The K5200’s 3.553 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, combined with its 667 MHz base and 771 MHz boost clocks, cannot compete with the Arc B580’s 13.67 TFLOPS and 2670 MHz clocks. The compute gap is not incremental; it is a full generational leap.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the gap is even larger. The Arc B580 scores 109672, while the K5200 scores 20180. That is a delta of 443.5%. Vulkan is a low-level API that stresses raw GPU throughput and driver efficiency. The Arc B580 supports Vulkan 1.4, while the K5200 is limited to Vulkan 1.2.175. The newer API version, combined with the Arc B580’s much higher shader throughput, explains the extreme margin. The K5200’s 2304 shading units are actually not far below the Arc B580’s 2560, but the clock speeds are the differentiator: the Arc B580 runs at 2670 MHz, while the K5200 boosts to only 771 MHz. That is a 3.5x clock advantage for the Arc B580, which directly translates to the observed performance gap.

There are no other shared benchmarks in the database. The Arc B580 has additional scores in PassMark DX9 (183), DX10 (76), DX11 (128), DX12 (76), G2D (709), G3D (15748), and GPU compute (7729), plus a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3068. The K5200 has none of these. So the head-to-head record is clean: two tests, two wins for the Arc B580, with deltas of 387.9% and 443.5%. The K5200 does not have a single recorded benchmark where it outperforms the Arc B580.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every specification in the database. The most fundamental difference is the manufacturing process. The Intel Arc B580 is built on a 5 nm process at TSMC, while the NVIDIA Quadro K5200 uses a 28 nm process, also from TSMC. This process gap explains the transistor density difference: the Arc B580 packs 19,600 million transistors into a 272 mm² die, yielding 72.1 million transistors per square millimeter. The K5200 has 7,080 million transistors on a much larger 561 mm² die, giving it just 12.6 million transistors per square millimeter.

Memory is another major split. The Arc B580 has 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 456.0 GB/s and an effective memory clock of 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective). The K5200 has 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 192.3 GB/s and a memory clock of 1502 MHz (6 Gbps effective). The Arc B580’s bandwidth is more than double the K5200’s, despite the narrower bus, because of the much faster GDDR6 memory.

Clock speeds are starkly different. The Arc B580 runs at a fixed 2670 MHz for both base and boost. The K5200 has a base clock of 667 MHz and a boost clock of 771 MHz. This is a 3.5x difference in favor of the Arc B580. The compute rates follow: the Arc B580 delivers 13.67 TFLOPS of FP32, while the K5200 delivers 3.553 TFLOPS. The Arc B580 also has FP16 capability at 27.34 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio), while the K5200 has no recorded FP16 performance.

Power and connectivity differ as well. The Arc B580 has a TDP of 190 W and uses a single 8-pin power connector, while the K5200 has a TDP of 150 W and uses a single 6-pin connector. Both cards are dual-slot and both suggest a 450 W PSU. The bus interface is different: the Arc B580 uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the K5200 uses PCIe 3.0 x16. Display outputs are also different, with the Arc B580 offering 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1, while the K5200 offers 2x DVI and 2x DisplayPort 1.2.

Physical dimensions are close. The Arc B580 is 272 mm long, 115 mm high, and 45 mm wide. The K5200 is 267 mm long and 111 mm high, with no recorded width.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap between these two GPUs spans multiple generations and distinct design philosophies. The Intel Arc B580 is based on the Xe2-HPG architecture, specifically the BMG-G21 chip, and belongs to the Battlemage (Arc 5) generation. It is built for modern APIs and features a full DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) implementation, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The K5200, in contrast, uses the Kepler architecture with the GK110B chip, from the Quadro Kepler (Kx200) generation. It supports DirectX 12 (11_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.175. The Arc B580’s DirectX 12 Ultimate support includes feature level 12_2, which is a meaningful upgrade over the K5200’s 11_1 level.

The core configurations reflect their eras. The Arc B580 has 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, 80 ROPs, and 20 ray tracing cores. It also has dedicated hardware for ray tracing, a feature entirely absent from the K5200, which has no ray tracing cores recorded. The K5200 has 2304 shading units, 192 TMUs, and 48 ROPs. The shading unit count is similar, but the TMU and ROP counts are higher on the K5200 relative to its shading units, which was typical for Kepler’s design. However, the clock speed difference makes the Arc B580’s pixel rate 213.6 GPixel/s versus the K5200’s 37.01 GPixel/s, and its texture rate 427.2 GTexel/s versus 148.0 GTexel/s.

The Arc B580 has no tensor cores recorded, and neither does the K5200. The Arc B580’s ray tracing cores are a major architectural addition, enabling hardware-accelerated ray tracing in games and professional workloads. The K5200 predates this feature entirely.

The production status also tells a story. The Arc B580 is listed as Active, with a release date of 2024-12-12, and its predecessor is Alchemist. The K5200 is End-of-life, released on 2014-07-21, with its predecessor being Quadro Fermi and its successor being Quadro Maxwell. The Arc B580’s launch MSRP is 249 USD, which is a single data point; the K5200 has no recorded launch MSRP.

In summary, the Arc B580 is a modern, active product with a 5 nm process, 12 GB of fast GDDR6 memory, ray tracing hardware, and a much higher clock speed. The K5200 is a legacy Kepler card from 2014, built on 28 nm, with slower GDDR5 memory, no ray tracing, and a fraction of the compute throughput. The benchmark results simply confirm what the specifications suggest: the Arc B580 is in a different performance class entirely.