Intel Arc B570 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The Intel Arc B570 is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 0% to 69%, including 65% in 3DMark Time Spy (12,628 vs 7,640). On llama3.1:8b, the Intel Arc B570 generates 36.0 tokens/s (per BestLLMfor) against 7.4 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (per DatabaseMart), best community run on file for each.
Side-by-side GPU comparison of the Intel Arc B570 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060. Released 2025 (Intel Arc B570), 2019 (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060). MSRP range: $219 · $349. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.
Where to buy
A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.
Specs side-by-side
| Spec | Intel Arc B570 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| vram gb | 10 | 6 |
| vram type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| tdp w | 150 | 160 |
| cuda cores | — | 1920 |
| process nm | — | 12 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from 3DMark, Notebookcheck, XDA Developers, PCGamesN, HardwareCooking, GPU-Monkey, TopCPU, CpuTronic, PCBench, Legit Reviews and PassMark; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.
| Benchmark | Intel Arc B570 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better) Source: 3DMark, Notebookcheck |
28,656 points | 16,961 points |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (higher is better) Source: XDA Developers |
6,765 points | — |
| 3DMark Port Royal (higher is better) Source: PCGamesN, HardwareCooking, GPU-Monkey |
— | 4,179 points |
| 3DMark Speed Way (higher is better) Source: 3DMark, TopCPU |
— | 1,423 points |
| 3DMark Speed Way Graphics (higher is better) Source: GPU-Monkey |
— | 1,453 points |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better) Source: 3DMark, CpuTronic |
2,646 points | 1,766 points |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad (DX12) Graphics (higher is better) Source: 3DMark |
2,647 points | — |
| 3DMark Time Spy (higher is better) Source: XDA Developers, 3DMark, PCBench, TopCPU, Notebookcheck, Legit Reviews |
12,628 points | 7,640 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy Extreme Graphics (higher is better) Source: GPU-Monkey |
— | 3,433 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (higher is better) Source: GPU-Monkey |
— | 7,482 points |
| PassMark G2D Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
627 pts | — |
| PassMark G3D Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
14,088 pts | 14,076 points |
AI inference (tokens/sec)
Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.
Intel Arc B570
- llama-2-7b.Q4_0: 72.5 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub Discussion #23313)
- llama2:7b: 72.5 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub (SYCL perf discussion))
- llama2:7b: 49.6 tok/s (Knightli.com llama.cpp GPU Scoreboard)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
- llama3.2:3b: 50.4 tok/s (DatabaseMart)
- mistral:7b: 48.6 tok/s (DatabaseMart)
- deepseek-r1:1.5b: 43.1 tok/s (DatabaseMart)
Quick answers
Which is faster, the Intel Arc B570 or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060?
The Intel Arc B570 is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 0% to 69%, including 65% in 3DMark Time Spy (12,628 vs 7,640).
Which is better for running local LLMs?
On llama3.1:8b, the Intel Arc B570 generates 36.0 tokens/s (per BestLLMfor) against 7.4 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (per DatabaseMart), best community run on file for each.
What did the Intel Arc B570 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 cost at launch?
The Intel Arc B570 launched at a $219 MSRP and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 at $349. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.
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