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Intel Arc B570 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is ahead of the Intel Arc B570 on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 23% to 78%, including 23% in 3DMark Time Spy (15,477 vs 12,628). On llama3.1:8b, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 generates 79.2 tokens/s (per LocalScore.ai) against 36.0 for the Intel Arc B570 (per BestLLMfor), best community run on file for each.

Side-by-side GPU comparison of the Intel Arc B570 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080. Released 2025 (Intel Arc B570), 2020 (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080). MSRP range: $219 · $699. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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*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

SpecIntel Arc B570NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
vram gb 1010
vram type GDDR6GDDR6X
tdp w 150320
cuda cores —8704

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, Wccftech, XDA Developers, Moor Insights & Strategy, HWBOT and TopCPU.net; 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.

BenchmarkIntel Arc B570NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark
28,656 points—
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (graphics score) (higher is better)
Source: Wccftech
—21,100 points
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (higher is better)
Source: XDA Developers
6,765 points—
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (graphics score) (higher is better)
Source: Wccftech
—10,100 points
3DMark Port Royal (higher is better)
Source: Moor Insights & Strategy, 3DMark, Wccftech
—11,960 points
3DMark Pure Ray Tracing Feature Test (average fps) (higher is better)
Source: Wccftech
—48 fps
3DMark Speed Way (higher is better)
Source: HWBOT, TopCPU.net, 3DMark
—4,969 points
3DMark Speed Way (graphics score) (higher is better)
Source: Wccftech
—4,500 points
3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark
2,646 points4,443 points
3DMark Steel Nomad (DX12 graphics score) (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark
—4,442 points
3DMark Steel Nomad (DX12) Graphics (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark
2,647 points—
3DMark Time Spy (higher is better)
Source: Moor Insights & Strategy, XDA Developers, 3DMark, TopCPU.net
12,628 points15,477 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

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

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Quick answers

Which is faster, the Intel Arc B570 or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is ahead of the Intel Arc B570 on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 23% to 78%, including 23% in 3DMark Time Spy (15,477 vs 12,628).

Which is better for running local LLMs?

On llama3.1:8b, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 generates 79.2 tokens/s (per LocalScore.ai) against 36.0 for the Intel Arc B570 (per BestLLMfor), best community run on file for each.

What did the Intel Arc B570 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 cost at launch?

The Intel Arc B570 launched at a $219 MSRP and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 at $699. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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