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RTX 5050 vs Arc B580

Every RTX 5050 and Arc B580 listing we price at UK shops, side by side: the cheapest new price we found for each, where it is, and the specs. Prices are before delivery, and change; each shows when we last read it.

RTX 5050

Cheapest we found

£319.99

at Scan, in stock, checked 21 Oct 2026

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5050 8 GB Low Profile OC Graphics Card, Black

Priced at 8 shops we check: AWD-IT, Box, CCL Computers, Currys, Ebuyer, Novatech, Overclockers UK, Scan.

Arc B580

Cheapest we found

£499.99

at Overclockers UK, in stock, checked 20 Oct 2026

Arc B580 Sparkle TITAN Luna OC

Priced at 3 shops we check: AWD-IT, CCL Computers, Overclockers UK.

What the numbers say

  • The cheapest RTX 5050 we found is £319.99 at Scan, £180.00 (36%) less than the cheapest Arc B580 at £499.99 from Overclockers UK.
  • Our spec-based estimate does not compare NVIDIA and Intel chips fairly, so we do not score them against each other.
  • In Blender's measured render benchmark the RTX 5050 scores 2,863 to the Arc B580's 2,373, 21% higher; per pound, the RTX 5050 renders 89% more.

Specs side by side

The most common value across the listings we price for each. Clocks vary a little by card maker.

SpecRTX 5050Arc B580
Memory8 GB12 GB
Memory Bus128-bit192-bit
Base Clock2317 MHz2670 MHz
Boost Clock2572 MHz2670 MHz

Performance and value

FigureRTX 5050Arc B580
Blender render score (measured)2,8632,373

The Blender score is the median of real runs submitted to Blender Open Data. Higher is faster at rendering; it is not a gaming figure.

RTX 5050 listings, cheapest first

And 11 more on the graphics cards page.

Arc B580 listings, cheapest first

And 1 more on the graphics cards page.

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