ASRock Arc B570 Challenger 10GB GDDR6 Black
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME 16GB GDDR7
What Buyers Say
ASRock Arc B570 Challenger 10GB GDDR6 Black
The ASRock Challenger Arc B570 is widely praised as a great budget 1440p GPU, offering excellent value, cool and quiet operation, and easy installation. Users upgrading from older cards like the GTX 1060 or RTX 2060 report significant performance gains, though some note stuttering in certain games and a known CPU overhead issue. A few negative reviews focus on price increases from MSRP and a vague one-star complaint, but the overall sentiment is strongly positive.
Pros
- Excellent value for money
- Cool and quiet operation
- Easy installation
- Great 1440p performance
- Good upgrade from older GPUs
Cons
- Price increased from MSRP
- CPU overhead issue with older CPUs
- Stuttering in some games
- VRAM limit can be hit
- Driver issues with older games
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME 16GB GDDR7
The ASUS Prime RTX 5080 delivers impressive gaming performance with excellent cooling and very quiet operation, earning high marks from most users. While many reviewers praise its compact size, solid build, and 0dB fan mode, a recurring concern is the high price — especially above MSRP — and the limited 16GB VRAM. Overall, it's seen as a worthy upgrade from 30-series cards for mainstream gamers, but not a value leader at its current street price.
Pros
- Excellent gaming performance
- Very quiet operation
- Compact SFF-friendly design
- Effective cooling
- Solid build quality
Cons
- High price above MSRP
- Limited 16GB VRAM
- Plastic build components
- No anti-sag bracket included
- Mediocre overclocking headroom
Scores
Specifications
| ASRock Arc B570 Challenger | ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Arc B570 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | Intel | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Xe2-HPG (Battlemage) | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 10 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| ECC | — | ✗ |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | — | 84★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 56.279998779296875★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 56.279998779296875★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 150★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | 600★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 8K (4320p) | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 132★ | 306 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX |
| Weight | 0.72 kg★ | 1.34 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | XeSS | DLSS 4.0 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
ASRock Arc B570 Challenger 10GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong connectivity (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong feature (84th percentile)84th %ile
- Strong affordability (79th percentile)
- Below average compute (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average raster (33rd percentile)
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME 16GB GDDR7
- Strong social proof (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong rt (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong raster (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (21st percentile)
Pricing
ASRock Arc B570 Challenger 10GB GDDR6 Black offers 2.0x better value for money
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 PRIME 16GB GDDR7
Verdict
Scores 98 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 39 specs.
