Arc B580 leaked benchmarks suggest the Nvidia RTX 4060 should watch its back

Intel Arc B580 graphics cards on table with Project Manager Qi Lin on left.

The Intel Arc B580 will soon arrive to take on the RTX 4060 in the entry-level GPU ring, and leaks imply it'll come out swinging. At least, that appears to be the case in terms of synthetic benchmarks, as early data suggests the graphics card could be up to 31% faster than Nvidia's contender.

I'll naturally be looking to fully test the Intel Arc B580 myself before giving it a place at the best graphics card table. However, if early benchmarks highlighted by leaker HXL are to be believed, the Battlemage GPU outpaces the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 in 3DMark Time Spy tests (via Videocardz). In screenshots shared to Chiphell, the blue team's $249 model pulls off 15,551 versus a lower 11,218 score provided by the green team's card.