Intel Arc B580 Graphics Open-Source Driver Linux Gaming Performance
The Intel Arc Graphics B580 saw huge generational uplift with Grand Theft Auto V running on Linux by way of Valve's Steam Play. The Arc B580 performance was doubled over the A580 and similar now to the Radeon RX 7600 performance. On a performance-per-Watt basis it was up significantly on a generational basis and just behind the Radeon RX 7600 XT efficiency. The Intel Arc B580 at $249 USD does deliver great value for GTA V fans.
The very high setting at 1440p or high settings at 4K were a bit too much for the Arc B580 and Radeon RX 7600 / RTX 4060 series graphics cards. But at least more examples of the great generational gains from Intel Arc Alchemist to Battlemage.
The F1 racing game was one of the only games tested where the Arc B580 was causing the game to hang. Hopefully that will be fixed up in Mesa Git soon.
There were some healthy improvements from the Arc A580 to B580 with the HITMAN 3 game running on Linux via Steam Play. The generational gains weren't quite as large as seen with some of the other titles but at least a nice step up overall and with much better power efficiency.