RTX 5050 vs Arc B570
How this works
RTX 5050 vs Arc B570: £319.99 vs £273.64 in the UK (2026-10-27), £/GB of VRAM, which AI models each runs, and a verdict.
| RTX 5050 | Arc B570 | |
|---|---|---|
 |  | |
| Brand | NVIDIA | Intel |
| VRAM | 8 GB GDDR6 | 10 GB GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128-bit | 160-bit |
| Cheapest new UK price | £319.99 at Scan also AWD-IT £355.95, Novatech £399.98, Box £404.99, PcNova £242.41 | £273.64 at GamingKit |
| Price history | Tracking since 26 Oct 2026🔔 Alert me | Tracking since 26 Oct 2026🔔 Alert me |
| £ per GB VRAM | £40.00 | – |
| Biggest model at Q4 (est.) | Qwen3 8B | Gemma 3 12B |
| Biggest model at Q8 (est.) | Qwen3 4B | Mistral 7B |
| Models that fit at Q4 | 6 of 21 | 7 of 21 |
| Software | CUDA (widest support in llama.cpp, Ollama, vLLM, PyTorch) | ROCm / Vulkan (works in llama.cpp, Ollama, LM Studio; fewer tools than CUDA) |
| Specs | TechPowerUp · our page | TechPowerUp · our page |
Verdict
- Arc B570 has more VRAM (10 GB vs 8 GB), so it fits bigger models: up to Gemma 3 12B at Q4 vs Qwen3 8B.
- If you want the easiest setup and the widest tool support, NVIDIA's CUDA is still the safer pick; AMD works well in llama.cpp-based apps.
This is a value-for-memory verdict for local AI, not a gaming benchmark. We haven't measured tokens/sec.
FAQ
Is the RTX 5050 or Arc B570 better for local LLMs?
Arc B570 has more VRAM (10 GB vs 8 GB), so it fits bigger models: up to Gemma 3 12B at Q4 vs Qwen3 8B. If you want the easiest setup and the widest tool support, NVIDIA's CUDA is still the safer pick; AMD works well in llama.cpp-based apps.
Which is cheaper in the UK, RTX 5050 or Arc B570?
On 2026-10-27: RTX 5050 from £319.99 (Scan), Arc B570 from £273.64 (GamingKit).
Can the RTX 5050 and Arc B570 run a 14B model?
RTX 5050: no, not fully in VRAM; Arc B570: no, not fully in VRAM (our estimate, ~4k context).
More details
Prices: lowest listed new price at UK shops (AWD-IT, Box, GamingKit, Laptops Direct, Novatech, PCHUB.UK, PcNova, Scan) (GPUs and laptops). Stock not verified. Model fit: GGUF size ×1.1 + 1 GB (estimate). Other comparisons: RX 9060 XT 16GB vs RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · RTX 3060 12GB vs RX 9060 XT 16GB · RTX 5070 vs RX 9070 · RX 9070 vs RX 9070 XT · RX 9070 XT vs RTX 5070 Ti · RTX 5060 Ti 16GB vs RTX 5070 · Radeon AI PRO R9700 vs RTX 5090 · RTX 5070 vs RTX 5070 Ti laptop · RTX 5060 vs RTX 5070 laptop · Arc B570 vs Arc B580 · Arc B580 vs RTX 5060 · RTX 5060 vs RTX 3060 12GB · RTX 3060 12GB vs RTX 5060 Ti 8GB · RTX 5060 Ti 8GB vs RX 7600 · RX 7600 vs RX 9060 XT 8GB · RX 9060 XT 8GB vs RX 9060 XT 16GB