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SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC vs MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING

SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC
SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC 10 GB GDDR6 · 2.66 GHz · 150 W Speed index 10/100

The SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC has 2304 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.66 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 12.26 TFLOPS.

MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING
MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.59 GHz · 130 W Speed index 11/100

The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING has 2560 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.59 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 13.25 TFLOPS.

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In FP32 performance, the MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING is 8.1 % faster than the SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC.

SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCMSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING
Speed index
10/100
11/100
FP32
12.26 TFLOPS
13.25 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.66 GHz
2.59 GHz
Memory Size
10 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
380 GB/s
320 GB/s
TDP
150 W
130 W
Launch Price
219 $
249 $

GPU

GPUSPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCMSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING
Based onIntel Arc B570 GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
GPU ChipBMG-G21GB207-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors1820
Shader23042560
Render Output Units8032
Texture Units14480
Raytracing Cores1820
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The SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC is equipped with a graphics chip of the Battlemage architecture, which has 18 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING is based on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 20 execution units.

Memory

MemorySPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCMSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING
Memory Size10 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.375 GHz2.500 GHz
Memory Speed19.0 Gbps20.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth380 GB/s320 GB/s
Memory Interface160 bit128 bit
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The SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC is equipped with a 10 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.375 GHz clocks.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.500GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCMSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING
Base Clock2.660 GHz2.280 GHz
Boost Clock2.660 GHz2.587 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC has a turbo clock of 2.660 GHz. The turbo frequency of the MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING is 2.587 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCMSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING
TDP150 W130 W
Tjunction maxUnknown85 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as Unknown.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 85 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCMSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm2 x 88 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC are cooled with a Air cooling.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCMSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.1a1x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort3x DP 2.13x DP 2.1b
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The SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetSPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCMSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDAddressable LEDMSI Mystic Light
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The SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCMSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8NoDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsSPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCMSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING
Length242 mm202 mm
Height105 mm120 mm
Width44 mm41 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
Weight796 g497 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC is 44 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING is 44 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataSPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCMSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 8PCIe 5 x 8
Release dateQ4/2024Q3/2025
Launch Price219 $249 $
Structure size5 nm5 nm
Part-noSB570G-10GOCG5050-8G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 5 nanometer process, SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC was released in Q4/2024.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 GAMING published in Q3/2025 is manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers.

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