Arc A580 vs GeForce2 Ti

Place in the ranking	1600	227
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	12.85
Architecture	Celsius (1999−2005)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	NV15 A5	DG2-512
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 October 2001 (25 years ago)	10 October 2023 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	no data	3072
Core clock speed	250 MHz	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2000 MHz
Number of transistors	25 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	150 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	2.000	384.0
Floating-point processing power	no data	12.29 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	96
TMUs	8	192
Tensor Cores	no data	384
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	24
L2 Cache	no data	8 MB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	AGP 4x	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	165 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	DDR	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	64 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	200 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	512.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-
Resizable BAR	-	+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors	1x VGA, 2x S-Video	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
HDMI	-	+

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	7.0	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	1.2	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
DLSS	-	+

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GeForce2 Ti 0.01

Arc A580 28.87
+288600%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GeForce2 Ti 4
Samples: 5

Arc A580 12076
+301800%

Samples: 357

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	-0−1	103
1440p	-0−1	56
4K	-0−1	33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2	331	331
Cyberpunk 2077	73	73
Hogwarts Legacy	109	109
Resident Evil 4 Remake	131	131

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5	110−120	110−120
Counter-Strike 2	263	263
Cyberpunk 2077	65	65
Far Cry 5	134	134
Fortnite	130−140	130−140
Forza Horizon 4	107	107
Hogwarts Legacy	78	78
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120	110−120
Valorant	190−200	190−200

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5	110−120	110−120
Counter-Strike 2	129	129
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	270−280	270−280
Cyberpunk 2077	57	57
Far Cry 5	122	122
Fortnite	130−140	130−140
Forza Horizon 4	102	102
Grand Theft Auto V	86	86
Hogwarts Legacy	64	64
Metro Exodus	97	97
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120	110−120
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	174	174
Valorant	190−200	190−200

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	110−120	110−120
Cyberpunk 2077	53	53
Far Cry 5	114	114
Forza Horizon 4	87	87
Hogwarts Legacy	53	53
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120	110−120
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	68	68
Valorant	190−200	190−200

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite

130−140

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	80	80
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	200−210	200−210
Grand Theft Auto V	37	37
Metro Exodus	57	57
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180	170−180
Valorant	220−230	220−230

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5	80−85	80−85
Cyberpunk 2077	39	39
Far Cry 5	87	87
Forza Horizon 4	75	75
Hogwarts Legacy	39	39
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55	55

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

70−75

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2	19	19
Grand Theft Auto V	38	38
Hogwarts Legacy	18−20	18−20
Metro Exodus	37	37
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	61	61
Valorant	170−180	170−180

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5	45−50	45−50
Counter-Strike 2	30−35	30−35
Cyberpunk 2077	21	21
Far Cry 5	47	47
Forza Horizon 4	56	56
Hogwarts Legacy	22	22
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35	30−35

4K
Epic

Fortnite

35−40

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.01	28.87
Recency	1 October 2001	10 October 2023
Maximum RAM amount	64 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	150 nm	6 nm

Arc A580 has a 288600% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 22 years, a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A580 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce2 Ti in performance tests.