Radeon RX 7700 vs Arc A580

Place in the ranking	182	39
Place by popularity	82	not in top-100
Power efficiency	12.06	20.26
Architecture	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	DG2-512	Navi 32
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	10 October 2023 (1 year ago)	2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$479

Detailed specifications

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

Pipelines / CUDA cores	3072	3072
Core clock speed	1700 MHz	1900 MHz
Boost clock speed	2000 MHz	2600 MHz
Number of transistors	21,700 million	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	200 Watt
Texture fill rate	384.0	499.2
Floating-point processing power	12.29 TFLOPS	31.95 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	96
TMUs	192	192
Tensor Cores	384	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	24	48

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	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1x 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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	512.0 GB/s	432.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0	1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Arc A580 30.27

RX 7700 58.14
+92.1%

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.

Arc A580 11677

RX 7700 22428
+92.1%

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	105 −90.5%	200−210 +90.5%
1440p	55 −81.8%	100−110 +81.8%
4K	33 −81.8%	60−65 +81.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.40
1440p	no data	4.79
4K	no data	7.98

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	103 −84.5%	190−200 +84.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85 −88.2%	160−170 +88.2%
Battlefield 5	130−140 −88%	250−260 +88%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 −90.5%	160−170 +90.5%
Far Cry 5	85−90 −91%	170−180 +91%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 −86.3%	190−200 +86.3%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −77.7%	350−400 +77.7%
Hitman 3	85−90 −91%	170−180 +91%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 −75.4%	300−310 +75.4%
Metro Exodus	130−140 −90.8%	250−260 +90.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 −89.5%	180−190 +89.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150−160 −88.3%	290−300 +88.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −89.4%	250−260 +89.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	102 −86.3%	190−200 +86.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	73 −91.8%	140−150 +91.8%
Battlefield 5	130−140 −88%	250−260 +88%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 −90.5%	160−170 +90.5%
Far Cry 5	85−90 −91%	170−180 +91%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 −86.3%	190−200 +86.3%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −77.7%	350−400 +77.7%
Hitman 3	85−90 −91%	170−180 +91%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 −75.4%	300−310 +75.4%
Metro Exodus	130−140 −90.8%	250−260 +90.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 −89.5%	180−190 +89.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	214 −86.9%	400−450 +86.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 −86%	160−170 +86%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −89.4%	250−260 +89.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	64 −87.5%	120−130 +87.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	64 −87.5%	120−130 +87.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 −90.5%	160−170 +90.5%
Far Cry 5	85−90 −91%	170−180 +91%
Forza Horizon 4	87 −83.9%	160−170 +83.9%
Hitman 3	85−90 −91%	170−180 +91%
Horizon Zero Dawn	109 −83.5%	200−210 +83.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	177 −69.5%	300−310 +69.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	68 −91.2%	130−140 +91.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60 −83.3%	110−120 +83.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95−100
−89.5%

180−190

+89.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 −85.2%	150−160 +85.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −87.5%	120−130 +87.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	54 −85.2%	100−105 +85.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	51 −86.3%	95−100 +86.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −83.7%	90−95 +83.7%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −87.5%	90−95 +87.5%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 −73.9%	400−450 +73.9%
Hitman 3	55−60 −81.8%	100−105 +81.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	87 −83.9%	160−170 +83.9%
Metro Exodus	91 −86.8%	170−180 +86.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130 −84.6%	240−250 +84.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55 −81.8%	100−105 +81.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	190−200 −76.8%	350−400 +76.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

70−75
−80.6%

130−140

+80.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −90.5%	80−85 +90.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −85.7%	65−70 +85.7%
Hitman 3	30−35 −91.2%	65−70 +91.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 −86.2%	350−400 +86.2%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −85.2%	100−105 +85.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	61 −80.3%	110−120 +80.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35 −85.7%	65−70 +85.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30 −83.3%	55−60 +83.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −85.2%	50−55 +85.2%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −80%	45−50 +80%
Forza Horizon 4	56 −78.6%	100−105 +78.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	73 −91.8%	140−150 +91.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27 −85.2%	50−55 +85.2%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

−89.2%

70−75
+89.2%

This is how Arc A580 and RX 7700 compete in popular games:

RX 7700 is 90% faster in 1080p
RX 7700 is 82% faster in 1440p
RX 7700 is 82% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	30.27	58.14
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	200 Watt

Arc A580 has 14.3% lower power consumption.

RX 7700, on the other hand, has a 92.1% higher aggregate performance score, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A580 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.