RTX A500 vs Arc A770

Place in the ranking	156	325
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	55.90	no data
Power efficiency	10.44	19.95
Architecture	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	DG2-512	GA107
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	12 October 2022 (2 years ago)	10 November 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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	4096	2048
Core clock speed	2100 MHz	1440 MHz
Boost clock speed	2400 MHz	1770 MHz
Number of transistors	21,700 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	614.4	113.3
Floating-point processing power	19.66 TFLOPS	7.25 TFLOPS
ROPs	128	32
TMUs	256	64
Tensor Cores	512	64
Ray Tracing Cores	32	16

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 x8
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	None

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	16 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	512.0 GB/s	112.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

API and SDK 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	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6
DLSS	+	+

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.

Arc A770 33.85
+96.5%

RTX A500 17.23

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 A770 13171
+96.5%

RTX A500 6703

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	111 +102%	55−60 −102%
1440p	62 +107%	30−35 −107%
4K	40 +122%	18−21 −122%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.96	no data
1440p	5.31	no data
4K	8.23	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	179 +98.9%	90−95 −98.9%
Counter-Strike 2	116 +111%	55−60 −111%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 +123%	35−40 −123%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	132 +103%	65−70 −103%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +113%	55−60 −113%
Counter-Strike 2	99 +98%	50−55 −98%
Cyberpunk 2077	70 +100%	35−40 −100%
Far Cry 5	117 +113%	55−60 −113%
Fortnite	140−150 +106%	70−75 −106%
Forza Horizon 4	33 +106%	16−18 −106%
Forza Horizon 5	139 +98.6%	70−75 −98.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +112%	60−65 −112%
Valorant	190−200 +98%	100−105 −98%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	99 +98%	50−55 −98%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +113%	55−60 −113%
Counter-Strike 2	88 +120%	40−45 −120%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	270−280 +97.1%	140−150 −97.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	61 +103%	30−33 −103%
Far Cry 5	109 +98.2%	55−60 −98.2%
Fortnite	140−150 +106%	70−75 −106%
Forza Horizon 4	31 +121%	14−16 −121%
Forza Horizon 5	127 +112%	60−65 −112%
Grand Theft Auto V	105 +110%	50−55 −110%
Metro Exodus	113 +105%	55−60 −105%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +112%	60−65 −112%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	196 +106%	95−100 −106%
Valorant	190−200 +98%	100−105 −98%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +113%	55−60 −113%
Counter-Strike 2	83 +108%	40−45 −108%
Cyberpunk 2077	58 +115%	27−30 −115%
Far Cry 5	104 +108%	50−55 −108%
Forza Horizon 4	23 +130%	10−11 −130%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +112%	60−65 −112%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	72 +106%	35−40 −106%
Valorant	190−200 +98%	100−105 −98%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

140−150

+106%

70−75
−106%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	27−30 +125%	12−14 −125%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	220−230 +100%	110−120 −100%
Grand Theft Auto V	45 +114%	21−24 −114%
Metro Exodus	71 +103%	35−40 −103%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +106%	85−90 −106%
Valorant	230−240 +113%	110−120 −113%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +113%	40−45 −113%
Cyberpunk 2077	45 +114%	21−24 −114%
Far Cry 5	82 +105%	40−45 −105%
Forza Horizon 4	15 +114%	7−8 −114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60 +100%	30−33 −100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

80−85
+103%

40−45

−103%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	24−27 +108%	12−14 −108%
Counter-Strike 2	10 +100%	5−6 −100%
Grand Theft Auto V	48 +100%	24−27 −100%
Metro Exodus	47 +124%	21−24 −124%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	73 +109%	35−40 −109%
Valorant	190−200 +102%	95−100 −102%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +108%	24−27 −108%
Counter-Strike 2	15 +114%	7−8 −114%
Cyberpunk 2077	26 +117%	12−14 −117%
Far Cry 5	49 +104%	24−27 −104%
Forza Horizon 4	8 +100%	4−5 −100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +111%	18−20 −111%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

35−40
+111%

18−20

−111%

This is how Arc A770 and RTX A500 compete in popular games:

Arc A770 is 102% faster in 1080p
Arc A770 is 107% faster in 1440p
Arc A770 is 122% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	33.85	17.23
Recency	12 October 2022	10 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	60 Watt

Arc A770 has a 96.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

RTX A500, on the other hand, has 275% lower power consumption.

The Arc A770 is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc A770 is a desktop card while RTX A500 is a workstation one.