Arc A580 vs GeForce 720M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 220 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 91 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 12.69 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | GF117 | DG2-512 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 April 2013 (13 years ago) | 10 October 2023 (2 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 96 | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | 625 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 21,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 175 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.00 | 384.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.24 TFLOPS | 12.29 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 96 |
| TMUs | 16 | 192 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 384 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 24 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 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 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | DDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 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 | No outputs | 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 | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | - |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 April 2013 | 10 October 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 175 Watt |
GeForce 720M has 430% lower power consumption.
Arc A580, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 367% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 720M and Arc A580. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 720M is a notebook graphics card while Arc A580 is a desktop one.
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