Arc A580 vs GeForce 8800M GTX SLI

Place in the ranking	884	182
Place by popularity	not in top-100	84
Power efficiency	1.09	12.22
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	NB8E-GTX	DG2-512
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	19 November 2007 (17 years ago)	10 October 2023 (1 year 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	192	3072
Core clock speed	500 MHz	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2000 MHz
Number of transistors	1508 Million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	384.0
Floating-point processing power	no data	12.29 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	96
TMUs	no data	192
Tensor Cores	no data	384
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	24

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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	no data	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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	512.0 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	no data	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	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.

8800M GTX SLI 2.06

Arc A580 31.00
+1405%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

8800M GTX SLI 6326

Arc A580 95677
+1412%

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	6−7 −1617%	103 +1617%
1440p	3−4 −1733%	55 +1733%
4K	2−3 −1550%	33 +1550%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −1125%	98 +1125%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −1400%	90−95 +1400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −2150%	90−95 +2150%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −938%	83 +938%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −1400%	90−95 +1400%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −2245%	258 +2245%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −6600%	134 +6600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −700%	60−65 +700%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −2150%	90−95 +2150%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −825%	74 +825%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −1400%	90−95 +1400%
Dota 2	4−5 −2050%	86 +2050%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −385%	63 +385%
Fortnite	10−11 −1360%	140−150 +1360%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −1845%	214 +1845%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 −2050%	86 +2050%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −4750%	97 +4750%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 −795%	170−180 +795%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −700%	60−65 +700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −1067%	100−110 +1067%
World of Tanks	35−40 −605%	270−280 +605%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −2150%	90−95 +2150%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −738%	67 +738%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −1400%	90−95 +1400%
Dota 2	4−5 −1400%	60−65 +1400%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −569%	85−90 +569%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −1509%	177 +1509%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 −795%	170−180 +795%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	0−1	37
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −1150%	170−180 +1150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −2800%	27−30 +2800%
World of Tanks	12−14 −1438%	200−210 +1438%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	60−65
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −41.9%	44 +41.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1400%	45−50 +1400%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1500%	95−100 +1500%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −2400%	50−55 +2400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −1000%	55 +1000%
Valorant	8−9 −1013%	85−90 +1013%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −138%	38 +138%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −153%	38 +153%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −1517%	95−100 +1517%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −1900%	20−22 +1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −153%	38 +153%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −1600%	30−35 +1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%
Dota 2	16−18 −1400%	240−250 +1400%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −2050%	40−45 +2050%
Fortnite	0−1	40−45
Forza Horizon 5	0−1	27−30
Valorant	2−3 −2150%	45−50 +2150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Forza Horizon 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Valorant	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Forza Horizon 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Valorant	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Valorant	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4	130 +0%	130 +0%
Metro Exodus	91 +0%	91 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	19 +0%	19 +0%
Metro Exodus	37 +0%	37 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	73 +0%	73 +0%

This is how 8800M GTX SLI and Arc A580 compete in popular games:

Arc A580 is 1617% faster in 1080p
Arc A580 is 1733% faster in 1440p
Arc A580 is 1550% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Arc A580 is 6600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc A580 is ahead in 39 tests (75%)
there's a draw in 13 tests (25%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.06	31.00
Recency	19 November 2007	10 October 2023
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	175 Watt

8800M GTX SLI has 34.6% lower power consumption.

Arc A580, on the other hand, has a 1404.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 983.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A580 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800M GTX SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 8800M GTX SLI is a notebook card while Arc A580 is a desktop one.

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