Arc A580 vs GeForce Go 6800 Ultra
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce Go 6800 Ultra with Arc A580, including specs and performance data.
A580 outperforms 6800 Ultra by a whopping 8671% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1356 | 225 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.28 | 12.55 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | NV41 | DG2-512 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 24 February 2005 (20 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 | 17 | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 450 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 190 million | 21,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 175 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 5.400 | 384.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 12.29 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 96 |
| TMUs | 12 | 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 600 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | 512.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| 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 | Portable Device Dependent | 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 | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) | 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.
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.
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 | 1−2
−10200%
| 103
+10200%
|
| 1440p | 0−1 | 57 |
| 4K | -0−1 | 33 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−7200%
|
73
+7200%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−2080%
|
109
+2080%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−6400%
|
65
+6400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−2575%
|
107
+2575%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−1460%
|
78
+1460%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−1571%
|
110−120
+1571%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−623%
|
180−190
+623%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
−1850%
|
270−280
+1850%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−5600%
|
57
+5600%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−8400%
|
850−900
+8400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−2450%
|
102
+2450%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−1180%
|
64
+1180%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 97 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−1571%
|
110−120
+1571%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−3380%
|
174
+3380%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−623%
|
180−190
+623%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−5200%
|
53
+5200%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−8400%
|
850−900
+8400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−2075%
|
87
+2075%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−960%
|
53
+960%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−1571%
|
110−120
+1571%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−1260%
|
68
+1260%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−623%
|
180−190
+623%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−3900%
|
80
+3900%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 0−1 | 200−210 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−5733%
|
170−180
+5733%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−7400%
|
75
+7400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 55 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 70−75 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−153%
|
38
+153%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−8650%
|
170−180
+8650%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−3300%
|
30−35
+3300%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−1600%
|
30−35
+1600%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 331
+0%
|
331
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 263
+0%
|
263
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 134
+0%
|
134
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 123
+0%
|
123
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 129
+0%
|
129
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 122
+0%
|
122
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 114
+0%
|
114
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 86
+0%
|
86
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 114
+0%
|
114
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 57
+0%
|
57
+0%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 39
+0%
|
39
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 87
+0%
|
87
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 39
+0%
|
39
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 19
+0%
|
19
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 61
+0%
|
61
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 47
+0%
|
47
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 56
+0%
|
56
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 22
+0%
|
22
+0%
|
This is how Go 6800 Ultra and Arc A580 compete in popular games:
- Arc A580 is 10200% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A580 is 8650% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Arc A580 performs better in 27 tests (46%)
- there's a draw in 32 tests (54%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.31 | 27.19 |
| Recency | 24 February 2005 | 10 October 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 175 Watt |
Go 6800 Ultra has 96.6% lower power consumption.
Arc A580, on the other hand, has a 8671% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2066.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Arc A580 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6800 Ultra in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce Go 6800 Ultra is a notebook graphics card while Arc A580 is a desktop one.
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