Arc A770 vs GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Place in the ranking	19	153
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	22.71	55.96
Power efficiency	13.87	10.49
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	GA102	DG2-512
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	31 May 2021 (3 years ago)	12 October 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,199	$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Arc A770 has 146% better value for money than RTX 3080 Ti.

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	10240	4096
Core clock speed	1365 MHz	2100 MHz
Boost clock speed	1665 MHz	2400 MHz
Number of transistors	28,300 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	225 Watt
Texture fill rate	532.8	614.4
Floating-point processing power	34.1 TFLOPS	19.66 TFLOPS
ROPs	112	128
TMUs	320	256
Tensor Cores	320	512
Ray Tracing Cores	80	32

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	285 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	1x 6-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	GDDR6X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1188 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	912.4 GB/s	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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	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	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	8.6	-

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.

RTX 3080 Ti 70.35
+106%

Arc A770 34.20

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.

RTX 3080 Ti 27050
+106%

Arc A770 13152

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 3080 Ti 60980
+47.6%

Arc A770 41303

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.

RTX 3080 Ti 120236
+16.4%

Arc A770 103295

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 3080 Ti 47113
+44.2%

Arc A770 32666

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 3080 Ti 218185
+56.8%

Arc A770 139166

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 3080 Ti 785365
+25%

Arc A770 628292

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	214 +91.1%	112 −91.1%
1440p	146 +128%	64 −128%
4K	98 +139%	41 −139%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	5.60 −90.7%	2.94 +90.7%
1440p	8.21 −59.8%	5.14 +59.8%
4K	12.23 −52.5%	8.02 +52.5%

Arc A770 has 91% lower cost per frame in 1080p
Arc A770 has 60% lower cost per frame in 1440p
Arc A770 has 52% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +43.1%	116 −43.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	219 +204%	70−75 −204%
Elden Ring	212 +141%	88 −141%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +21.9%	95−100 −21.9%
Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +67.7%	99 −67.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	92 +27.8%	70−75 −27.8%
Forza Horizon 4	489 +60.9%	304 −60.9%
Metro Exodus	174 +45%	120 −45%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +85.5%	65−70 −85.5%
Valorant	350−400 +162%	130−140 −162%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +21.9%	95−100 −21.9%
Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +88.6%	88 −88.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	80 +11.1%	70−75 −11.1%
Dota 2	194 +84.8%	105 −84.8%
Elden Ring	328 +180%	110−120 −180%
Far Cry 5	140 +97.2%	71 −97.2%
Fortnite	270−280 +77.6%	150−160 −77.6%
Forza Horizon 4	407 +57.8%	258 −57.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	174 +65.7%	105 −65.7%
Metro Exodus	151 +52.5%	99 −52.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +13.8%	180−190 −13.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	56 −23.2%	65−70 +23.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +47.5%	110−120 −47.5%
Valorant	350−400 +162%	130−140 −162%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0.4%	270−280 −0.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +21.9%	95−100 −21.9%
Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +100%	83 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	136 +88.9%	70−75 −88.9%
Dota 2	217 +117%	100−105 −117%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +46.2%	90−95 −46.2%
Forza Horizon 4	359 +66.2%	216 −66.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +13.8%	180−190 −13.8%
Valorant	388 +185%	130−140 −185%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	153 +240%	45 −240%
Elden Ring	194 +194%	65−70 −194%
Grand Theft Auto V	153 +240%	45 −240%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	93 +182%	30−35 −182%
World of Tanks	450−500 +126%	210−220 −126%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +31.8%	65−70 −31.8%
Counter-Strike 2	90−95 +59.3%	59 −59.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	92 +179%	30−35 −179%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +46.8%	100−110 −46.8%
Forza Horizon 4	269 +70.3%	158 −70.3%
Metro Exodus	141 +54.9%	91 −54.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +162%	60 −162%
Valorant	316 +210%	100−110 −210%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	85−90 +214%	28 −214%
Dota 2	182 +279%	48 −279%
Elden Ring	104 +235%	30−35 −235%
Grand Theft Auto V	182 +279%	48 −279%
Metro Exodus	76 +61.7%	47 −61.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +93.5%	100−110 −93.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	63 +186%	21−24 −186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	182 +279%	48 −279%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +133%	35−40 −133%
Counter-Strike 2	85−90 +159%	30−35 −159%
Cyberpunk 2077	46 +229%	14−16 −229%
Dota 2	211 +111%	100−105 −111%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +119%	45−50 −119%
Fortnite	95−100 +109%	45−50 −109%
Forza Horizon 4	161 +80.9%	89 −80.9%
Valorant	191 +267%	50−55 −267%

This is how RTX 3080 Ti and Arc A770 compete in popular games:

RTX 3080 Ti is 91% faster in 1080p
RTX 3080 Ti is 128% faster in 1440p
RTX 3080 Ti is 139% faster in 4K

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

in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3080 Ti is 279% faster.
in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A770 is 23% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3080 Ti is ahead in 59 tests (97%)
Arc A770 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	70.35	34.20
Recency	31 May 2021	12 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	225 Watt

RTX 3080 Ti has a 105.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Arc A770, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 55.6% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A770 in performance tests.

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