Arc A580 vs Quadro NVS 160M

Place in the ranking	1287	182
Place by popularity	not in top-100	82
Power efficiency	2.03	12.08
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	G98	DG2-512
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	15 August 2008 (16 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	8	3072
Core clock speed	580 MHz	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2000 MHz
Number of transistors	210 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	4.640	384.0
Floating-point processing power	0.0232 TFLOPS	12.29 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	96
TMUs	8	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).

Interface	MXM-I	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	256 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	11.2 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	No outputs	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	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.6
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	1.1	-

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.

NVS 160M 0.35

Arc A580 30.30
+8557%

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.

NVS 160M 135

Arc A580 11688
+8558%

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 −10400%	105 +10400%
1440p	0−1	55
4K	-0−1	33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3
−8400%

170−180

+8400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −3333%	103 +3333%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −4100%	80−85 +4100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −8400%	170−180 +8400%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2125%	85−90 +2125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −2038%	170−180 +2038%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −3750%	150−160 +3750%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −371%	130−140 +371%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −3300%	102 +3300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −4100%	80−85 +4100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −8400%	170−180 +8400%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2125%	85−90 +2125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −2038%	170−180 +2038%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −5250%	214 +5250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −856%	85−90 +856%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −371%	130−140 +371%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −2033%	64 +2033%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −4100%	80−85 +4100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −8400%	170−180 +8400%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2125%	85−90 +2125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1263%	109 +1263%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −4325%	177 +4325%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −656%	68 +656%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −114%	60 +114%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 −817%	55−60 +817%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −4250%	87 +4250%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−3500%

70−75
+3500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −3400%	35 +3400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	30

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1750%

35−40
+1750%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85 +0%	85 +0%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	73 +0%	73 +0%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	64 +0%	64 +0%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	87 +0%	87 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95−100

+0%

95−100

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	54 +0%	54 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	51 +0%	51 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Metro Exodus	91 +0%	91 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130 +0%	130 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55 +0%	55 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Hitman 3	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	61 +0%	61 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	56 +0%	56 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	73 +0%	73 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27 +0%	27 +0%

This is how NVS 160M and Arc A580 compete in popular games:

Arc A580 is 10400% faster in 1080p

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

in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A580 is 5250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc A580 is ahead in 25 tests (38%)
there's a draw in 40 tests (62%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.35	30.30
Recency	15 August 2008	10 October 2023
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	175 Watt

NVS 160M has 1358.3% lower power consumption.

Arc A580, on the other hand, has a 8557.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 983.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 160M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro NVS 160M is a mobile workstation 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.