Arc A580 vs RTX A4000

Aggregate performance score

RTX A4000
2021
16 GB GDDR6, 140 Watt
50.21
+21.3%

RTX A4000 outperforms Arc A580 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking5386
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.1339.08
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2022)no data
GPU code nameGA104DG2-512
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date12 April 2021 (3 years ago)10 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price$1112 $337

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Arc A580 has 198% better value for money than RTX A4000.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores61443072
Core clock speedno data1700 MHz
Boost clock speed1560 MHz2000 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate299.5384.0

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin2x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount16 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed14 GB/s16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s512.0 GB/s

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 Connectors4x DisplayPort 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.6no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 A4000 50.21
+21.3%
Arc A580 41.38

RTX A4000 outperforms Arc A580 by 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RTX A4000 19412
+68%
Arc A580 11554

RTX A4000 outperforms Arc A580 by 68% in Passmark.

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 HD120−130
+17.6%
102
−17.6%
1440p70−75
+20.7%
58
−20.7%
4K40−45
+11.1%
36
−11.1%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 50.21 41.38
Recency 12 April 2021 10 October 2023
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 175 Watt

The RTX A4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A580 in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A4000 is a workstation graphics card while Arc A580 is a desktop one.


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