Arc A580 vs Radeon R9 M485X

Place in performance ranking	434	85
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.56	39.30
Architecture	GCN 3 (2014−2016)	no data
GPU code name	Amethyst	DG2-512
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	14 May 2016 (8 years ago)	10 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$2500	$337

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Arc A580 has 6918% better value for money than R9 M485X.

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 cores	2048	3072
Core clock speed	723 MHz	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2000 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	92.54	384.0
Floating-point performance	2,961 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M485X and Arc A580 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	512.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.3	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

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.

R9 M485X 9.48

Arc A580 41.43
+337%

Arc A580 outperforms Radeon R9 M485X by 337% 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%

R9 M485X 3660

Arc A580 11584
+217%

Arc A580 outperforms Radeon R9 M485X by 217% 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 HD	21−24 −371%	99 +371%
1440p	12−14 −367%	56 +367%
4K	8−9 −350%	36 +350%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

−333%

65−70
+333%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 −415%	103 +415%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −507%	85 +507%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −359%	130−140 +359%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −342%	80−85 +342%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −333%	65−70 +333%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −300%	85−90 +300%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −292%	100−110 +292%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −133%	107 +133%
Hitman 3	18−20 −372%	85−90 +372%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −373%	189 +373%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −300%	110−120 +300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −263%	95−100 +263%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −790%	258 +790%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −174%	93 +174%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 −330%	86 +330%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −421%	73 +421%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −359%	130−140 +359%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −342%	80−85 +342%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −333%	65−70 +333%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −300%	85−90 +300%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −292%	100−110 +292%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −235%	150−160 +235%
Hitman 3	18−20 −372%	85−90 +372%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −323%	160−170 +323%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −114%	62 +114%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −263%	95−100 +263%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −638%	214 +638%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −770%	174 +770%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −194%	100−105 +194%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 −220%	64 +220%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −357%	64 +357%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −342%	80−85 +342%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −333%	65−70 +333%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −300%	85−90 +300%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −89.1%	87 +89.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −173%	109 +173%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −510%	177 +510%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −240%	68 +240%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −76.5%	60 +76.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

−263%

95−100
+263%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −344%	80−85 +344%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −547%	95−100 +547%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −500%	54 +500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −920%	51 +920%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −482%	60−65 +482%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −480%	87 +480%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −341%	75 +341%
Hitman 3	12−14 −315%	50−55 +315%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −335%	87 +335%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −600%	91 +600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −983%	130 +983%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −511%	55 +511%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −840%	47 +840%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−344%

70−75
+344%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −367%	40−45 +367%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
Hitman 3	6−7 −467%	30−35 +467%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −430%	50−55 +430%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −680%	39 +680%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −771%	61 +771%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −600%	35 +600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −650%	30 +650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −400%	24−27 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −367%	56 +367%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −410%	51 +410%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −420%	52 +420%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −800%	27 +800%