Arc A580 vs Tesla P4
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Tesla P4 with Arc A580, including specs and performance data.
Arc A580 outperforms Tesla P4 by a substantial 31% 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 | 255 | 196 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 59 |
| Power efficiency | 21.49 | 12.03 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | GP104 | DG2-512 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 13 September 2016 (8 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 | 2560 | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | 886 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1114 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 21,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 175 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 178.2 | 384.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.704 TFLOPS | 12.29 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 96 |
| TMUs | 160 | 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 | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 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 | 1502 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.3 GB/s | 512.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | - |
| DLSS | - | + |
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.
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 | 75−80
−37.3%
| 103
+37.3%
|
| 1440p | 40−45
−40%
| 56
+40%
|
| 4K | 24−27
−37.5%
| 33
+37.5%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 331
+0%
|
331
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 73
+0%
|
73
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 109
+0%
|
109
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 263
+0%
|
263
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 65
+0%
|
65
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 134
+0%
|
134
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 107
+0%
|
107
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 123
+0%
|
123
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 78
+0%
|
78
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Valorant | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 129
+0%
|
129
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 57
+0%
|
57
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 122
+0%
|
122
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 102
+0%
|
102
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 114
+0%
|
114
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 86
+0%
|
86
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 64
+0%
|
64
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 97
+0%
|
97
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 174
+0%
|
174
+0%
|
| Valorant | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 53
+0%
|
53
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 114
+0%
|
114
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 87
+0%
|
87
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 53
+0%
|
53
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 68
+0%
|
68
+0%
|
| Valorant | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80
+0%
|
80
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 57
+0%
|
57
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 39
+0%
|
39
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 87
+0%
|
87
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75
+0%
|
75
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 39
+0%
|
39
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55
+0%
|
55
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 19
+0%
|
19
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 38
+0%
|
38
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 61
+0%
|
61
+0%
|
| Valorant | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| 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%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
This is how Tesla P4 and Arc A580 compete in popular games:
- Arc A580 is 37% faster in 1080p
- Arc A580 is 40% faster in 1440p
- Arc A580 is 38% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 20.36 | 26.59 |
| Recency | 13 September 2016 | 10 October 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 175 Watt |
Tesla P4 has 133.3% lower power consumption.
Arc A580, on the other hand, has a 30.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 166.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Arc A580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla P4 in performance tests.
Be aware that Tesla P4 is a workstation graphics card while Arc A580 is a desktop one.
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