Arc A580 vs UHD Graphics P630

Place in the ranking	577	182
Place by popularity	not in top-100	84
Power efficiency	29.42	12.19
Architecture	Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	Coffee Lake GT2	DG2-512
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	24 May 2018 (6 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	192	3072
Core clock speed	350 MHz	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	2000 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm+++	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	28.80	384.0
Floating-point processing power	0.4608 TFLOPS	12.29 TFLOPS
ROPs	3	96
TMUs	24	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	Ring Bus	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	System Shared	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	8 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	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	Portable Device Dependent	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync

no data

API 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	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3

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.

UHD Graphics P630 6.41

Arc A580 31.00
+384%

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.

UHD Graphics P630 2465

Arc A580 11916
+383%

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 −390%	103 +390%
1440p	10−12 −450%	55 +450%
4K	6−7 −450%	33 +450%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −600%	98 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −362%	60−65 +362%
Elden Ring	16−18 −376%	81 +376%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −350%	90−95 +350%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −493%	83 +493%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −362%	60−65 +362%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −892%	258 +892%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −738%	134 +738%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −237%	60−65 +237%
Valorant	18−20 −553%	120−130 +553%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −350%	90−95 +350%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −429%	74 +429%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −362%	60−65 +362%
Dota 2	21−24 −291%	86 +291%
Elden Ring	16−18 −518%	100−110 +518%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −117%	63 +117%
Fortnite	35−40 −284%	140−150 +284%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −723%	214 +723%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 −291%	86 +291%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −506%	97 +506%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −238%	170−180 +238%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −237%	60−65 +237%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −425%	100−110 +425%
Valorant	18−20 −553%	120−130 +553%
World of Tanks	100−110 −172%	270−280 +172%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −350%	90−95 +350%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −379%	67 +379%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −362%	60−65 +362%
Dota 2	21−24 −355%	100−105 +355%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −197%	85−90 +197%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −581%	177 +581%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −238%	170−180 +238%
Valorant	18−20 −553%	120−130 +553%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	6−7 −517%	37 +517%
Elden Ring	8−9 −625%	55−60 +625%
Grand Theft Auto V	7−8 −429%	37 +429%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −373%	170−180 +373%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −480%	27−30 +480%
World of Tanks	45−50 −335%	200−210 +335%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −455%	60−65 +455%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −389%	44 +389%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −638%	95−100 +638%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −1082%	130 +1082%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −1038%	91 +1038%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −588%	55 +588%
Valorant	16−18 −424%	85−90 +424%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	0−1	19
Dota 2	18−20 −111%	38 +111%
Elden Ring	3−4 −800%	27−30 +800%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −124%	38 +124%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −1750%	37 +1750%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 −439%	95−100 +439%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −400%	20−22 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −124%	38 +124%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −580%	30−35 +580%
Counter-Strike 2	0−1	30−33
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Dota 2	18−20 −372%	85−90 +372%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −514%	40−45 +514%
Fortnite	6−7 −583%	40−45 +583%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −1117%	73 +1117%
Valorant	6−7 −650%	45−50 +650%

This is how UHD Graphics P630 and Arc A580 compete in popular games:

Arc A580 is 390% faster in 1080p
Arc A580 is 450% faster in 1440p
Arc A580 is 450% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A580 is 1750% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Arc A580 surpassed UHD Graphics P630 in all 53 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.41	31.00
Recency	24 May 2018	10 October 2023
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	175 Watt

UHD Graphics P630 has 1066.7% lower power consumption.

Arc A580, on the other hand, has a 383.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A580 is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics P630 in performance tests.

Be aware that UHD Graphics P630 is a notebook 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.