Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 vs Intel Arc A580

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070, vs Intel Arc A580. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 and Intel Arc A580
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
151
98
85
64
104
62
50
34
The Witcher 3
171
141
104
55
114
98
68
36
Counter-Strike 2
241
195
134
78
141
102
71
35
Far Cry 6
131
119
95
56
90
79
56
29
Hogwarts Legacy
97
81
60
33
54
45
32
20
COD Modern Warfare 3
120
116
81
53
60
56
41
23
Ghost of Tsushima
88
74
57
31
59
48
37
20
Cyberpunk 2077
105
93
60
26
68
62
41
16
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
164
151
112
59
98
85
60
34
Avg FPS
1080p High14188
1080p Ultra11971
1440p Ultra8851
4K Ultra5127
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
14125
Intel Arc A580
9263
Time Spy1364110862
Solar Bay6418440802
Port Royal83095617
Fire Strike3403426347
Night Raid120956104796
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
126195
Intel Arc A580
89982
Background Blur161.6 frames/s135.5 frames/s
Face Detection117.2 frames/s76.3 frames/s
Horizon Detection5.89 Gpix/sec2.81 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection8.05 Gpix/sec4.37 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.65 Gpix/sec6.43 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.25 Gpix/sec0.8 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching550.6 Gpix/sec417.1 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics17613.1 fps17700.8 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
22252
Intel Arc A580
11874
G2D Mark998742
DirectX 11181 fps70 fps
DirectX 1285 fps64 fps
GPU Compute11282 Ops/s4952 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
170.2 fps
Intel Arc A580
124.1 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)856 fps658.3 fps
Car Chase668 fps418.6 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)592.9 fps416.2 fps
T-Rex3078.4 fps2398.5 fps
ALU 24531.5 fps2637.8 fps
Driver Overhead 2283 fps168.5 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation4563.33208.6

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Intel
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced October, 22, 2020 October, 10, 2023
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Generation 12.7
Codename GA104 DG2-512
Price 499 179

GPU

GPU Frequency 1500 MHz 1700 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1725 MHz 2000 MHz
Shader Units 5888 3072
TMUs 184 192
ROPs 96 96
Execution Units 46 n/a
Ray Tracing Cores 46 24
Tensor Cores 184 384
L1 cache 128 KB/core n/a
L2 cache 4000 KB/core 8000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 166 Gpix/sec 192 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 317 GTex/s 384 GTex/s
FLOPS 20.3 TFLOPS 12.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 220 W 175 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 6 nm
Transistor Size 392 mm² 406 mm²
Transistor count 17 billion 21 billion
Transistor density 43.37 MTr/mm² 51.72 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 2000 MHz
Bus 256 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 16000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
448 GB/s
Intel Arc A580
512 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.6 n/a
DisplayPort 1.4a 2.0
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 No

Results

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Survey

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8 (47.06%)
9 (52.94%)
Total Votes: 17

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