GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
On raw speed the GeForce RTX 3080 comes out significantly faster — about 29% ahead of the Arc A770. But the Arc A770 is the better value, undercutting it by $250 for the performance you get.
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GeForce RTX 3080 vs Arc A770: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: GeForce RTX 3080 vs Arc A770
The GeForce RTX 3080 is significantly faster, around 29% ahead of the Arc A770. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to 1440p.
Price & Value
The Arc A770 currently lists from $550, $250 less than the GeForce RTX 3080 at $800. Despite being slower, the Arc A770 offers the better performance-per-dollar (~13% better value), so budget-focused buyers should weigh it carefully. The Arc A770 still sits about $221 above its $329 MSRP. The GeForce RTX 3080 still sits about $101 above its $699 MSRP.
Power & Efficiency
At 225W against 320W, the Arc A770 is both the lower-power and the more efficient card, making it the easier build to cool and power.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
The Arc A770 carries 16GB versus 10GB on the GeForce RTX 3080. The extra 6GB helps at 4K, with high-resolution texture packs, and for content-creation or local-AI workloads that exhaust smaller buffers.
Generation & Longevity
The Arc A770 is roughly 2 years newer than the GeForce RTX 3080, so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce RTX 3080 brings NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing, while the Arc A770 offers Intel XeSS upscaling and AV1 encoding. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.
Which should you buy: GeForce RTX 3080 or Arc A770?
Choose the GeForce RTX 3080 if you want the most performance and can absorb the higher price. If you're optimizing for value, the Arc A770 stretches your money further for only slightly lower performance.