GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
On raw speed the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti comes out significantly faster — about 36% ahead of the Arc A580.
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GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs Arc A580: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs Arc A580
The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is significantly faster, around 36% ahead of the Arc A580. That gap is enough to move it up a tier: the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is comfortable at 1440p, while the Arc A580 is better matched to 1080p.
Power & Efficiency
At 175W against 250W, the Arc A580 is both the lower-power and the more efficient card, making it the easier build to cool and power. Its more modern Alchemist architecture on a TSMC N6 process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti carries 11GB versus 8GB on the Arc A580. The extra 3GB helps at 4K, with high-resolution texture packs, and for content-creation or local-AI workloads that exhaust smaller buffers.
Generation & Longevity
The Arc A580 is roughly 5 years newer than the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Alchemist vs Turing), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti brings NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing, while the Arc A580 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 2080 Ti or Arc A580?
The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is the faster card by about 36%. With live pricing limited for this pair, base your decision on the spec differences above — particularly VRAM and power draw — and check current stock before buying.