GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
Market Value Leader
It's a tight race! Both the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and the Arc A580 offer nearly identical market value.
On raw speed the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti comes out marginally faster — about 6% ahead of the Arc A580. It also wins on performance-per-dollar, making it the cleaner choice when you can afford it.
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GeForce GTX 1080 Ti vs Arc A580: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: GeForce GTX 1080 Ti vs Arc A580
The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is marginally faster, around 6% ahead of the Arc A580. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to 1080p.
Price & Value
The Arc A580 currently lists from $259 EUR, $9 EUR less than the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti at $268 EUR. Because it's both faster and competitively priced, the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti wins on performance-per-dollar. The Arc A580 still sits about $80 EUR above its $179 EUR MSRP. The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is trading below its $699 EUR MSRP — a genuine deal.
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 GTX 1080 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 6 years newer than the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Alchemist vs Pascal), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the Arc A580 brings Intel XeSS upscaling and AV1 encoding, while the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti offers NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.
Which should you buy: Arc A580 or GeForce GTX 1080 Ti?
The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is the all-round winner here — it's faster and the better value, so buy it if it fits your budget. Only consider the Arc A580 if you find it at a steep discount.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti better than the Arc A580?
Which is better for 4K gaming, the Arc A580 or the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti?
Is the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti worth the extra $9 EUR over the Arc A580?
Does the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti have enough VRAM advantage to matter?
Technical Specifications Comparison
Architecture & Cores
| Specification | Arc A580 | GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Alchemist | Pascal |
| Process Node | TSMC N6 | TSMC 16nm |
| CUDA Cores (Shading Units / CUDA Cores) | 3,072 | 3,584✓ |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 24 | — |
| Tensor / AI Cores | 384 | — |
Clock Speeds
| Specification | Arc A580 | GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 1,700 MHz✓ | 1,480 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 2,000 MHz✓ | 1,582 MHz |
Memory
| Specification | Arc A580 | GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM Capacity | 8 GB | 11 GB✓ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5X |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 352-bit✓ |
| Memory Speed | 16 Gbps✓ | 11 Gbps |
| Bandwidth | 512 GB/s✓ | 484 GB/s |
Connectivity & Power
| Specification | Arc A580 | GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| TDP | 175 W✓ | 250 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin |
| Released | Oct 2023 | Mar 2017 |
