Arc A580 vs GeForce RTX 2070 Super Laptop
The Arc A580 and GeForce RTX 2070 Super Laptop trade blows on raw performance, landing within a few percent of each other.
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Arc A580 vs GeForce RTX 2070 Super Laptop: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Arc A580 vs GeForce RTX 2070 Super Laptop
The Arc A580 and GeForce RTX 2070 Super Laptop post nearly the same score in our performance index, so neither holds a meaningful raw-speed advantage. Both are best suited to 1080p gaming.
Power & Efficiency
At 115W against 175W, the GeForce RTX 2070 Super Laptop is both the lower-power and the more efficient card, making it the easier build to cool and power.
Generation & Longevity
The Arc A580 is roughly 3 years newer than the GeForce RTX 2070 Super Laptop (Alchemist vs Turing), 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 RTX 2070 Super Laptop 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 RTX 2070 Super Laptop?
The Arc A580 is the faster card. Since one of these is a laptop GPU, its listed price covers the whole system rather than just the chip, so it isn't directly comparable — base your decision on the spec differences above.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Technical Specifications Comparison
Architecture & Cores
| Specification | Arc A580 | GeForce RTX 2070 Super Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Alchemist | Turing |
| Process Node | TSMC N6 | TSMC 12nm |
| CUDA Cores (Shading Units / CUDA Cores) | 3,072✓ | 2,560 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 24 | 40✓ |
| Tensor / AI Cores | 384✓ | 320 |
Clock Speeds
| Specification | Arc A580 | GeForce RTX 2070 Super Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 1,700 MHz✓ | 1,140 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 2,000 MHz✓ | 1,380 MHz |
Memory
| Specification | Arc A580 | GeForce RTX 2070 Super Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM Capacity | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Speed | 16 Gbps✓ | 14 Gbps |
| Bandwidth | 512 GB/s✓ | 448 GB/s |
Connectivity & Power
| Specification | Arc A580 | GeForce RTX 2070 Super Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| TDP | 175 W | 115 W✓ |
| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | None |
| Released | Oct 2023 | Apr 2020 |
