Arc A580 vs GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
On raw speed the GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop comes out dramatically faster — about 44% ahead of the Arc A580.
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GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop vs Arc A580: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop vs Arc A580
The GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop is dramatically faster, around 44% ahead of the Arc A580. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to 1080p.
Power & Efficiency
At 115W against 175W, the GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop is both the lower-power and the more efficient card, making it the easier build to cool and power.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the Arc A580 brings Intel XeSS upscaling and AV1 encoding, while the GeForce RTX 4070 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 4070 Laptop?
The GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop is the faster card by about 44%. 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 4070 Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Alchemist | Ada Lovelace |
| Process Node | TSMC N6 | TSMC 4N |
| CUDA Cores (Shading Units / CUDA Cores) | 3,072 | 4,608✓ |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 24 | 36✓ |
| Tensor / AI Cores | 384✓ | 144 |
Clock Speeds
| Specification | Arc A580 | GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 1,700 MHz✓ | 1,395 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 2,000 MHz | 2,175 MHz✓ |
Memory
| Specification | Arc A580 | GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM Capacity | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit✓ | 128-bit |
| Memory Speed | 16 Gbps | 16 Gbps |
| Bandwidth | 512 GB/s✓ | 256 GB/s |
Connectivity & Power
| Specification | Arc A580 | GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| TDP | 175 W | 115 W✓ |
| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | None |
| Released | Oct 2023 | Feb 2023 |
