GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
On raw speed the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER comes out significantly faster — about 31% ahead of the Arc A580. But the Arc A580 is the better value, undercutting it by $313 EUR for the performance you get.
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GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER vs Arc A580: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER vs Arc A580
The GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER is significantly faster, around 31% 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 $225 EUR, $313 EUR less than the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER at $538 EUR. Despite being slower, the Arc A580 offers the better performance-per-dollar (~82% better value), so budget-focused buyers should weigh it carefully. The GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 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.
Generation & Longevity
The Arc A580 is roughly 4 years newer than the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER (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 2080 SUPER 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 2080 SUPER?
Choose the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER if you want the most performance and can absorb the higher price. If you're optimizing for value, the Arc A580 stretches your money further for only slightly lower performance.