GPU Comparison

Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.

Quick Verdict

The Radeon RX 7900 GRE is dramatically faster than the Arc A580, leading by roughly 169% in our performance index.

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INTEL
Arc A580
Price
€225
Performance
16%
VRAM
8 GB GDDR6
Key Specs Advantage
+140% XMX Engines (384 vs 160)
Price
Awaiting Data
Performance
43%
VRAM
16 GB GDDR6
Key Specs Advantage
+233% Ray Accelerators (80 vs 24)
+67% Stream Processors (5,120 vs 3,072)
+13% Bandwidth (576 GB/s vs 512 GB/s)

Radeon RX 7900 GRE vs Arc A580: In-Depth Breakdown

Performance: Radeon RX 7900 GRE vs Arc A580

The Radeon RX 7900 GRE is dramatically faster, around 169% ahead of the Arc A580. That gap is enough to move it up a tier: the Radeon RX 7900 GRE is comfortable at 4K with upscaling and native 1440p, while the Arc A580 is better matched to 1080p.

Power & Efficiency

The Arc A580 pulls less power (175W vs 260W), so it's the easier card to cool and the lighter load on your PSU. The faster Radeon RX 7900 GRE draws more overall but extracts more performance from each watt — plan for a sturdier power supply if you pick it. Its more modern RDNA 3 architecture on a TSMC N5 process is part of why it does more with each watt.

VRAM & Future-Proofing

With 16GB against 8GB, the Radeon RX 7900 GRE has more headroom for 4K textures and memory-hungry creative/AI tasks where the Arc A580's 8GB can fall short.

Features & Ecosystem

Beyond raw numbers, the Arc A580 brings Intel XeSS upscaling and AV1 encoding, while the Radeon RX 7900 GRE offers AMD FSR upscaling and strong rasterization value. 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 Radeon RX 7900 GRE?

The Radeon RX 7900 GRE is the faster card by about 169%. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Radeon RX 7900 GRE better than the Arc A580?

The Radeon RX 7900 GRE is dramatically faster, roughly 169% ahead. If your budget allows, it's the stronger pick.

Which is better for 4K gaming, the Arc A580 or the Radeon RX 7900 GRE?

The Radeon RX 7900 GRE is the better 4K option — it's comfortable at 4K with upscaling and native 1440p, and its 16GB of VRAM helps with 4K textures.

Does the Radeon RX 7900 GRE have enough VRAM advantage to matter?

Its 16GB (vs 8GB) gives real headroom for 4K, heavy texture mods, and creative/AI work. At 1080p the gap matters less.

Technical Specifications Comparison

Architecture & Cores

SpecificationArc A580Radeon RX 7900 GRE
ArchitectureAlchemistRDNA 3
Process NodeTSMC N6TSMC N5
CUDA Cores (Shading Units / Stream Processors)3,0725,120
Ray Tracing Cores2480
Tensor / AI Cores384160

Clock Speeds

SpecificationArc A580Radeon RX 7900 GRE
Base Clock1,700 MHz1,287 MHz
Boost Clock2,000 MHz2,245 MHz

Memory

SpecificationArc A580Radeon RX 7900 GRE
VRAM Capacity8 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus256-bit256-bit
Memory Speed16 Gbps18 Gbps
Bandwidth512 GB/s576 GB/s

Connectivity & Power

SpecificationArc A580Radeon RX 7900 GRE
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
TDP175 W260 W
Power Connectors2x 8-pin2x 8-pin
ReleasedOct 2023Feb 2024