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 Arc A580 and the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti offer nearly identical market value.
On raw speed the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti comes out marginally faster — about 6% ahead of the Arc A580. But the Arc A580 is the better value, undercutting it by $81 AED for the performance you get.
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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 $1,146 AED, $81 AED less than the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti at $1,228 AED. Despite being slower, the Arc A580 offers the better performance-per-dollar, so budget-focused buyers should weigh it carefully. The Arc A580 still sits about $967 AED above its $179 AED MSRP. The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti still sits about $529 AED above its $699 AED MSRP.
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?
Choose the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 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.
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 $81 AED 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 |
