GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
On raw speed the Arc A580 comes out dramatically faster — about 45% ahead of the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti. But the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is the better value, undercutting it by $115 USD for the performance you get.
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Arc A580 vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Arc A580 vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
The Arc A580 is dramatically faster, around 45% ahead of the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti. That gap is enough to move it up a tier: the Arc A580 is comfortable at 1080p, while the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is better matched to entry-level 1080p.
Price & Value
The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti currently lists from $165 USD, $115 USD less than the Arc A580 at $280 USD. Despite being slower, the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti offers the better performance-per-dollar (~17% better value), so budget-focused buyers should weigh it carefully. The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is trading below its $279 USD MSRP — a genuine deal. The Arc A580 still sits about $101 USD above its $179 USD MSRP.
Power & Efficiency
At 120W against 175W, the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is both the lower-power and the more efficient card, making it the easier build to cool and power.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
The Arc A580 carries 8GB versus 6GB on the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti. The extra 2GB 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 4 years newer than the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (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 GTX 1660 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 1660 Ti?
Choose the Arc A580 if you want the most performance and can absorb the higher price. If you're optimizing for value, the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti stretches your money further for only slightly lower performance.