Intel Arc A580 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti AD104 Comparison

FAQ

Q: How do the two GPUs compare in overall benchmark standing?

A: The Intel Arc A580 sits at the 87th percentile among all GPUs in the database, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti AD104 sits at the 50th percentile. The Arc A580 has a recorded average benchmark score of 57,756, whereas the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 has no recorded average benchmark score in the database.

Q: What are the closest rivals to the Intel Arc A580 based on measured performance?

A: The database lists four nearest rivals for the Arc A580: the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM (average score 58,085, 0.6% ahead), the Intel Arc A570M (average score 58,239, 0.8% ahead), the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT (average score 58,392, 1.1% ahead), and the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE (average score 57,367, 0.7% behind). The Arc A580 sits between these cards, trailing the RX 5600 OEM by 0.6%, the Arc A570M by 0.8%, and the RX 6950 XT by 1.1%, while leading the RX 9070 GRE by 0.7%.

Q: What does the recorded data show for the Arc A580 in specific benchmark tests?

A: The Arc A580 scores 2,229 in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, 91,657 in Geekbench OpenCL, and 79,381 in Geekbench Vulkan. These three results are the only direct benchmark measurements recorded for either GPU in the database.

Q: Are there any direct head-to-head benchmark results between these two cards?

A: No. The head-to-head benchmark list is empty, and wins for each card are both zero. The comparison relies on the Arc A580's measured results and the architectural and specification differences recorded for each card.

Q: What is the production status of each GPU?

A: The Intel Arc A580 is listed as Active in production. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti AD104 is listed as End-of-life.

Q: What process nodes and foundries are used by each GPU?

A: The Intel Arc A580 uses a 6 nm process at TSMC. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti AD104 uses a 5 nm process at the same foundry, TSMC.

Architecture Differences

The Intel Arc A580 is built on the Xe-HPG architecture with the DG2-512 chip, part of the Alchemist generation within the Arc 5 family. It packs 21,700 million transistors on a 406 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 53.4 million transistors per mm². The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti AD104 uses the Ada Lovelace architecture with the AD104 chip, belonging to the GeForce 40 series. It contains 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 121.8 million per mm². The density gap is stark: NVIDIA crams roughly 2.3 times more transistors per area than Intel, despite the smaller physical die.

Clock behavior also separates the two. The Arc A580 runs a 1700 MHz base clock and a 2000 MHz boost clock. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 runs a 2310 MHz base clock and a 2535 MHz boost clock. NVIDIA's card clocks 610 MHz higher at base and 535 MHz higher at boost. Memory clocks diverge as well: the Arc A580 memory runs at 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective, while the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 memory runs at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective.

The compute topology differs significantly. The Arc A580 has 3,072 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, 96 raster output units, and 24 ray tracing cores. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 has 4,352 shading units, 136 TMUs, 48 ROPs, and 34 RT cores. The NVIDIA card also includes 136 tensor cores, a feature the Arc A580 lacks entirely, with the field recorded as null. This means the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 carries dedicated AI acceleration hardware while the Arc A580 does not.

The memory subsystem takes different approaches. Both use 8 GB of GDDR6, but the Arc A580 uses a 256-bit bus, producing 512.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 uses a 128-bit bus, yielding 288.0 GB/s. Intel's card delivers 224.0 GB/s more memory bandwidth, a 77.8% advantage. The bus interface also differs: the Arc A580 uses PCIe 4.0 x16, while the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 uses PCIe 4.0 x8.

Display output capabilities differ. The Arc A580 offers 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 2.0. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 offers 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so the API feature set is identical.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark results between the Intel Arc A580 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti AD104. Wins for each card are recorded as zero. The comparison must therefore draw on the Arc A580's individual benchmark scores and the architectural data for both cards.

The Arc A580's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2,229 provides a fixed reference point, but there is no equivalent score for the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 in the database. Similarly, the Geekbench OpenCL score of 91,657 and the Vulkan score of 79,381 for the Arc A580 have no counterpart for the NVIDIA card. Without paired measurements, a direct performance delta cannot be computed.

What the recorded data does show is where the Arc A580 stands relative to its listed rivals. The nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM, scores 58,085 on average, only 0.6% ahead of the Arc A580's 57,756. The Intel Arc A570M sits 0.8% ahead at 58,239, and the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT sits 1.1% ahead at 58,392. The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE trails the Arc A580 by 0.7% with an average score of 57,367. These deltas are tight, all within a 1.8 percentage point band, indicating the Arc A580 performs in a narrow competitive cluster.

The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 has no average benchmark score and no rivals listed, so its performance position cannot be derived from the database. The only quantitative statements available come from the specification sheet: higher shader count, higher clocks, higher FP32 throughput, and tensor core availability on the NVIDIA side, versus a wider memory bus, higher bandwidth, and more ROPs on the Intel side.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every recorded specification field. The Arc A580 uses the DG2-512 chip on a 6 nm TSMC process with 21,700 million transistors and a 406 mm² die. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 uses the AD104 chip on a 5 nm TSMC process with 35,800 million transistors and a 294 mm² die. Transistor density is 53.4M per mm² for Intel and 121.8M per mm² for NVIDIA.

Clock speeds: the Arc A580 has a 1700 MHz base and 2000 MHz boost. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 has a 2310 MHz base and 2535 MHz boost. Memory clock: 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective for Intel, 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective for NVIDIA.

Compute units: the Arc A580 has 3,072 shading units, 192 TMUs, 96 ROPs, and 24 RT cores. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 has 4,352 shading units, 136 TMUs, 48 ROPs, and 34 RT cores. The NVIDIA card has 136 tensor cores; the Intel card has none recorded.

Memory: both have 8 GB GDDR6, but the bus width is 256-bit for Intel and 128-bit for NVIDIA. Bandwidth is 512.0 GB/s versus 288.0 GB/s. Pixel rate is 192.0 GPixel/s for Intel and 121.7 GPixel/s for NVIDIA. Texture rate is 384.0 GTexel/s for Intel and 344.8 GTexel/s for NVIDIA. FP32 throughput is 12.29 TFLOPS for Intel and 22.06 TFLOPS for NVIDIA. FP16 is 24.58 TFLOPS (2:1) for Intel and 22.06 TFLOPS (1:1) for NVIDIA.

Power and physical specs: TDP is 175 W for Intel and 160 W for NVIDIA. Power connectors are 2x 8-pin for Intel and 1x 16-pin for NVIDIA. Both suggest a 450 W PSU. Both are dual-slot. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 has recorded dimensions of 240 mm length, 111 mm height, and 40 mm width; the Arc A580 has none recorded. The bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x16 for Intel and PCIe 4.0 x8 for NVIDIA. Display outputs match on HDMI (1x HDMI 2.1) but differ on DisplayPort: 3x DisplayPort 2.0 for Intel versus 3x DisplayPort 1.4a for NVIDIA.

Release dates differ: the Arc A580 launched on 2023-10-09, the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 on 2024-03-31. Production status is Active for Intel and End-of-life for NVIDIA. The NVIDIA card has a recorded launch MSRP of 399 USD, stated once here as launch MSRP. The Intel card has no launch MSRP recorded.

Where Each One Wins

The Intel Arc A580 wins on memory bandwidth and rasterization throughput. Its 512.0 GB/s bandwidth is 224.0 GB/s higher than the NVIDIA card's 288.0 GB/s, a direct result of the 256-bit bus versus 128-bit. The pixel rate of 192.0 GPixel/s exceeds the NVIDIA card's 121.7 GPixel/s by 70.3 GPixel/s, and the texture rate of 384.0 GTexel/s exceeds 344.8 GTexel/s by 39.2 GTexel/s. These figures suggest the Arc A580 holds an advantage in fill-rate-bound and bandwidth-bound workloads, where large textures and high resolutions demand rapid pixel and texel output. The Arc A580 also carries 96 ROPs against 48, doubling the raster output unit count. DisplayPort 2.0 support gives it a modern display connectivity edge over DisplayPort 1.4a.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti AD104 wins on compute throughput and clock speed. Its FP32 output of 22.06 TFLOPS is 9.77 TFLOPS higher than the Arc A580's 12.29 TFLOPS, a 79.5% advantage. The 4,352 shading units outnumber the Arc A580's 3,072 by 1,280. Boost clock of 2535 MHz is 535 MHz higher. The 34 RT cores exceed 24, and the 136 tensor cores provide AI compute capability the Intel card does not have. The NVIDIA card's FP16 output of 22.06 TFLOPS (1:1) is close to but slightly below the Intel card's 24.58 TFLOPS (2:1), though the 1:1 ratio means no rate penalty for FP16 workloads. The 160 W TDP is 15 W lower, and the smaller die at 294 mm² with higher density indicates a more compact implementation.

The Arc A580 holds the advantage in memory bandwidth, pixel rate, texture rate, ROP count, and bus width. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 holds the advantage in shader count, RT core count, tensor cores, clock speeds, FP32 throughput, transistor density, and power efficiency. The Arc A580's production status is Active; the NVIDIA card is End-of-life, which affects availability but not measured capability.

The Verdict

The data paints a split picture. The Intel Arc A580 is positioned in a tight competitive cluster, with its average benchmark score of 57,756 falling within 1.1% of three different AMD and Intel rivals. Its 87th percentile standing among all GPUs reflects a card that is actively produced and measured in the database. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti AD104, by contrast, has no benchmark scores, no rivals, and a 50th percentile standing that reflects its lack of recorded measurements rather than its specifications.

For bandwidth-sensitive and rasterization-heavy workloads, the Arc A580 has the stronger specification sheet. The 512.0 GB/s bandwidth, 192.0 GPixel/s pixel rate, and 96 ROPs give it clear headroom in scenarios that stress memory throughput and fill rate. Its 8 GB GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus is a fundamentally wider memory path than the NVIDIA card's 128-bit implementation.

For compute-heavy and AI-adjacent workloads, the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 has the stronger specification sheet. The 22.06 TFLOPS FP32 output, 136 tensor cores, and 2535 MHz boost clock indicate a card built for shader-heavy and tensor-accelerated tasks. The 5 nm process with 121.8M transistors per mm² shows a denser, more modern implementation, and the 160 W TDP is lower despite the higher compute ceiling.

The Arc A580 is the only one of the two with measured benchmark results, so it is the only one whose performance position can be verified against the database's rival list. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104's case rests entirely on its architectural specifications, which are substantial but unverified in this database. The launch MSRP of 399 USD for the NVIDIA card is the only recorded price information; the Intel card has none. Production status favors Intel, as the Arc A580 remains Active while the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 is End-of-life. The choice between the two depends on whether the workload prioritizes memory bandwidth and rasterization, where Intel leads, or compute throughput and tensor acceleration, where NVIDIA leads.