Intel Arc A580 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The recorded benchmark data draws a clear line between these two GPUs. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti wins every single head-to-head test in the database, taking all three comparisons outright. The Intel Arc A580, by contrast, does not record a single victory in any shared benchmark. That is a decisive sweep, but it does not mean the Arc A580 is without purpose. Its placement in the broader database tells a different story.

The Intel Arc A580 sits at the 87th percentile among all GPUs, which places it above the RTX 4070 Ti's 84th percentile. That is a curious inversion. The A580's average benchmark score of 57,756 is higher than the RTX 4070 Ti's 44,795, even though the RTX 4070 Ti crushes it in every direct comparison. The explanation lies in the benchmark mix. The database averages across a wide set of tests, and the A580's closest rivals in that aggregate are the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM (58,085, just 0.6% higher), the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE (57,367, 0.7% lower), the Intel Arc A570M (58,239, 0.8% higher), and the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT (58,392, 1.1% higher). These are all cards that cluster within a narrow performance band, which suggests the A580 is a consistent mid-range performer across many workloads.

The RTX 4070 Ti, meanwhile, has nearest rivals like the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile (45,152, 0.8% higher), the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT (45,384, 1.3% higher), the NVIDIA RTX A6000 (44,075, 1.6% lower), and the Intel Arc A730M (45,592, 1.7% higher). Its average is dragged down by legacy DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 tests, where it scores 352 and 187 respectively, alongside a G2D score of 1,200. The A580 has no such legacy scores in the database, so its average reflects only modern workloads. In short, the RTX 4070 Ti wins where it matters for current gaming and compute, while the A580 holds its own in a broader, more eclectic benchmark suite.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from entirely different design philosophies. The Intel Arc A580 uses the DG2-512 chip built on the Xe-HPG architecture, part of the Alchemist generation (Arc 5). It is fabricated on a 6 nm process at TSMC, with 21,700 million transistors on a 406 mm² die. That works out to a transistor density of 53.4 million per square millimeter. The chip packs 3,072 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, 96 render output units, and 24 ray tracing cores. It has no dedicated tensor cores, and its FP16 performance is rated at 24.58 TFLOPS using a 2:1 ratio, meaning it halves FP32 throughput for FP16 work.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti uses the AD104 chip, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture from the GeForce 40-series. It moves to a 5 nm TSMC process, packing 35,800 million transistors into a smaller 294 mm² die, giving it a much higher transistor density of 121.8 million per square millimeter. The shader count jumps to 7,680, with 240 TMUs, 80 ROPs, and 60 RT cores. It also includes 240 tensor cores, a feature the A580 lacks entirely. FP32 performance is listed at 40.09 TFLOPS, and FP16 is also 40.09 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio, meaning there is no throughput penalty for FP16 workloads. This is a fundamental architectural difference: the A580 is a dual-issue design for FP16, while the RTX 4070 Ti handles both at full rate.

Memory configurations also diverge sharply. The A580 has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 512.0 GB/s of bandwidth at 16 Gbps effective. The RTX 4070 Ti has 12 GB of GDDR6X on a narrower 192-bit bus, yet it still achieves 504.2 GB/s at 21 Gbps effective. The wider bus on the A580 nearly compensates for the slower memory, but the RTX 4070 Ti gains capacity and uses a faster memory type. Both cards support PCIe 4.0 x16, and both list DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Display outputs differ: the A580 offers 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 2.0, while the RTX 4070 Ti offers 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. The A580 is listed as still in production, while the RTX 4070 Ti is marked end-of-life, with its successor being GeForce 50.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The three shared tests in the database tell a consistent story of NVIDIA dominance, but the margins vary significantly. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, the RTX 4070 Ti scores 5,024 against the A580's 2,229. That is a 55.6% deficit for the Intel card, meaning the RTX 4070 Ti delivers more than double the performance in this modern DirectX 12 workload. This is the closest of the three contests, and it still represents a massive gap.

Geekbench OpenCL shows a similar pattern. The RTX 4070 Ti posts 176,953 points, while the A580 manages 91,657. The delta is 48.2% in favor of NVIDIA. This test exercises general compute across a variety of workloads, and the RTX 4070 Ti's higher shader count and FP32 throughput (40.09 TFLOPS versus 12.29 TFLOPS) explain the roughly 1.9x advantage. The A580's FP16 advantage, if any, does not show up here because OpenCL often defaults to FP32 paths.

The largest gap appears in Geekbench Vulkan. The RTX 4070 Ti scores 213,808, while the A580 trails at 79,381. That is a 62.9% deficit, the widest margin of any test. Vulkan tends to favor raw throughput and driver efficiency, and the RTX 4070 Ti's combination of 7,680 shaders, 240 tensor cores, and mature driver stack runs away with this one. For the A580, this result is particularly telling because Vulkan is often a strong API for Intel's architecture in theory, but the recorded data shows it falling far behind.

Across all three tests, the RTX 4070 Ti wins 3 out of 3. The A580's best relative showing is in OpenCL (48.2% behind), and its worst is in Vulkan (62.9% behind). There is no workload in the shared set where the A580 comes within a single percentage point, let alone wins.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score in the database?

A: The Intel Arc A580 has a higher average benchmark score of 57,756 compared to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti's 44,795. This is despite the RTX 4070 Ti winning every head-to-head test, because the averages include different benchmark suites.

Q: How much faster is the RTX 4070 Ti in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti scores 5,024 versus the A580's 2,229, which puts the Intel card 55.6% behind. This is the smallest margin of the three shared tests.

Q: What is the biggest performance gap between the two cards?

A: The largest gap is in Geekbench Vulkan, where the RTX 4070 Ti scores 213,808 and the A580 scores 79,381, a 62.9% deficit for Intel.

Q: Does the A580 have any advantage in memory bandwidth?

A: Yes, marginally. The A580 has a 256-bit bus with 512.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the RTX 4070 Ti has a 192-bit bus with 504.2 GB/s. The A580 leads by about 7.8 GB/s, but the RTX 4070 Ti uses faster GDDR6X memory and has 12 GB versus 8 GB.

Q: Are both cards still in production?

A: No. The Intel Arc A580 is listed as Active, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is listed as End-of-life.

Q: Which card has more ray tracing cores?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti has 60 RT cores, while the A580 has 24. The NVIDIA card also has 240 tensor cores, which the A580 lacks entirely.

The Verdict

The data points to a straightforward conclusion for gamers and compute users: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is the faster card in every measurable shared workload. It leads by 55.6% in 3DMark Steel Nomad, 48.2% in OpenCL, and 62.9% in Vulkan. If the priority is raw performance in current DirectX 12 and Vulkan applications, the RTX 4070 Ti is the clear choice from this comparison.

However, the database also shows that the Intel Arc A580 occupies a different tier. Its average benchmark score is higher than the RTX 4070 Ti's, and its nearest rivals are all cards that cluster within a few percentage points of its own aggregate. That suggests the A580 is a balanced performer for a broader set of tasks, particularly those that do not stress modern APIs. It also has more memory bandwidth (512.0 GB/s versus 504.2 GB/s) and a wider memory bus (256-bit versus 192-bit), which can help in bandwidth-sensitive workloads. But those advantages do not translate into wins in any shared test.

For a buyer choosing between these two, the RTX 4070 Ti is the performance pick, and its higher transistor density (121.8M per mm² versus 53.4M per mm²) reflects a more modern, efficient design. The A580, being active and newer in release (October 2023 versus January 2023), may appeal to those who prioritize a still-supported product or who need DisplayPort 2.0 outputs. Yet the benchmark record is unambiguous: the RTX 4070 Ti wins every test, and the A580 never comes close.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every major specification. The RTX 4070 Ti uses a 5 nm process versus the A580's 6 nm, and it packs 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die versus 21,700 million on 406 mm². Transistor density is 121.8M per mm² versus 53.4M per mm². Clock speeds favor NVIDIA: base 2310 MHz and boost 2610 MHz versus 1700 MHz and 2000 MHz. Memory differs in size (12 GB versus 8 GB), type (GDDR6X versus GDDR6), bus width (192-bit versus 256-bit), and bandwidth (504.2 GB/s versus 512.0 GB/s). The RTX 4070 Ti has 7,680 shading units, 240 TMUs, 80 ROPs, 60 RT cores, and 240 tensor cores; the A580 has 3,072 shading units, 192 TMUs, 96 ROPs, 24 RT cores, and no tensor cores. Pixel rate is 208.8 GPixel/s versus 192.0 GPixel/s, and texture rate is 626.4 GTexel/s versus 384.0 GTexel/s. FP32 is 40.09 TFLOPS versus 12.29 TFLOPS, and FP16 is 40.09 TFLOPS (1:1) versus 24.58 TFLOPS (2:1). TDP is 285 W versus 175 W, with the RTX 4070 Ti using a 1x 16-pin connector and a 600 W suggested PSU, while the A580 uses 2x 8-pin and a 450 W PSU. Both are dual-slot, but the RTX 4070 Ti has measured dimensions of 285 mm length, 112 mm height, and 42 mm width. Display outputs differ: the A580 has 3x DisplayPort 2.0, while the RTX 4070 Ti has 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. Release dates are January 2023 for NVIDIA and October 2023 for Intel.