Intel Arc A580 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Comparison

The Intel Arc A580 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti occupy completely different tiers of the GPU market, and the benchmark data reflects that chasm. The Arc A580 is an entry-level Alchemist part, while the RTX 5070 Ti is a high-end Blackwell flagship. This analysis breaks down where each card wins, the architectural gulf between them, and what the numbers say about real-world performance.

Where Each One Wins

The data is unambiguous: the RTX 5070 Ti wins every single head-to-head benchmark recorded in the FACT PACK. The Intel Arc A580 does not win a single test. In the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, the RTX 5070 Ti scores 6604 against the Arc A580’s 2229, a delta of -66.2% in favor of NVIDIA. The Geekbench OpenCL result is similarly one-sided, with the RTX 5070 Ti posting 212363 versus 91657 for Intel, a -56.8% delta. The Geekbench Vulkan test shows the RTX 5070 Ti at 225122 and the Arc A580 at 79381, a -64.7% delta.

If there is any area where the Arc A580 could be considered competitive, it is not visible in the available test suite. The Arc A580’s average benchmark score is 57756, while the RTX 5070 Ti’s is 49957. This is a fascinating anomaly: the Intel card has a higher average score despite losing every direct comparison. That is because the average includes different test sets — the Arc A580 only has three benchmarks in its profile, while the RTX 5070 Ti has ten, including several low-scoring Passmark legacy tests that drag its average down.

Looking at percentile ranks, both cards sit near each other: the Arc A580 is in the 87th percentile of all GPUs, while the RTX 5070 Ti is in the 86th. This suggests that within the broader database, the Arc A580’s limited but strong test results place it in a similar percentile band, even though the direct head-to-heads are overwhelmingly NVIDIA’s.

Architecture Differences

The two cards are built on fundamentally different architectures and process nodes. The Arc A580 uses Intel’s Xe-HPG architecture on the DG2-512 chip, fabricated on TSMC’s 6 nm process. It packs 21,700 million transistors on a 406 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 53.4M per mm². The RTX 5070 Ti uses NVIDIA’s Blackwell 2.0 architecture on the GB203 chip, built on TSMC’s 5 nm process. It has 45,600 million transistors on a 378 mm² die, with a density of 120.6M per mm² — more than double Intel’s density.

The memory subsystems are starkly different. The Arc A580 has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 512.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5070 Ti has 16 GB of GDDR7 on the same 256-bit bus, but with 896.0 GB/s of bandwidth — 75% higher. The NVIDIA card also runs its memory at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective), versus the Intel card’s 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective).

Compute resources tell the same story. The Arc A580 has 3072 shading units, 192 TMUs, and 96 ROPs, with 24 ray tracing cores and no dedicated tensor cores listed. The RTX 5070 Ti has 8960 shading units, 280 TMUs, and 96 ROPs, with 70 ray tracing cores and 280 tensor cores. The FP32 throughput is 12.29 TFLOPS for Intel versus 43.94 TFLOPS for NVIDIA. The FP16 numbers are also revealing: the Arc A580 does 24.58 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio, while the RTX 5070 Ti does 43.94 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, meaning NVIDIA can maintain full FP32-level throughput for FP16 workloads.

Power and connectivity differ significantly. The Arc A580 has a 175 W TDP with dual 8-pin power connectors and a 450 W suggested PSU. The RTX 5070 Ti has a 300 W TDP with a single 16-pin connector and a 700 W suggested PSU. The Intel card uses PCIe 4.0 x16, while NVIDIA uses PCIe 5.0 x16. Display outputs also differ: the Arc A580 has 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 2.0, while the RTX 5070 Ti has 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The three direct comparisons in the FACT PACK all go to NVIDIA, and the margins are substantial. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, the RTX 5070 Ti scores 6604, which is 196% higher than the Arc A580’s 2229. The -66.2% delta means the Intel card achieves only about one-third of the NVIDIA card’s performance in this test. Steel Nomad is a modern DX12 workload that stresses ray tracing and mesh shading, areas where Blackwell’s dedicated hardware excels.

Geekbench OpenCL shows a similar pattern. The RTX 5070 Ti’s 212363 score is more than double the Arc A580’s 91657, a -56.8% delta. OpenCL compute performance is heavily influenced by raw shading unit count and memory bandwidth, and NVIDIA’s 8960 shading units versus Intel’s 3072 explain the gap. The RTX 5070 Ti also has 280 tensor cores, which can accelerate certain compute workloads, though OpenCL does not directly use them in this test.

Geekbench Vulkan is the closest of the three in percentage terms, but still a decisive NVIDIA win. The RTX 5070 Ti scores 225122 against 79381 for Intel, a -64.7% delta. Vulkan performance often benefits from driver maturity and low-level overhead reduction; NVIDIA’s Blackwell architecture and mature drivers clearly outperform Intel’s Alchemist in this API. The Arc A580’s Vulkan score is only 87% of its OpenCL score, while the RTX 5070 Ti’s Vulkan score is 106% of its OpenCL score, suggesting NVIDIA has better Vulkan optimization.

The RTX 5070 Ti also has additional benchmarks in its profile that the Arc A580 lacks. In Passmark DX9, DX10, DX11, and DX12 tests, the NVIDIA card scores 351, 192, 300, and 127 respectively. Its Passmark G3D score is 32974, and its GPU compute score is 20203. These tests are not available for the Arc A580, so no direct comparison can be made, but they show the RTX 5070 Ti is capable across legacy and modern DirectX versions.

The Verdict

The data is clear: the RTX 5070 Ti is the superior GPU in every measurable way. It wins all three head-to-head benchmarks by margins ranging from 56.8% to 66.2%. It has more than double the FP32 throughput, nearly double the memory bandwidth, and significantly more shading units, TMUs, and ray tracing cores. The RTX 5070 Ti also has 16 GB of GDDR7 memory versus 8 GB of GDDR6, which is a 100% capacity increase and a 75% bandwidth increase.

Who should pick the Intel Arc A580? Only a builder who absolutely cannot use anything faster and prioritizes its specific characteristics: lower power draw (175 W versus 300 W), a smaller physical footprint (though the RTX 5070 Ti’s dimensions are listed at 304 mm length, 137 mm height, and 48 mm width, while the Arc A580’s are not provided), and a higher average benchmark score in the database due to its limited test set. The Arc A580 also has a higher transistor density per mm² than the RTX 5070 Ti, but that is a manufacturing metric, not a performance one.

Who should pick the RTX 5070 Ti? Anyone who needs maximum performance in DX12, Vulkan, or OpenCL workloads. The benchmark results show it is roughly 2.3 to 2.8 times faster than the Arc A580 in these tests. It also has tensor cores, which the Arc A580 lacks entirely, making it the only choice for AI-accelerated workloads. The RTX 5070 Ti’s launch MSRP is 749 USD, which is stated once here per the data. The Arc A580 has no launch MSRP listed.

The percentile ranks are nearly identical (87th for Intel, 86th for NVIDIA), but this is misleading. The Arc A580’s 87th percentile is based on only three benchmarks, while the RTX 5070 Ti’s 86th percentile is based on ten, including several low-scoring legacy tests. In practice, the RTX 5070 Ti is the clear winner wherever modern graphics performance matters.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has better raw compute performance?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti. Its FP32 throughput is 43.94 TFLOPS versus 12.29 TFLOPS for the Arc A580. In Geekbench OpenCL, the NVIDIA card scores 212363 against 91657 for Intel, a -56.8% delta in NVIDIA’s favor.

Q: How do the memory configurations compare?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti has 16 GB of GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus with 896.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Arc A580 has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus with 512.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA card has double the capacity and 75% more bandwidth.

Q: Which card is more power-efficient?

A: The Arc A580. It has a 175 W TDP versus the RTX 5070 Ti’s 300 W TDP. The Intel card also requires a 450 W suggested PSU, while the NVIDIA card needs 700 W. The Arc A580 uses dual 8-pin connectors, while the RTX 5070 Ti uses a single 16-pin connector.

Q: What is the performance difference in DirectX 12 workloads?

A: In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, the RTX 5070 Ti scores 6604 versus 2229 for the Arc A580, a -66.2% delta. The RTX 5070 Ti is approximately 196% faster in this test.

Q: Which card supports ray tracing better?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti has 70 ray tracing cores, while the Arc A580 has 24. The 3DMark Steel Nomad test, which includes ray tracing workloads, shows the NVIDIA card outperforming Intel by a wide margin. The RTX 5070 Ti also has 280 tensor cores; the Arc A580 has none listed.

Q: Are these cards in the same performance tier?

A: No. Despite similar percentile ranks (87th for Intel, 86th for NVIDIA), the direct head-to-head benchmarks show the RTX 5070 Ti is 56.8% to 66.2% faster in every test. The Arc A580’s higher average benchmark score is due to its smaller test set, not its actual performance.

Specification Differences

The following fields differ between the two cards:

• Chip: DG2-512 (Intel) versus GB203 (NVIDIA)
• Architecture: Xe-HPG versus Blackwell 2.0
• Generation: Alchemist (Arc 5) versus GeForce 50
• Process Node: 6 nm versus 5 nm
• Transistors: 21,700 million versus 45,600 million
• Die Size: 406 mm² versus 378 mm²
• Transistor Density: 53.4M / mm² versus 120.6M / mm²
• Base Clock: 1700 MHz versus 2295 MHz
• Boost Clock: 2000 MHz versus 2452 MHz
• Memory Clock: 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) versus 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective)
• Memory Size: 8 GB versus 16 GB
• Memory Type: GDDR6 versus GDDR7
• Memory Bandwidth: 512.0 GB/s versus 896.0 GB/s
• Shading Units: 3072 versus 8960
• TMUs: 192 versus 280
• RT Cores: 24 versus 70
• Tensor Cores: None listed versus 280
• Pixel Rate: 192.0 GPixel/s versus 235.4 GPixel/s
• Texture Rate: 384.0 GTexel/s versus 686.6 GTexel/s
• FP32: 12.29 TFLOPS versus 43.94 TFLOPS
• FP16: 24.58 TFLOPS (2:1) versus 43.94 TFLOPS (1:1)
• TDP: 175 W versus 300 W
• Power Connectors: 2x 8-pin versus 1x 16-pin
• Suggested PSU: 450 W versus 700 W
• Bus Interface: PCIe 4.0 x16 versus PCIe 5.0 x16
• Display Outputs: 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0 versus 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
• Dimensions (RTX 5070 Ti only): 304 mm length, 137 mm height, 48 mm width
• Release Date: 2023-10-09 versus 2025-02-19
• Predecessor: Xe Graphics versus GeForce 40
• Successor: Battlemage versus GeForce 60