Intel Arc A580 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER Comparison

Intel Arc A580 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER occupy different tiers of the current GPU landscape, and the recorded benchmark data confirms a wide performance gap. The Intel part is built on the Xe-HPG architecture with the DG2-512 chip, while the NVIDIA card uses the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with the GB203 chip. The Arc A580 is positioned in the Alchemist generation, specifically Arc 5, whereas the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER belongs to the GeForce 50 series. Both are active products, but their performance profiles, memory subsystems, and architectural priorities separate them clearly. The database records a single shared benchmark, 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, where the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER scores 6269.5 against the Arc A580’s 2229, a difference of 64.4 percent in favor of NVIDIA. That single result drives the head-to-head win tally to one for NVIDIA and zero for Intel. Beyond that, the Arc A580 has additional benchmark entries in Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan, while the NVIDIA card only has the one 3DMark result in the database.

Where Each One Wins

The head-to-head benchmark record shows the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER winning the only shared test, 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, with a score of 6269.5 versus 2229 for the Intel Arc A580. The percentage delta of 64.4 percent in NVIDIA’s favor indicates a substantial performance advantage in that workload. Since this is the only direct comparison available, the win tally stands at one for NVIDIA and zero for Intel. The Arc A580 does not claim a single victory in any recorded head-to-head test. However, the Intel card has additional benchmark data that the NVIDIA card lacks. The Arc A580 records a Geekbench OpenCL score of 91657 and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 79381. These results are not directly comparable to the NVIDIA card because the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has no corresponding Geekbench entries in the database. Therefore, the Arc A580’s measurable strengths in compute-oriented API benchmarks exist, but they cannot be weighed against the NVIDIA part in a like-for-like manner.

The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER’s win in Steel Nomad is consistent with its higher shading unit count, 8960 versus 3072, and its higher FP32 throughput of 43.94 TFLOPS versus 12.29 TFLOPS. The NVIDIA card also carries 70 ray tracing cores and 280 tensor cores, while the Intel part has 24 ray tracing cores and no tensor core field recorded. The data suggests that for modern DirectX 12 workloads, the NVIDIA card is the stronger performer by a large margin. The Arc A580’s percentile ranking among all GPUs is 87, which places it above the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER’s percentile of 36. This is an unusual pairing of metrics: the Intel card ranks higher in the overall percentile distribution, yet loses decisively in the direct benchmark comparison. The explanation lies in the fact that the percentile field reflects placement among all GPUs in the database, while the head-to-head result reflects a single workload. The Arc A580’s average benchmark score of 57756 pulls from three tests, including the two Geekbench entries, while the NVIDIA card’s average of 6270 is based solely on the Steel Nomad result. The Intel part’s higher percentile and higher average score are artifacts of different test sets, not evidence of overall superiority.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural lineages. Intel uses Xe-HPG, the architecture behind the Alchemist generation, while NVIDIA uses Blackwell 2.0 for the GeForce 50 series. The process nodes differ as well: the Arc A580 is fabricated on a 6 nm process at TSMC, and the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is fabricated on a 5 nm process, also at TSMC. The transistor counts reflect the scale difference. The Intel chip integrates 21700 million transistors on a die size of 406 mm², giving a transistor density of 53.4 million per mm². The NVIDIA chip packs 45600 million transistors into a smaller 378 mm² die, resulting in a density of 120.6 million per mm². That density gap is more than double, indicating a fundamentally more compact and dense design for the Blackwell chip.

The core configurations diverge sharply. The Arc A580 has 3072 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output units. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has 8960 shading units, 280 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output units. Both cards share the same ROP count, but the NVIDIA part has 2.9 times the shading units and 1.46 times the TMUs. Ray tracing hardware also differs: 24 RT cores on the Intel side versus 70 on the NVIDIA side. Tensor cores are present only on the NVIDIA card, with 280 of them. The Intel card has no tensor core count recorded in the database. FP32 compute rates follow the core counts: 12.29 TFLOPS for Intel and 43.94 TFLOPS for NVIDIA. FP16 performance is identical to FP32 on the NVIDIA card at 43.94 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio, while the Intel card doubles its FP32 rate to 24.58 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio.

The memory architecture also separates the two. The Arc A580 uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256 bit bus, delivering 512.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER uses 16 GB of GDDR7 on the same 256 bit bus, delivering 896.0 GB/s. The NVIDIA card has twice the capacity and 75 percent more bandwidth. Both cards are dual-slot designs, but the power delivery differs: the Intel card uses two 8-pin connectors with a 175 W TDP and a suggested 450 W power supply, while the NVIDIA card uses a single 16-pin connector with a 350 W TDP and no suggested PSU listed. The bus interface also advances between generations: PCIe 4.0 x16 for Intel and PCIe 5.0 x16 for NVIDIA. Display outputs are similar in count, with the Intel card offering 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 2.0, and the NVIDIA card offering 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only direct comparison in the database is 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER scores 6269.5, and the Intel Arc A580 scores 2229. The delta is 64.4 percent in favor of NVIDIA. That is a decisive margin, and it aligns with the raw specifications. The NVIDIA card’s FP32 throughput of 43.94 TFLOPS is roughly 3.6 times the Intel card’s 12.29 TFLOPS. The memory bandwidth advantage, 896.0 GB/s versus 512.0 GB/s, also favors NVIDIA. The shading unit count of 8960 versus 3072 reinforces the gap. In a DirectX 12 workload like Steel Nomad, the NVIDIA card’s architectural advantages translate directly into a higher score.

The Arc A580’s nearest rivals in the database include the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM with an average score of 58085 and a delta of negative 0.6 percent, the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE with 57367 and a positive 0.7 percent delta, the Intel Arc A570M with 58239 and negative 0.8 percent, and the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT with 58392 and negative 1.1 percent. These deltas are small, all within roughly one percent, placing the Arc A580 in a tight competitive cluster around its average benchmark score of 57756. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER’s nearest rivals are closer to its own average of 6270. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 matches at 6270 with a zero percent delta, the NVIDIA Quadro K620 sits at 6282 with a negative 0.2 percent delta, the AMD FirePro W600 at 6223 with a positive 0.8 percent delta, and the AMD Radeon R7 M350 at 6327 with a negative 0.9 percent delta. These rival clusters show that each card competes in a distinct performance neighborhood, and the Steel Nomad score places the NVIDIA card far above the Intel card.

Specification Differences

The specification sheets differ in nearly every category. The Arc A580 uses the DG2-512 chip, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER uses GB203. Process node: 6 nm for Intel, 5 nm for NVIDIA. Transistor count: 21700 million versus 45600 million. Die size: 406 mm² versus 378 mm². Transistor density: 53.4 million per mm² versus 120.6 million per mm². Base clock: 1700 MHz for Intel versus 2295 MHz for NVIDIA. Boost clock: 2000 MHz versus 2452 MHz. Memory clock: 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective for Intel versus 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective for NVIDIA. Memory size: 8 GB versus 16 GB. Memory type: GDDR6 versus GDDR7. Bus width is the same at 256 bit. Bandwidth: 512.0 GB/s versus 896.0 GB/s. Shading units: 3072 versus 8960. TMUs: 192 versus 280. ROPs are equal at 96. RT cores: 24 versus 70. Tensor cores: none recorded for Intel versus 280 for NVIDIA. 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 with a 2:1 ratio versus 43.94 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio. TDP: 175 W versus 350 W. Power connectors: 2x 8-pin versus 1x 16-pin. Suggested PSU: 450 W for Intel, none listed for NVIDIA. Bus interface: PCIe 4.0 x16 versus PCIe 5.0 x16. Display outputs: 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 2.0 versus 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b. The NVIDIA card lists physical dimensions of 304 mm length, 137 mm height, and 48 mm width; the Intel card has no dimensions recorded. Release dates differ as well: October 9, 2023 for the Arc A580 and December 31, 2025 for the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER. The NVIDIA card has a launch MSRP of 749 USD. The Intel card has no launch MSRP recorded. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate with feature level 12_2, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins the only shared benchmark in the database?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER wins 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 with a score of 6269.5, while the Intel Arc A580 scores 2229, a difference of 64.4 percent in favor of NVIDIA.

Q: How do the memory configurations compare?

A: The Arc A580 has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256 bit bus with 512.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has 16 GB of GDDR7 on a 256 bit bus with 896.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: What are the FP32 compute figures for each card?

A: The Intel Arc A580 delivers 12.29 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER delivers 43.94 TFLOPS.

Q: Do both cards have the same number of raster output units?

A: Yes, both the Arc A580 and the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER have 96 ROPs.

Q: Which card has tensor cores?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has 280 tensor cores. The Intel Arc A580 has no tensor core count recorded in the database.

Q: What is the process node difference between the two GPUs?

A: The Intel Arc A580 is built on a 6 nm process at TSMC. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is built on a 5 nm process at TSMC.