RTX 5880 Ada Generation vs Arc A580

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Arc A580 with RTX 5880 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

Arc A580
2023
8 GB GDDR6, 175 Watt
30.41

RTX 5880 Ada Generation outperforms Arc A580 by a whopping 195% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1844
Place by popularity67not in top-100
Power efficiency11.9121.58
ArchitectureGeneration 12.7 (2022−2023)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameDG2-512AD102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date10 October 2023 (1 year ago)5 January 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores307214080
Core clock speed1700 MHz975 MHz
Boost clock speed2000 MHz2460 MHz
Number of transistors21,700 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)175 Watt285 Watt
Texture fill rate384.01,082
Floating-point processing power12.29 TFLOPS69.27 TFLOPS
ROPs96176
TMUs192440
Tensor Cores384440
Ray Tracing Cores24110

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 16-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB48 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth512.0 GB/s864.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.04x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA-8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Arc A580 30.41
RTX 5880 Ada Generation 89.71
+195%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Arc A580 11717
RTX 5880 Ada Generation 34568
+195%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD103
−191%
300−350
+191%
1440p54
−178%
150−160
+178%
4K32
−181%
90−95
+181%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 103
−191%
300−310
+191%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85
−194%
250−260
+194%
Battlefield 5 130−140
−163%
350−400
+163%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
−186%
240−250
+186%
Far Cry 5 85−90
−192%
260−270
+192%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
−194%
300−310
+194%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
−179%
550−600
+179%
Hitman 3 85−90
−192%
260−270
+192%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
−192%
500−550
+192%
Metro Exodus 130−140
−167%
350−400
+167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
−195%
280−290
+195%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160
−192%
450−500
+192%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
−165%
350−400
+165%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 102
−194%
300−310
+194%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
−188%
210−220
+188%
Battlefield 5 130−140
−163%
350−400
+163%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
−186%
240−250
+186%
Far Cry 5 85−90
−192%
260−270
+192%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
−194%
300−310
+194%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
−179%
550−600
+179%
Hitman 3 85−90
−192%
260−270
+192%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
−192%
500−550
+192%
Metro Exodus 130−140
−167%
350−400
+167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
−195%
280−290
+195%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 214
−180%
600−650
+180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
−191%
250−260
+191%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
−165%
350−400
+165%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 64
−181%
180−190
+181%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 64
−181%
180−190
+181%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
−186%
240−250
+186%
Far Cry 5 85−90
−192%
260−270
+192%
Forza Horizon 4 87
−187%
250−260
+187%
Hitman 3 85−90
−192%
260−270
+192%
Horizon Zero Dawn 109
−175%
300−310
+175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 177
−182%
500−550
+182%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 68
−194%
200−210
+194%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60
−183%
170−180
+183%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
−195%
280−290
+195%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
−184%
230−240
+184%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
−181%
180−190
+181%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 54
−178%
150−160
+178%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 51
−194%
150−160
+194%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−186%
140−150
+186%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−192%
140−150
+192%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
−183%
650−700
+183%
Hitman 3 55−60
−191%
160−170
+191%
Horizon Zero Dawn 87
−187%
250−260
+187%
Metro Exodus 91
−186%
260−270
+186%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130
−169%
350−400
+169%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55
−191%
160−170
+191%
Watch Dogs: Legion 190−200
−178%
550−600
+178%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
−192%
210−220
+192%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−186%
120−130
+186%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−186%
100−105
+186%
Hitman 3 30−35
−194%
100−105
+194%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
−193%
550−600
+193%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−178%
150−160
+178%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 61
−179%
170−180
+179%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35
−186%
100−105
+186%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30
−183%
85−90
+183%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−178%
75−80
+178%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−180%
70−75
+180%
Forza Horizon 4 56
−186%
160−170
+186%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 73
−188%
210−220
+188%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27
−178%
75−80
+178%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−170%
100−105
+170%

This is how Arc A580 and RTX 5880 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 191% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 178% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 181% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.41 89.71
Recency 10 October 2023 5 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 6 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 175 Watt 285 Watt

Arc A580 has 62.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 5880 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 195% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 5880 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A580 in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc A580 is a desktop card while RTX 5880 Ada Generation is a workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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