Arc A580 vs ATI FirePro V4800
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 182 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 82 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 12.06 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | Redwood | DG2-512 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 26 April 2010 (14 years ago) | 10 October 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $189 | no data |
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 cores | 400 | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | 775 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 627 million | 21,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 69 Watt | 175 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 15.50 | 384.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.62 TFLOPS | 12.29 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 96 |
| TMUs | 20 | 192 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 384 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 24 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 8-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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.6 GB/s | 512.0 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0 |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 26 April 2010 | 10 October 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 69 Watt | 175 Watt |
ATI V4800 has 153.6% lower power consumption.
Arc A580, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FirePro V4800 and Arc A580. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro V4800 is a workstation graphics card while Arc A580 is a desktop 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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