Arc A580 vs GeForce 9800M GTS SLI

Place in the ranking	900	182
Place by popularity	not in top-100	82
Power efficiency	0.91	12.06
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	NB9E-GT	DG2-512
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 July 2008 (16 years ago)	10 October 2023 (1 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 cores	128	3072
Core clock speed	600 MHz	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2000 MHz
Number of transistors	1508 Million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	384.0
Floating-point processing power	no data	12.29 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	96
TMUs	no data	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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 8-pin
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	512.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	no data	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	10	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
CUDA	+	-

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.

9800M GTS SLI 1.95

Arc A580 30.27
+1452%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

9800M GTS SLI 5663

Arc A580 95677
+1590%

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 HD	6−7 −1650%	105 +1650%
1440p	3−4 −1733%	55 +1733%
4K	2−3 −1550%	33 +1550%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−1400%

60−65
+1400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −1371%	103 +1371%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −13200%	130−140 +13200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −1580%	80−85 +1580%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1400%	60−65 +1400%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −2867%	85−90 +2867%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −1940%	100−110 +1940%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −2363%	190−200 +2363%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1171%	85−90 +1171%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −850%	170−180 +850%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −2275%	95−100 +2275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −1440%	150−160 +1440%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −277%	130−140 +277%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −1357%	102 +1357%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −13200%	130−140 +13200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −1580%	80−85 +1580%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1400%	60−65 +1400%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −2867%	85−90 +2867%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −1940%	100−110 +1940%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −2363%	190−200 +2363%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1171%	85−90 +1171%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −850%	170−180 +850%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −2275%	95−100 +2275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −2040%	214 +2040%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −617%	85−90 +617%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −277%	130−140 +277%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −814%	64 +814%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −1580%	80−85 +1580%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1400%	60−65 +1400%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −2867%	85−90 +2867%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −988%	87 +988%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1171%	85−90 +1171%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −506%	109 +506%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −1670%	177 +1670%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −467%	68 +467%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −71.4%	60 +71.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−2275%

95−100
+2275%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −2600%	80−85 +2600%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −2033%	60−65 +2033%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −2600%	54 +2600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −4800%	45−50 +4800%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −2300%	45−50 +2300%
Hitman 3	7−8 −686%	55−60 +686%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 −1350%	87 +1350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −5400%	55 +5400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 −1700%	190−200 +1700%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−1340%

70−75
+1340%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−3400%

35−40
+3400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −1650%	35 +1650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −2900%	30 +2900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	27−30
Far Cry 5	1−2 −2400%	24−27 +2400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	27

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−1133%

35−40
+1133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85 +0%	85 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	73 +0%	73 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	51 +0%	51 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Metro Exodus	91 +0%	91 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130 +0%	130 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Hitman 3	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	61 +0%	61 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4	56 +0%	56 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	73 +0%	73 +0%

This is how 9800M GTS SLI and Arc A580 compete in popular games:

Arc A580 is 1650% faster in 1080p
Arc A580 is 1733% faster in 1440p
Arc A580 is 1550% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Arc A580 is 13200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc A580 is ahead in 48 tests (75%)
there's a draw in 16 tests (25%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.95	30.27
Recency	15 July 2008	10 October 2023
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	175 Watt

9800M GTS SLI has 16.7% lower power consumption.

Arc A580, on the other hand, has a 1452.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 816.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A580 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTS SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9800M GTS SLI is a notebook 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.