Arc A580 vs GeForce 9800M GTX SLI

Place in the ranking	769	182
Place by popularity	not in top-100	84
Power efficiency	1.41	12.19
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	NB9E-GTX	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	224	3072
Core clock speed	500 MHz	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2000 MHz
Number of transistors	3016 Million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 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	1 GB	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 GTX SLI 3.08

Arc A580 31.00
+906%

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 GTX SLI 8193

Arc A580 95677
+1068%

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	10−12 −930%	103 +930%
1440p	5−6 −1000%	55 +1000%
4K	3−4 −1000%	33 +1000%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −791%	98 +791%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −900%	70−75 +900%
Elden Ring	6−7 −1250%	81 +1250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −1025%	90−95 +1025%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −655%	83 +655%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −900%	70−75 +900%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −1743%	258 +1743%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −2133%	134 +2133%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −482%	60−65 +482%
Valorant	2−3 −6100%	120−130 +6100%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −1025%	90−95 +1025%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −573%	74 +573%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −900%	70−75 +900%
Dota 2	8−9 −975%	86 +975%
Elden Ring	6−7 −1650%	100−110 +1650%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −271%	63 +271%
Fortnite	16−18 −759%	140−150 +759%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −1429%	214 +1429%
Grand Theft Auto V	9−10 −856%	86 +856%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −1517%	97 +1517%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −539%	170−180 +539%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −482%	60−65 +482%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −855%	100−110 +855%
Valorant	2−3 −6100%	120−130 +6100%
World of Tanks	55−60 −400%	270−280 +400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −1025%	90−95 +1025%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −509%	67 +509%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −900%	70−75 +900%
Dota 2	8−9 −900%	80−85 +900%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −406%	85−90 +406%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −1164%	177 +1164%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −539%	170−180 +539%
Valorant	2−3 −6100%	120−130 +6100%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	1−2 −3600%	37 +3600%
Elden Ring	3−4 −1833%	55−60 +1833%
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2 −3600%	37 +3600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 −695%	170−180 +695%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1350%	27−30 +1350%
World of Tanks	21−24 −852%	200−210 +852%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1933%	60−65 +1933%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −389%	44 +389%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −900%	30−33 +900%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −1271%	95−100 +1271%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −12900%	130 +12900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −1275%	55 +1275%
Valorant	10−11 −790%	85−90 +790%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −138%	38 +138%
Elden Ring	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −153%	38 +153%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 −978%	95−100 +978%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −900%	20−22 +900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −138%	38 +138%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −1600%	30−35 +1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Dota 2	16−18 −900%	160−170 +900%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1333%	40−45 +1333%
Fortnite	2−3 −1950%	40−45 +1950%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	73
Valorant	3−4 −1400%	45−50 +1400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Metro Exodus

+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	19 +0%	19 +0%
Metro Exodus	37 +0%	37 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2

30−33

+0%

30−33

+0%

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

Arc A580 is 930% faster in 1080p
Arc A580 is 1000% faster in 1440p
Arc A580 is 1000% faster in 4K

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A580 is 12900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc A580 is ahead in 50 tests (93%)
there's a draw in 4 tests (7%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.08	31.00
Recency	15 July 2008	10 October 2023
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	175 Watt

9800M GTX SLI has 16.7% lower power consumption.

Arc A580, on the other hand, has a 906.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 983.3% more advanced lithography process.

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

Be aware that GeForce 9800M GTX 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.