Arc A580 vs Radeon R9 M470X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M470X with Arc A580, including specs and performance data.

R9 M470X
2016
4 GB GDDR5
8.41

Arc A580 outperforms R9 M470X by a whopping 259% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking495182
Place by popularitynot in top-100100
Power efficiencyno data12.45
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameEmeraldDG2-512
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 May 2016 (8 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 cores8963072
Core clock speed1000 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz2000 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data175 Watt
Texture fill rate61.60384.0
Floating-point processing power1.971 TFLOPS12.29 TFLOPS
ROPs1696
TMUs56192
Tensor Coresno data384
Ray Tracing Coresno data24

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s512.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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.

R9 M470X 8.41
Arc A580 30.19
+259%

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.

R9 M470X 3244
Arc A580 11648
+259%

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 HD27−30
−293%
106
+293%
1440p16−18
−269%
59
+269%
4K9−10
−278%
34
+278%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−246%
45−50
+246%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−390%
103
+390%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−608%
85
+608%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−432%
130−140
+432%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−394%
80−85
+394%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−246%
45−50
+246%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−368%
85−90
+368%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−325%
100−110
+325%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−252%
190−200
+252%
Hitman 3 16−18
−456%
85−90
+456%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−256%
170−180
+256%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−424%
130−140
+424%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−313%
95−100
+313%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−450%
150−160
+450%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−128%
130−140
+128%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−386%
102
+386%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−508%
73
+508%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−432%
130−140
+432%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−394%
80−85
+394%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−246%
45−50
+246%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−368%
85−90
+368%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−325%
100−110
+325%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−252%
190−200
+252%
Hitman 3 16−18
−456%
85−90
+456%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−256%
170−180
+256%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−424%
130−140
+424%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−313%
95−100
+313%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−664%
214
+664%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−258%
85−90
+258%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−128%
130−140
+128%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−205%
64
+205%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−433%
64
+433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−394%
80−85
+394%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−246%
45−50
+246%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−368%
85−90
+368%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−55.4%
87
+55.4%
Hitman 3 16−18
−456%
85−90
+456%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−127%
109
+127%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−532%
177
+532%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−183%
68
+183%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−3.4%
60
+3.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−313%
95−100
+313%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−406%
80−85
+406%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−392%
60−65
+392%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−575%
54
+575%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−1175%
51
+1175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−513%
45−50
+513%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−380%
45−50
+380%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−576%
230−240
+576%
Hitman 3 12−14
−358%
55−60
+358%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−383%
87
+383%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−727%
91
+727%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−1525%
130
+1525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−588%
55
+588%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−267%
190−200
+267%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−414%
70−75
+414%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−425%
40−45
+425%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−483%
35−40
+483%
Hitman 3 5−6
−580%
30−35
+580%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−488%
180−190
+488%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−800%
50−55
+800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−1120%
61
+1120%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−600%
35
+600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−650%
30
+650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−525%
24−27
+525%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−460%
56
+460%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1725%
73
+1725%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−800%
27
+800%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−363%
35−40
+363%

This is how R9 M470X and Arc A580 compete in popular games:

  • Arc A580 is 293% faster in 1080p
  • Arc A580 is 269% faster in 1440p
  • Arc A580 is 278% faster in 4K

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A580 is 1725% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Arc A580 surpassed R9 M470X in all 66 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.41 30.19
Recency 15 May 2016 10 October 2023
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm

Arc A580 has a 259% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M470X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M470X 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.

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