Arc A580 vs T600

Place in the ranking	322	182
Place by popularity	not in top-100	82
Power efficiency	29.21	12.06
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	TU117	DG2-512
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	6 May 2021 (3 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	640	3072
Core clock speed	735 MHz	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	1335 MHz	2000 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	53.40	384.0
Floating-point processing power	1.709 TFLOPS	12.29 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	96
TMUs	40	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 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	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	4x mini-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	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	7.5	-

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.

T600 16.76

Arc A580 30.27
+80.6%

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.

T600 6465

Arc A580 11677
+80.6%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

T600 8694

Arc A580 35210
+305%

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.

T600 344838
+260%

Arc A580 95677

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

T600 6552

Arc A580 27574
+321%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

T600 40917

Arc A580 113974
+179%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

T600 304731

Arc A580 593548
+94.8%

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	52 −102%	105 +102%
1440p	24 −129%	55 +129%
4K	21 −57.1%	33 +57.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

−73.1%

45−50
+73.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −171%	103 +171%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −204%	85 +204%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −142%	130−140 +142%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −147%	80−85 +147%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −73.1%	45−50 +73.1%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −128%	85−90 +128%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −127%	100−110 +127%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −84.1%	190−200 +84.1%
Hitman 3	30−35 −178%	85−90 +178%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −106%	170−180 +106%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −130%	130−140 +130%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −107%	95−100 +107%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −180%	150−160 +180%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −59%	130−140 +59%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −168%	102 +168%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −161%	73 +161%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −142%	130−140 +142%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −147%	80−85 +147%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −73.1%	45−50 +73.1%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −128%	85−90 +128%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −127%	100−110 +127%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −84.1%	190−200 +84.1%
Hitman 3	30−35 −178%	85−90 +178%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −106%	170−180 +106%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −130%	130−140 +130%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −107%	95−100 +107%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	51 −320%	214 +320%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −121%	85−90 +121%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −59%	130−140 +59%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −68.4%	64 +68.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −129%	64 +129%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −147%	80−85 +147%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −73.1%	45−50 +73.1%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −128%	85−90 +128%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +23%	87 −23%
Hitman 3	30−35 −178%	85−90 +178%
Horizon Zero Dawn	39 −179%	109 +179%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45 −293%	177 +293%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27 −152%	68 +152%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +38.3%	60 −38.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50

−107%

95−100
+107%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −153%	80−85 +153%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −146%	60−65 +146%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −218%	54 +218%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −264%	51 +264%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −172%	45−50 +172%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −153%	45−50 +153%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −156%	230−240 +156%
Hitman 3	20−22 −175%	55−60 +175%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27 −222%	87 +222%
Metro Exodus	30−33 −203%	91 +203%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	32 −306%	130 +306%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −206%	55 +206%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 −94.1%	190−200 +94.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

−157%

70−75
+157%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −163%	40−45 +163%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −192%	35−40 +192%
Hitman 3	12−14 −183%	30−35 +183%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 −121%	180−190 +121%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −218%	50−55 +218%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16 −281%	61 +281%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −250%	35 +250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −275%	30 +275%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −200%	27−30 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −178%	24−27 +178%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −143%	56 +143%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18 −306%	73 +306%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −286%	27 +286%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−147%

35−40
+147%

This is how T600 and Arc A580 compete in popular games:

Arc A580 is 102% faster in 1080p
Arc A580 is 129% faster in 1440p
Arc A580 is 57% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the T600 is 38% faster.
in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A580 is 320% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

T600 is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
Arc A580 is ahead in 64 tests (97%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	16.76	30.27
Recency	6 May 2021	10 October 2023
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	175 Watt

T600 has 337.5% lower power consumption.

Arc A580, on the other hand, has a 80.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A580 is our recommended choice as it beats the T600 in performance tests.

Be aware that T600 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.