Head to head

Intel Arc A580 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti is ahead by 5% on our index and meets the recommended card of 4 more games. Below: where each one wins.

Card one Card two

Performance index 20 21

Video memory 8 GB 6 GB

Rated power 185 W 250 W

Launch price $179 $649

Index per $100 11.2 3.2

Games at recommended 235 231

Released20232015

FeaturesFSR · XeSS · ray tracingFSR

At 1440p in the heaviest games

Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: Intel Arc A580; right: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti.

Is the Intel Arc A580 faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti?

No — the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti scores 21 on our index to the Intel Arc A580's 20, a 5% gap.

Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?

The Intel Arc A580 meets the recommended graphics card of 235 of 274 games; the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 231.