GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G vs Intel Arc A580 Graphics. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G and Intel Arc A580 Graphics, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Intel Arc A580 Graphics
• Execution Units
  15 -
• GPU Chip
  GP104-200-A1 ACM-G10 (Alchemist)
• Render Output Units
  64 96
• Shader
  1920 3072
• Texture Units
  120 192
• RT Cores
  - 24
• Streaming Multiprocessors
  - 384

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  256 GB/s 512 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  256 bit 256 bit
• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  2002 MHz -
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR6
• Memory Clock
  - 2000 MHz
• Memory Data Rate
  - 16 Gbps

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1670 MHz + 11% 1700 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1898 MHz + 13% 1700 MHz
• Game Clock
  1873 MHz -
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP
  150 W 175 W
• TDP (up)
  - -

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G and Intel Arc A580 Graphics.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  3 x 100 mm -
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  - 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  - -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4 -
• DVI Ports
  1 × DVI -
• HDCP Version
  2.2 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.0b -
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin 1 x 8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• DirectX
  12_1 12_2 (Ultimate)
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  No Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  No Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode No
• VP9
  Decode Decode / Encode

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Height
  140 mm -
• Length
  287 mm -
• Slot Size
  3 PCIe-Slots -
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  57 mm -

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Intel Arc A580 Graphics and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G.

• Documents
  data sheet -
• Launch Price (historical)
  - -
• Part Number
  GV-N1070XTREME-8GD -
• Process Technology
  16 nm 6 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2016 2022