Key Differences
In short — Arc A580 outperforms Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Arc A580 is 4310 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of Intel Arc A580
- Performs up to 84% better in No Man's Sky than Radeon HD 7970 - 142 vs 77 FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 175 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Arc A580
Desktop • Oct 10th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
15%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
30%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | Intel Arc A580 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 10th, 2023 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Alchemist |
| $549 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0 |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 512 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1700 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
