Head to head

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti vs Intel Arc A580

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 21 20

Video memory 6 GB 8 GB

Rated power 250 W 185 W

Launch price $649 $179

Index per $100 3.2 11.2

Games at recommended 231 235

Released20152023

FeaturesFSRFSR · XeSS · ray tracing

At 1440p in the heaviest games

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

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

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