Intel Arc A580
The Intel Arc A580 is a graphics card released on October 1, 2023, built on the Xe-HPG architecture using a 6 nm process. It has 3,072 shading units, 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, 512.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 2.00 GHz and a 185 W board power rating. It scores 12,037 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 and OpenCL 3.0.
Depth: 56 recorded fields, 12 features, 5 PassMark workloads
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, Intel ARK Specifications, NanoReview (Firecrawl extract) and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 10 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The Intel Arc A580 scores 12,037 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 90.9% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #249), measured across 352 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 738.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the Intel Arc A580 averages DirectX 9 177 fps, DirectX 10 63 fps, DirectX 11 72 fps, DirectX 12 65 fps and GPU Compute 4,892 ops/s, across 352 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
Theoretical throughput
Intel states a peak of AI performance 197 TOPS for the Intel Arc A580.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the Intel Arc A580 states the PCIe 4.0 x16 interface, up to 8 GB of memory, a core clock of 1700 MHz, DirectX 12_2 and OpenGL 4.6, first benchmarked on 2023-10-25. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Not to be confused with
This page covers the Intel Arc A580 specifically. It is a different product from Intel Arc A580E Graphics, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.
Graphics processor
The Intel Arc A580 is based on the Xe-HPG architecture, uses the Products formerly Alchemist graphics processor, is manufactured on a 6 nm process, contains 21,700 million transistors and has a die size of 406 mm².
Shader configuration
The Intel Arc A580 has 3,072 shading units, 24 compute units, 192 texture mapping units, 96 render output units, 24 ray tracing cores and 384 tensor cores.
Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the Intel Arc A580.
Clock speeds
The Intel Arc A580 runs at a base clock of 1.70 GHz and boosts to 2.00 GHz.
Memory
The Intel Arc A580 is equipped with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, uses a 256-bit memory bus and delivers 512.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The Intel Arc A580 has a board power rating of 185 W, a total board power of 185 W and it connects over PCIe 4.0 x16.
Market
The Intel Arc A580 was released on October 1, 2023 and launched at a price of $179.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The Intel Arc A580 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 and OpenCL 3.0.
CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the Intel Arc A580.
Features
The Intel Arc A580 has 6 supported features recorded outside the media engine. A feature that no source mentions is shown as not listed, never as unsupported.
Rendering
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Supported: DirectX 12 UltimateMicrosoft's top DirectX 12 feature tier, covering hardware ray tracing, mesh shaders, variable-rate shading and sampler feedback.
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Supported: Hardware ray tracingDedicated GPU hardware that speeds up ray-traced lighting, reflections and shadows in supported games and apps.Ray tracing units: 24
Not listed (1)
No source Feex holds states whether the Intel Arc A580 supports Intel XeSS. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.
The Intel Arc A580 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate and Hardware ray tracing under Rendering.
Compute and AI
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Supported: Intel oneAPISupport for Intel's oneAPI programming model for running compute workloads on Intel GPUs.
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Supported: Intel OpenVINOSupport for Intel's toolkit for running AI inference on Intel GPUs.
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Supported: Intel XMX enginesIntel's dedicated matrix engines used to accelerate AI workloads such as XeSS upscaling.XMX engines: 384
The Intel Arc A580 supports Intel oneAPI, Intel OpenVINO and Intel XMX engines under Compute and AI.
Display features
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Supported: VESA Adaptive-SyncSupport for the open VESA variable refresh rate standard used by many FreeSync and G-SYNC Compatible displays.
Not listed (1)
No source Feex holds states whether the Intel Arc A580 supports HDMI variable refresh rate. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.
The Intel Arc A580 supports VESA Adaptive-Sync under Display features.
Media engine
The Intel Arc A580 provides hardware encode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265) and AV1 and hardware decode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265) and AV1.
| Codec | Encode | Decode |
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| H.264 (AVC) | Supported | Supported |
| HEVC (H.265) | Supported | Supported |
| AV1 | Supported | Supported |
supported explicitly not supported not stated by the vendor
Not listed: VP9. No source Feex holds states whether the Intel Arc A580 supports this codec; that is silence, not a statement that it is unsupported.
Display outputs
The Intel Arc A580 offers outputs eDP 1.4, DP 2.0 up to UHBR 10, HDMI 2.1, HDMI 2.0b, up to 4 simultaneous displays, a maximum resolution of 7680 x 4320@60Hz and DisplayPort 2.0.
Naming and aliases
The Intel Arc A580 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as Intel(R) Arc(TM) A580 Graphics.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the Intel Arc A580 have?
The Intel Arc A580 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 512.0 GB/s.
How much power does the Intel Arc A580 use and what power supply does it need?
The Intel Arc A580 has a board power rating of 185 W.
How fast is the Intel Arc A580?
The Intel Arc A580 scores 12,037 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 90.9% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #249. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 65 fps.
Does the Intel Arc A580 support ray tracing?
Yes. The Intel Arc A580 has hardware ray tracing with 24 ray tracing cores.
Does the Intel Arc A580 support AV1 encoding?
Yes. The Intel Arc A580 supports AV1 hardware encoding and AV1 hardware decoding.
Does the Intel Arc A580 support DirectX 12 Ultimate?
Yes. The Intel Arc A580 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate.
What bus interface does the Intel Arc A580 use?
The Intel Arc A580 connects over PCIe 4.0 x16.
When was the Intel Arc A580 released and how much did it cost at launch?
The Intel Arc A580 was released on October 1, 2023 and launched at a price of $179.
Corrections to this record
After an audit, 1 value on the Intel Arc A580 record was corrected. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.
- Transistors:
21,000 million→ 21,700 million. Rule: Transistor count restored to full precision. stored 21000 is 21700 truncated to whole billions. Sources: Wikipedia: Intel Arc (revision 1372208159).
The audit log is public: all changes for this GPU, the corrections overview and the method.
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