Intel Arc A370M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

Comparative analysis of Intel Arc A370M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Arc A370M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Arc A370M

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 69% higher boost clock speed: 2050 MHz vs 1216 MHz
911.1x more texture fill rate: 131.2 GTexel/s vs 144 billion / sec
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 6 nm vs 28 nm
4.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 165 Watt
250x more memory clock speed: 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective vs 7.0 GB/s
Around 52% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 167.171 vs 110.006
Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1470.844 vs 1348.307
Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 10.937 vs 9.194
Around 90% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 71.258 vs 37.443
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 482.549 vs 477.015

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 Mar 2022 vs 19 September 2014
Boost clock speed	2050 MHz vs 1216 MHz
Texture fill rate	131.2 GTexel/s vs 144 billion / sec
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 165 Watt
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective vs 7.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	167.171 vs 110.006
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1470.844 vs 1348.307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	10.937 vs 9.194
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	71.258 vs 37.443
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	482.549 vs 477.015

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

2x more pipelines: 2048 vs 1024
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 793 vs 724
2.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 11096 vs 5115
Around 18% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 34824 vs 29612
Around 26% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 4322 vs 3443

Specifications (specs)
Pipelines	2048 vs 1024
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	793 vs 724
PassMark - G3D Mark	11096 vs 5115
Geekbench - OpenCL	34824 vs 29612
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	4322 vs 3443

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Arc A370M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

167.171

110.006

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1470.844

1348.307

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10.937

9.194

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

71.258

37.443

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

482.549

477.015

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

724

793

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

5115

11096

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

29612

34824

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

3443

4322

Name	Intel Arc A370M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	167.171	110.006
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1470.844	1348.307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	10.937	9.194
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	71.258	37.443
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	482.549	477.015
PassMark - G2D Mark	724	793
PassMark - G3D Mark	5115	11096
Geekbench - OpenCL	29612	34824
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	3443	4322
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		9566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		9566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3335

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Arc A370M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 12.7	Maxwell 2.0
Code name	DG2-128	GM204
Launch date	30 Mar 2022	19 September 2014
Place in performance rating	361	365
Launch price (MSRP)		$549
Price now		$605.06
Type		Desktop
Value for money (0-100)		21.18
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2050 MHz	1216 MHz
Core clock speed	1550 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	28 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	1,050 GFLOPS (1:4)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	8.397 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	4.198 TFLOPS
Pipelines	1024	2048
Pixel fill rate	65.60 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	131.2 GTexel/s	144 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	165 Watt
Transistor count	7200 million	5,200 million
CUDA cores		2048
Floating-point performance		4,981 gflops
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support		1
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
VGA аnalog display support		1
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	IGP
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Bus support		PCI Express 3.0
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		10.5" (26.7 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)		500 Watt
SLI options		1
Supplementary power connectors		2x 6-pins
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL	3.0	1.2
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Shader Model	6.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB/s	224 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective	7.0 GB/s
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
3D Vision
Adaptive Vertical Sync
BatteryBoost
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
SLI
Surround