AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT vs Intel Arc A380
24.4Rasterization23.1
20Ray Tracing—
32.4Memoryspec-based32.4
92.6Efficiencyspec-based95.6
27.9Compute22
5 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT5 spec wins — Intel Arc A380
InnoReviews verdict
Intel Arc A380 wins this graphics card face-off, 38.2 to 35.5. AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Stronger compute score: 28 vs 22
- 43% higher PassMark G3D: 9,047 vs 6,324
- 38% higher Shading units: 1,408 vs 1,024
- 33% higher Bus width: 128 bit vs 96 bit
- 20% higher bandwidth: 224 GB/s vs 186 GB/s
Reasons to pick the Intel Arc A380
- 50% higher VRAM: 6 GB vs 4 GB
- 42% lower TDP: 75 W vs 130 W
- 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm
- Lower launch price: $139 vs $169
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | Intel Arc A380 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2022 |
| Architecture | RDNA | Alchemist |
| Process | 7 nm | 6 nm+14% |
| TDP | 130 W | 75 W+42% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | Intel Arc A380 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,408+38% | 1,024 |
| RT cores | — | 8 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 128 |
| Base clock | 1,717 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 1,845 MHz | 2,000 MHz+8% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | Intel Arc A380 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 6 GB+50% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit+33% | 96 bit |
| Bandwidth | 224 GB/s+20% | 186 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | Intel Arc A380 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,904+20%Bottom 15% | 4,083Bottom 9% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,047+43%Bottom 9% | 6,324Bottom 3% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | Intel Arc A380 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | XeSS |
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