AMD Radeon RX 590 vs Intel Arc A380
24.2Rasterization23.3
20Ray Tracing20
38.7Memoryspec-based32.4
75.3Efficiencyspec-based95.6
31.1Compute22
6 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5904 spec wins — Intel Arc A380
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 590 scores 34.2 against 34.7 for Intel Arc A380. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 590
- Stronger compute score: 31 vs 22
- 167% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 96 bit
- 125% higher Shading units: 2,304 vs 1,024
- 47% higher PassMark G3D: 9,274 vs 6,325
- 38% higher bandwidth: 256 GB/s vs 186 GB/s
Reasons to pick the Intel Arc A380
- 67% lower TDP: 75 W vs 225 W
- 50% lower process: 6 nm vs 12 nm
- 29% higher Boost clock: 2,000 MHz vs 1,545 MHz
- Lower launch price: $139 vs $279
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 590 | Intel Arc A380 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2018 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Polaris | Alchemist |
| Process | 12 nm | 6 nm+50% |
| TDP | 225 W | 75 W+67% |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 590 | Intel Arc A380 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,304+125% | 1,024 |
| RT cores | — | 8 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 128 |
| Base clock | 1,469 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 1,545 MHz | 2,000 MHz+29% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 590 | Intel Arc A380 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB+33% | 6 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+167% | 96 bit |
| Bandwidth | 256 GB/s+38% | 186 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 590 | Intel Arc A380 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,775+13%Bottom 20% | 4,213Bottom 16% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 548Bottom 6% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,274+47%Bottom 14% | 6,325Bottom 8% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 590 | Intel Arc A380 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | XeSS |
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