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Intel Arc A380 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

WINNER
38.2Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
37.8Inno Score
23.1Rasterization28.4
—Ray Tracing20
32.4Memoryspec-based41.5
95.6Efficiencyspec-based76.4
22Compute41.2
4 spec wins — Intel Arc A3806 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Intel Arc A380 scores 38.2 against 37.8 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Intel Arc A380

  • 62% lower process: 6 nm vs 16 nm
  • 58% lower TDP: 75 W vs 180 W
  • 15% higher Boost clock: 2,000 MHz vs 1,733 MHz
  • Lower launch price: $139 vs $599

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

  • Stronger rasterization score: 28 vs 23
  • Stronger compute score: 41 vs 22
  • 167% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 96 bit
  • 150% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 1,024
  • 147% higher PassMark G3D: 15,607 vs 6,324

General

General comparison: Intel Arc A380 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecIntel Arc A380NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Announced20222016
ArchitectureAlchemistPascal
Process6 nm+62%16 nm
TDP75 W+58%180 W
Power connector—1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Arc A380 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecIntel Arc A380NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Shading units1,0242,560+150%
RT cores8—
Tensor / AI cores128—
Base clock—1,607 MHz
Boost clock2,000 MHz+15%1,733 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Arc A380 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecIntel Arc A380NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
VRAM6 GB8 GB+33%
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR5X
Bus width96 bit256 bit+167%
Bandwidth186 GB/s320 GB/s+72%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Arc A380 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecIntel Arc A380NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
3DMark Time Spy4,083Bottom 9%7,536+85%Bottom 27%
PassMark G3D6,324Bottom 3%15,607+147%Bottom 41%

Features

Features comparison: Intel Arc A380 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecIntel Arc A380NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
UpscalingXeSS—

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