GeForce RTX 4090 D vs Arc A380

Place in performance ranking	174	2
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.18	9.16
Architecture	Xe HPG (2020−2022)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	DG2-128	AD102
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	14 June 2022 (2 years ago)	28 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	$1,599
Current price	$591 (4x MSRP)	$2537 (1.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Arc A380 has 55% better value for money than RTX 4090 D.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1024	14592
Core clock speed	2000 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2050 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	425 Watt
Texture fill rate	131.2	1,149

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	222 mm	304 mm
Width	2-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 16-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	96 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	15500 MHz	21 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	186.0 GB/s	1,008 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	no data	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Arc A380 29.74

RTX 4090 D 96.27
+224%

GeForce RTX 4090 D outperforms Arc A380 by 224% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

Arc A380 6238

RTX 4090 D 37182
+496%

GeForce RTX 4090 D outperforms Arc A380 by 496% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

−211%

140−150
+211%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −239%	61 +239%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −257%	50 +257%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −259%	95−100 +259%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −239%	60−65 +239%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −272%	65−70 +272%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −262%	75−80 +262%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −262%	76 +262%
Hitman 3	18−20 −239%	60−65 +239%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −237%	101 +237%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −244%	90−95 +244%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −267%	75−80 +267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −248%	94 +248%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −244%	55 +244%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −257%	50 +257%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −270%	37 +270%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −259%	95−100 +259%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −239%	60−65 +239%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −272%	65−70 +272%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −262%	75−80 +262%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −251%	120−130 +251%
Hitman 3	18−20 −239%	60−65 +239%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −237%	110−120 +237%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −233%	30 +233%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −267%	75−80 +267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −233%	80 +233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −267%	66 +267%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −233%	80−85 +233%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −263%	29 +263%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −244%	31 +244%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −239%	60−65 +239%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −272%	65−70 +272%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −256%	57 +256%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −225%	52 +225%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −239%	61 +239%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −240%	34 +240%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −257%	25 +257%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

−267%

75−80
+267%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −250%	55−60 +250%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −267%	65−70 +267%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −244%	30−35 +244%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −244%	30−35 +244%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −250%	40−45 +250%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −225%	50−55 +225%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −233%	60−65 +233%
Hitman 3	10−11 −260%	35−40 +260%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −244%	60−65 +244%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −256%	55−60 +256%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −224%	65−70 +224%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −225%	35−40 +225%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −243%	24−27 +243%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−257%

50−55
+257%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −263%	27−30 +263%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −243%	24−27 +243%
Hitman 3	7−8 −243%	24−27 +243%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −250%	35−40 +250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −267%	21−24 +267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −240%	30−35 +240%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −280%	18−20 +280%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −240%	16−18 +240%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −240%	16−18 +240%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −242%	40−45 +242%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −250%	35−40 +250%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −263%	27−30 +263%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
−225%

24−27

+225%

This is how Arc A380 and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 D is 211% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	29.74	96.27
Recency	14 June 2022	28 December 2023
Cost	$149	$1599
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	425 Watt