RTX 5000 Ada Generation vs Arc A380

Place in performance ranking	175	25
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.07	1.70
Architecture	Xe HPG (2020−2022)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	DG2-128	AD102
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	14 June 2022 (1 year ago)	9 August 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	no data
Current price	$591 (4x MSRP)	$5296

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Arc A380 has 728% better value for money than RTX 5000 Ada Generation.

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	12800
Core clock speed	2000 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2050 MHz	2550 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	131.2	1,020

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	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	96 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	15500 MHz	18 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	186.0 GB/s	576.0 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	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	no data

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 29.72

RTX 5000 Ada Generation 63.39
+113%

RTX 5000 Ada Generation outperforms Arc A380 by 113% 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 6225

RTX 5000 Ada Generation 24507
+294%

RTX 5000 Ada Generation outperforms Arc A380 by 294% 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

−113%

100−110
+113%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	61 −113%	130−140 +113%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50 −100%	100−105 +100%
Battlefield 5	95−100 −106%	200−210 +106%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 −112%	140−150 +112%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −109%	140−150 +109%
Far Cry New Dawn	75−80 −103%	160−170 +103%
Forza Horizon 4	76 −111%	160−170 +111%
Hitman 3	70−75 −105%	150−160 +105%
Horizon Zero Dawn	101 −108%	210−220 +108%
Metro Exodus	80−85 −105%	170−180 +105%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 −108%	160−170 +108%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	94 −113%	200−210 +113%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55 −100%	110−120 +100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50 −100%	100−105 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	37 −103%	75−80 +103%
Battlefield 5	95−100 −106%	200−210 +106%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 −112%	140−150 +112%
Far Cry 5	64 −103%	130−140 +103%
Far Cry New Dawn	30 −100%	60−65 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	72 −108%	150−160 +108%
Hitman 3	70−75 −105%	150−160 +105%
Horizon Zero Dawn	79 −103%	160−170 +103%
Metro Exodus	59 −103%	120−130 +103%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 −108%	160−170 +108%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	61 −113%	130−140 +113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	66 −112%	140−150 +112%
Watch Dogs: Legion	48 −108%	100−105 +108%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	29 −107%	60−65 +107%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	31 −110%	65−70 +110%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 −112%	140−150 +112%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −109%	140−150 +109%
Forza Horizon 4	57 −111%	120−130 +111%
Horizon Zero Dawn	52 −112%	110−120 +112%
Metro Exodus	54 −104%	110−120 +104%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	34 −106%	70−75 +106%
Watch Dogs: Legion	25 −100%	50−55 +100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

75−80
−108%

160−170

+108%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −96.4%	110−120 +96.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −112%	140−150 +112%
Hitman 3	40−45 −107%	85−90 +107%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −95.7%	45−50 +95.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −103%	65−70 +103%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −110%	65−70 +110%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −102%	85−90 +102%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −112%	110−120 +112%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −100%	120−130 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −110%	130−140 +110%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −111%	120−130 +111%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −106%	140−150 +106%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −111%	80−85 +111%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −108%	50−55 +108%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	50−55 −112%	110−120 +112%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −108%	75−80 +108%
Hitman 3	24−27 −108%	50−55 +108%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −100%	70−75 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −105%	45−50 +105%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −106%	70−75 +106%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −111%	40−45 +111%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −106%	35−40 +106%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −108%	75−80 +108%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −112%	55−60 +112%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −107%	85−90 +107%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −100%	70−75 +100%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −107%	60−65 +107%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −92.9%	27−30 +92.9%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

−112%

55−60
+112%

This is how Arc A380 and RTX 5000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 5000 Ada Generation is 113% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	29.72	63.39
Recency	14 June 2022	9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	32 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	250 Watt