Arc A380M vs GeForce 8800M GTX SLI
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 944 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.12 | no data |
| Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | NB8E-GTX | DG2-128 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 19 November 2007 (18 years ago) | 24 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 192 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 1550 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1508 Million | 7,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 128.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 4.096 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 8 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 4 MB |
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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | no data | MXM-A (3.1) |
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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1937 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 186.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 19 November 2007 | 24 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 35 Watt |
Arc A380M has an age advantage of 15 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 983.3% more advanced lithography process, and 271.4% lower power consumption.
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