Arc A380 vs GeForce GT 745A

Place in performance ranking	712	174
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.07	14.19
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Xe HPG (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GK107	DG2-128
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	26 August 2013 (10 years ago)	14 June 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$149
Current price	$530	$591 (4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Arc A380 has 20171% better value for money than GT 745A.

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	384	1024
Core clock speed	837 MHz	2000 MHz
Boost clock speed	915 MHz	2050 MHz
Number of transistors	1,270 million	7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	29.28	131.2
Floating-point performance	642.8 gflops	no data

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	222 mm
Width	MXM Module	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-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	DDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	15500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	186.0 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	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	3.0	no data

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.

GT 745A 3.18

Arc A380 29.74
+835%

Arc A380 outperforms GeForce GT 745A by 835% 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%

GT 745A 1228

Arc A380 6238
+408%

Arc A380 outperforms GeForce GT 745A by 408% 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

4−5

−1025%

45
+1025%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	61 −802%	550−600 +802%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50 −800%	450−500 +800%
Battlefield 5	95−100 −828%	900−950 +828%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 −802%	550−600 +802%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −796%	600−650 +796%
Far Cry New Dawn	75−80 −821%	700−750 +821%
Forza Horizon 4	76 −821%	700−750 +821%
Hitman 3	60−65 −802%	550−600 +802%
Horizon Zero Dawn	101 −791%	900−950 +791%
Metro Exodus	90−95 −814%	850−900 +814%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 −809%	700−750 +809%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	94 −804%	850−900 +804%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55 −809%	500−550 +809%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50 −800%	450−500 +800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	37 −711%	300−310 +711%
Battlefield 5	95−100 −828%	900−950 +828%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 −802%	550−600 +802%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −796%	600−650 +796%
Far Cry New Dawn	75−80 −821%	700−750 +821%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −835%	1150−1200 +835%
Hitman 3	60−65 −802%	550−600 +802%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −832%	1100−1150 +832%
Metro Exodus	30 −833%	280−290 +833%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 −809%	700−750 +809%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80 −775%	700−750 +775%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	66 −809%	600−650 +809%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −775%	700−750 +775%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	29 −831%	270−280 +831%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	31 −803%	280−290 +803%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 −802%	550−600 +802%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −796%	600−650 +796%
Forza Horizon 4	57 −777%	500−550 +777%
Horizon Zero Dawn	52 −765%	450−500 +765%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	61 −802%	550−600 +802%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	34 −782%	300−310 +782%
Watch Dogs: Legion	25 −820%	230−240 +820%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

75−80
−809%

700−750

+809%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −793%	500−550 +793%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −809%	600−650 +809%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −803%	280−290 +803%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −803%	280−290 +803%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −733%	350−400 +733%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −765%	450−500 +765%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −817%	550−600 +817%
Hitman 3	35−40 −733%	300−310 +733%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −787%	550−600 +787%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −777%	500−550 +777%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −782%	600−650 +782%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −797%	350−400 +797%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −817%	220−230 +817%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55
−800%

450−500

+800%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −831%	270−280 +831%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −817%	220−230 +817%
Hitman 3	24−27 −817%	220−230 +817%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −757%	300−310 +757%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −809%	200−210 +809%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −782%	300−310 +782%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −795%	170−180 +795%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −782%	150−160 +782%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −789%	160−170 +789%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −782%	150−160 +782%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −754%	350−400 +754%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −757%	300−310 +757%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −831%	270−280 +831%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −829%	130−140 +829%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27
−823%

240−250

+823%

This is how GT 745A and Arc A380 compete in popular games:

Arc A380 is 1025% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.18	29.74
Recency	26 August 2013	14 June 2022
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	75 Watt