Arc A380M vs GeForce GTX 980MX
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | GM204 | DG2-128 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (9 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 | 1664 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 1050 MHz | 1550 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1178 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,200 million | 7,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 148 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 122.5 | 128.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.92 TFLOPS | 4.096 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| TMUs | 104 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 624 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-A (3.1) |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1937 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.0 GB/s | 186.0 GB/s |
| 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 outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 5.2 | - |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 24 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 148 Watt | 35 Watt |
GTX 980MX has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.
Arc A380M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 322.9% lower power consumption.
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