Intel Arc A380 vs AMD Radeon R9 290

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Combined performance score

R9 290
20.88
+44.6%

Radeon R9 290 outperforms Arc A380 by 45% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking242328
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money12.4520.46
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Generation 12.7 (2022)
GPU code nameHawaiiDG2-128
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date5 November 2013 (10 years old)14 June 2022 (1 year old)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $149
Current price$20 (0.1x MSRP)$591 (4x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Arc A380 has 64% better value for money than R9 290.

Technical specs

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 cores25601024
Core clock speed947 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2050 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate151.5131.2
Floating-point performance4,849 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 290 and Arc A380 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length275 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 8-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz15.5 GB/s
Memory bandwidth320.0 GB/s186.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
HDMI++

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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.

R9 290 20.88
+44.6%
Arc A380 14.44

Radeon R9 290 outperforms Arc A380 by 45% in our combined 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%

R9 290 8093
+56.3%
Arc A380 5177

Radeon R9 290 outperforms Arc A380 by 56% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R9 290 11860
+21.9%
Arc A380 9728

Radeon R9 290 outperforms Arc A380 by 22% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD65−70
+35.4%
48
−35.4%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 20.88 14.44
Recency 5 November 2013 14 June 2022
Cost $399 $149
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 75 Watt

The Radeon R9 290 is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A380 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 290 is a desktop card while Arc A380 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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