AMD Radeon 8060S vs Intel Arc A380E Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The recorded data splits these two GPUs into entirely different performance classes. The AMD Radeon 8060S dominates every measured workload, while the Intel Arc A380E has no benchmark entries in the database. The AMD part sits at the 87th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 55,757. The Intel Arc A380E sits at the 50th percentile with a recorded average score of zero. With no head-to-head benchmark entries and no wins recorded for either product, the comparison rests entirely on the absolute scores, architectural specifications, and the AMD part's nearest rival positions.

The AMD Radeon 8060S delivers 14.85 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 464.0 GTexel/s of texture throughput. The Intel Arc A380E delivers 4.096 TFLOPS FP32 and 128.0 GTexel/s. Those figures indicate the AMD part is roughly 3.6 times ahead in raw FP32 throughput and texture rate. In real-world terms, the 8060S is positioned for high-refresh 1440p or entry-level 4K gaming, while the A380E is an embedded or low-power discrete option for basic rendering and multi-display workloads.

The AMD part's nearest rivals in the database are instructive. The Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB scores 55,698, which is 0.1% behind the 8060S's 55,757. The RTX 5080 scores 56,083, which is 0.6% ahead. The 8060S also beats the Radeon Pro W5700X by 1.7% and the RTX 4080 by 2.8%. These deltas place the AMD part in the upper midrange tier of desktop GPUs, despite being a mobile-class integrated processor. The Intel Arc A380E has no nearest rivals listed, so no comparable performance anchor exists. Its 50th percentile ranking suggests it lands in the middle of the GPU performance distribution, but with no benchmark scores recorded, the database treats it as unmeasured.

For use-case selection, the AMD Radeon 8060S wins for gaming, compute-heavy workloads, and any task that benefits from high shader throughput or ray tracing. The Intel Arc A380E wins for compact, low-power embedded deployments where its 75 W TDP, single-slot form factor, and four DisplayPort 2.0 outputs make it suitable for digital signage, multi-monitor office setups, or industrial display control. The 8060S is an IGP with no dedicated memory, relying on system RAM, so it suits unified memory architectures like handhelds or compact laptops. The A380E is a standalone card with 6 GB of dedicated GDDR6, so it suits systems where dedicated VRAM matters more than raw compute.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has higher raw compute performance?

A: The AMD Radeon 8060S delivers 14.85 TFLOPS FP32 versus 4.096 TFLOPS for the Intel Arc A380E. In FP16, the AMD part delivers 14.85 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, while the Intel part delivers 8.192 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio. The AMD part is significantly ahead in both formats.

Q: How much memory bandwidth does each GPU have?

A: The AMD Radeon 8060S uses system-shared memory with bandwidth described as "System Dependent." The Intel Arc A380E has 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus, delivering 186.0 GB/s.

Q: What is the power consumption difference?

A: The AMD Radeon 8060S has a TDP of 55 W and uses no power connectors. The Intel Arc A380E has a TDP of 75 W, also uses no power connectors, and has a suggested PSU rating of 250 W.

Q: Which GPU supports newer PCIe and display standards?

A: The AMD Radeon 8060S uses PCIe 5.0 x16, while the Intel Arc A380E uses PCIe 4.0 x8. The Intel part provides 4x DisplayPort 2.0 outputs, while the AMD part's display outputs are described as "Portable Device Dependent." Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Q: What is the physical size difference?

A: The AMD Radeon 8060S is an IGP with no slot width or dimensions listed. The Intel Arc A380E is a single-slot card measuring 254 mm by 127 mm by 20 mm.

Q: Which GPU has more ray tracing cores?

A: The AMD Radeon 8060S has 40 ray tracing cores. The Intel Arc A380E has 8 ray tracing cores.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no head-to-head benchmark entries for these two products. The comparison must therefore use the individual benchmark results recorded for the AMD Radeon 8060S and the architectural limits of the Intel Arc A380E.

In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, the AMD Radeon 8060S scores 2,162. This is a modern DX12 workload that stresses ray tracing and mesh shading. The Intel Arc A380E has no recorded Steel Nomad score, but its 4.096 TFLOPS FP32 and 8 RT cores suggest it would struggle in this test compared to the AMD part's 14.85 TFLOPS and 40 RT cores. The 8060S's 185.6 GPixel/s pixel rate versus the A380E's 64.00 GPixel/s also indicates a substantial rasterization advantage.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the AMD Radeon 8060S scores 84,626. This is the highest recorded score for the AMD part and reflects strong general-purpose compute performance. The nearest rival in the database, the RX 6750 GRE 12 GB, averages 55,698, so the 8060S's OpenCL result is roughly 52% higher than that rival's average. The Intel Arc A380E has no Geekbench OpenCL result, so no direct comparison is possible from the database.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the AMD Radeon 8060S scores 80,483. This is slightly lower than its OpenCL score but still far above the average scores of its nearest rivals. The RTX 5080 averages 56,083, which is 0.6% above the 8060S's average score of 55,757, but the 8060S's Vulkan result of 80,483 shows that its graphics API performance is strong. The A380E has no Vulkan score recorded.

The AMD part's average benchmark score of 55,757 places it within 0.6% of the RTX 5080 and 2.8% ahead of the RTX 4080. This is remarkable for a 55 W IGP. The Intel Arc A380E has an average score of zero, which in the database indicates no measured performance data. The 50th percentile ranking for the A380E suggests it sits below most dedicated GPUs, but without scores, the database cannot quantify the gap.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ in nearly every measurable specification. The AMD Radeon 8060S uses the Strix Halo chip with RDNA 3.5 architecture on a 4 nm TSMC process. The Intel Arc A380E uses the DG2-128 chip with Xe-HPG architecture on a 6 nm TSMC process. The AMD part has a die size of 308 mm² with transistor count listed as unknown. The Intel part has a die size of 157 mm² with 7,200 million transistors and a transistor density of 45.9M per mm².

Clock speeds differ substantially. The AMD Radeon 8060S has a base clock of 1295 MHz and a boost clock of 2900 MHz. The Intel Arc A380E has both base and boost clocks locked at 2000 MHz. The memory configuration is the largest functional difference. The AMD part uses system-shared memory with no dedicated VRAM, no bus width, and system-dependent bandwidth. The Intel part has 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus with 186.0 GB/s bandwidth and a memory clock of 1937 MHz (15.5 Gbps effective).

Shader resources favor the AMD part heavily. The 8060S has 2,560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The A380E has 1,024 shading units, 64 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. The AMD part has 40 RT cores, the Intel part has 8. Pixel rate is 185.6 GPixel/s for AMD versus 64.00 GPixel/s for Intel. Texture rate is 464.0 GTexel/s for AMD versus 128.0 GTexel/s for Intel.

Power and physical specifications also diverge. The AMD part has a 55 W TDP, is an IGP, uses no power connectors, and has no dimensions listed. The Intel part has a 75 W TDP, is a single-slot card 254 mm by 127 mm by 20 mm, uses no power connectors, and requires a 250 W suggested PSU. The AMD part uses PCIe 5.0 x16, the Intel part uses PCIe 4.0 x8. The AMD part's display outputs are portable-device dependent, while the Intel part has 4x DisplayPort 2.0.

Production status differs as well. The AMD Radeon 8060S is Active and was released on 2025-01-05, with a predecessor of Polaris Mobile and no successor listed. The Intel Arc A380E is End-of-life, was released on 2024-03-31, with a predecessor of Xe Graphics and a successor of Battlemage. Neither product has a launch MSRP in the database.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon 8060S uses RDNA 3.5, AMD's latest graphics architecture for mobile and unified memory platforms. It is built on TSMC's 4 nm process, which is one generation ahead of the Intel part's 6 nm process. The 8060S supports FP16 at a 1:1 ratio with FP32, meaning it does not double-rate FP16 operations. Its 40 RT cores and 2,560 shading units indicate a full-fat implementation of the Strix Halo die. The 308 mm² die size is large for an integrated GPU, reflecting the high shader count and RT capability packed into a 55 W envelope.

The Intel Arc A380E uses Xe-HPG, Intel's first-generation discrete GPU architecture from the Alchemist family. It is built on TSMC's 6 nm process and packs 7,200 million transistors into a 157 mm² die. The A380E supports FP16 at a 2:1 ratio, delivering 8.192 TFLOPS FP16 versus 4.096 TFLOPS FP32. This means the Intel part can accelerate FP16 workloads but at half the rate of its FP32 throughput. The AMD part does not gain this advantage in FP16, but its base FP32 rate is so much higher that it remains far ahead.

The memory architecture is the defining difference. The AMD 8060S relies entirely on system-shared memory, which is typical for an IGP in a unified memory design. This allows the CPU and GPU to access the same memory pool, reducing copy overhead but making performance dependent on system RAM speed and capacity. The Intel A380E has dedicated 6 GB GDDR6 with 186.0 GB/s bandwidth, which ensures consistent memory performance regardless of system configuration. For workloads that are bandwidth-sensitive, the Intel part's dedicated memory could be an advantage, but the AMD part's system-dependent bandwidth could theoretically exceed 186 GB/s with fast system RAM.

The AMD part's RDNA 3.5 architecture likely includes updated ray tracing and mesh shading hardware compared to Intel's first-generation Xe-HPG. The 40 RT cores versus 8 RT cores indicates a 5x difference in ray tracing hardware. The AMD part also uses PCIe 5.0 x16, double the bandwidth of the Intel part's PCIe 4.0 x8 connection, which matters for system-shared memory access.

Neither part has tensor cores listed in the database. The AMD part's architecture is listed as RDNA 3.5, and the Intel part's as Xe-HPG, with no AI accelerator blocks recorded for either. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API compatibility is identical.

The Verdict

The benchmark data clearly positions the AMD Radeon 8060S as the higher-performance GPU. Its average score of 55,757 sits at the 87th percentile, within 0.6% of the RTX 5080 and ahead of the RTX 4080 by 2.8%. The 8060S delivers 14.85 TFLOPS FP32, 185.6 GPixel/s, and 464.0 GTexel/s, all of which are multiples of the Intel Arc A380E's figures. For gaming, 3D rendering, or compute tasks, the AMD part is the clear choice from the data.

The Intel Arc A380E has no recorded benchmark scores, a 50th percentile ranking, and an average score of zero. Its 4.096 TFLOPS FP32 and 186.0 GB/s dedicated memory make it a functional low-end discrete GPU, but the database shows no evidence of competitive performance. Its advantages are physical: a single-slot 254 mm card with four DisplayPort 2.0 outputs, a 75 W TDP, and dedicated 6 GB GDDR6. For embedded systems, multi-display kiosks, or industrial PCs that need a reliable standard GPU with predictable memory bandwidth, the A380E has a purpose.

The AMD part is an IGP with 55 W TDP and no power connectors. It suits compact systems where the CPU and GPU share memory. Its 2900 MHz boost clock and 40 RT cores make it a capable gaming solution despite its low power envelope. The Intel part is a discrete card that requires a 250 W suggested PSU, so it fits traditional desktop builds with spare PCIe slots.

Purchase decisions should follow the workload. Users who need maximum compute and gaming performance should choose the AMD Radeon 8060S. Users who need a dedicated, compact GPU with fixed VRAM and multiple DisplayPort outputs should choose the Intel Arc A380E. The AMD part is active and new, released in January 2025. The Intel part is end-of-life with a Battlemage successor already identified. The data shows no scenario where the Intel part outperforms the AMD part in raw graphics throughput.