AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE vs Intel Arc A380E Comparison

FAQ

Q: What are the core specifications of the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE and the Intel Arc A380E?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE uses the Navi 48 chip on the RDNA 4.0 architecture, built on a 4 nm process at TSMC. It has 3072 shading units, 192 TMUs, 96 ROPs, and 48 ray tracing cores. The Intel Arc A380E uses the DG2-128 chip on the Xe-HPG architecture, built on a 6 nm process at TSMC. It has 1024 shading units, 64 TMUs, 32 ROPs, and 8 ray tracing cores.

Q: How do the memory subsystems compare between these two GPUs?

A: The RX 9070 GRE has 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The Arc A380E has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 96-bit bus, delivering 186.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Both use GDDR6, but the RX 9070 GRE has double the memory capacity and more than double the bandwidth.

Q: What are the power requirements for each card?

A: The RX 9070 GRE has a TDP of 220 W and requires a 550 W suggested power supply, using 2x 8-pin power connectors. The Arc A380E has a TDP of 75 W with a 250 W suggested power supply and requires no external power connectors. The Arc A380E is a single-slot card, while the RX 9070 GRE is a dual-slot card.

Q: What is the production status and release timing for each GPU?

A: The RX 9070 GRE is listed as Active production, released on 2025-05-07 with a launch MSRP of 549 USD. The Arc A380E is listed as End-of-life production, released on 2024-03-31, with its successor being Battlemage.

Q: How do the benchmark scores compare between the two cards?

A: The RX 9070 GRE has an average benchmark score of 57367 and a percentile ranking of 87 across all GPUs. The Arc A380E has no recorded benchmark scores in the database, an average benchmark score of 0, and a percentile ranking of 50. The RX 9070 GRE also has specific scores of 5424 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 and 109309 in Geekbench OpenCL, while the Arc A380E has no recorded individual benchmark results.

Q: What display outputs does each card provide?

A: The RX 9070 GRE provides 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1a outputs. The Arc A380E provides 4x DisplayPort 2.0 outputs. Neither card offers the other's full set of outputs, and the RX 9070 GRE includes HDMI while the Arc A380E does not.

Where Each One Wins

The RX 9070 GRE dominates the Arc A380E across every measurable performance dimension in the database. The RX 9070 GRE delivers 34.28 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, while the Arc A380E delivers 4.096 TFLOPS. This is an 8.37x advantage in raw single-precision throughput. The RX 9070 GRE also has 3072 shading units versus 1024 on the Arc A380E, a 3x difference in shader count. The pixel rate of the RX 9070 GRE is 267.8 GPixel/s compared to 64.00 GPixel/s on the Arc A380E, a 4.18x advantage. Texture rate shows a similar gap: 535.7 GTexel/s versus 128.0 GTexel/s, a 4.18x difference.

Memory bandwidth heavily favors the RX 9070 GRE with 432.0 GB/s versus 186.0 GB/s, a 2.32x advantage. The RX 9070 GRE also has double the memory capacity at 12 GB versus 6 GB. The RX 9070 GRE uses a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface, while the Arc A380E uses PCIe 4.0 x8, giving the AMD card double the lane count and a newer bus generation.

The Arc A380E wins in power efficiency and physical footprint. Its 75 W TDP is 145 W lower than the RX 9070 GRE's 220 W TDP. The Arc A380E is a single-slot card with no external power connectors and a suggested PSU of 250 W, versus the dual-slot RX 9070 GRE with 2x 8-pin connectors and a 550 W suggested PSU. The Arc A380E also has a smaller die at 157 mm² versus 357 mm², and fewer transistors at 7,200 million versus 53,900 million.

The Arc A380E has a higher base clock at 2000 MHz versus 1420 MHz on the RX 9070 GRE, though the RX 9070 GRE boosts to 2790 MHz versus the Arc A380E's fixed 2000 MHz. The Arc A380E also provides 4x DisplayPort 2.0 outputs versus the RX 9070 GRE's 3x DisplayPort 2.1a plus 1x HDMI 2.1b. For FP16 compute, the Arc A380E achieves 8.192 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio, while the RX 9070 GRE achieves 34.28 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio.

Architecture Differences

The RX 9070 GRE is built on the RDNA 4.0 architecture, part of the Radeon RX 9000 series and the Navi IV generation. It uses the Navi 48 chip fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC. The Arc A380E uses the Xe-HPG architecture, part of the Alchemist generation (Arc 3), with the DG2-128 chip fabricated on a 6 nm process at TSMC. Both come from the same foundry, but the node difference is significant: 4 nm versus 6 nm.

The transistor counts differ dramatically. The RX 9070 GRE has 53,900 million transistors on a 357 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 151.0M per mm². The Arc A380E has 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die, giving a density of 45.9M per mm². The RX 9070 GRE packs 7.49x more transistors onto a 2.27x larger die, reflecting both the node advantage and the larger shader array.

Ray tracing hardware differs substantially. The RX 9070 GRE has 48 ray tracing cores, while the Arc A380E has 8. This 6x difference in RT core count aligns with the overall shader count ratio. Neither card has dedicated tensor cores, as both list tensorCores as null.

The RX 9070 GRE has a boost clock of 2790 MHz and a game clock of 2220 MHz, with a base clock of 1420 MHz. The Arc A380E has a base and boost clock both at 2000 MHz, with no game clock listed. The RX 9070 GRE's boost clock is 790 MHz higher than the Arc A380E's boost clock.

Memory clocks also differ. The RX 9070 GRE runs its GDDR6 at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective), while the Arc A380E runs at 1937 MHz (15.5 Gbps effective). The RX 9070 GRE's memory is clocked higher and operates over a wider bus.

Both cards support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API feature parity exists. The RX 9070 GRE uses PCIe 5.0 x16 compared to the Arc A380E's PCIe 4.0 x8, a notable interface difference.

Specification Differences

The RX 9070 GRE and Arc A380E differ in nearly every specification field. The RX 9070 GRE uses the Navi 48 chip with RDNA 4.0 architecture, while the Arc A380E uses DG2-128 with Xe-HPG. The process node is 4 nm for the AMD card and 6 nm for the Intel card. Transistors are 53,900 million versus 7,200 million. Die size is 357 mm² versus 157 mm². Transistor density is 151.0M per mm² versus 45.9M per mm².

Clocks differ: the RX 9070 GRE has base 1420 MHz, boost 2790 MHz, and game 2220 MHz. The Arc A380E has base 2000 MHz and boost 2000 MHz, with no game clock. Memory clock is 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) versus 1937 MHz (15.5 Gbps effective). Memory size is 12 GB versus 6 GB. Bus width is 192 bit versus 96 bit. Bandwidth is 432.0 GB/s versus 186.0 GB/s.

The RX 9070 GRE has 3072 shading units, 192 TMUs, 96 ROPs, and 48 RT cores. The Arc A380E has 1024 shading units, 64 TMUs, 32 ROPs, and 8 RT cores. Pixel rate is 267.8 GPixel/s versus 64.00 GPixel/s. Texture rate is 535.7 GTexel/s versus 128.0 GTexel/s. FP32 is 34.28 TFLOPS versus 4.096 TFLOPS. FP16 is 34.28 TFLOPS (1:1) versus 8.192 TFLOPS (2:1).

TDP is 220 W versus 75 W. Slot width is dual-slot versus single-slot. Power connectors are 2x 8-pin versus none. Suggested PSU is 550 W versus 250 W. Bus interface is PCIe 5.0 x16 versus PCIe 4.0 x8. Display outputs are 1x HDMI 2.1b plus 3x DisplayPort 2.1a versus 4x DisplayPort 2.0.

The Arc A380E has recorded dimensions of 254 mm length, 127 mm height, and 20 mm width, while the RX 9070 GRE has no dimensions listed. Production status is Active for the RX 9070 GRE and End-of-life for the Arc A380E. The RX 9070 GRE has a launch MSRP of 549 USD, while the Arc A380E has no launch MSRP recorded.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records no direct head-to-head benchmark results between the RX 9070 GRE and the Arc A380E. The headToHeadBenchmarks array is empty, and the wins counters show 0 for both cards. However, the available data allows for a comparative analysis through other recorded metrics.

The RX 9070 GRE has two specific benchmark scores: 5424 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 and 109309 in Geekbench OpenCL. Its average benchmark score across all tests is 57367. The Arc A380E has no individual benchmark scores recorded and an average benchmark score of 0. This absence of data for the Arc A380E means no direct numerical comparison can be drawn from benchmark tests.

The percentile rankings provide context. The RX 9070 GRE sits at the 87th percentile across all GPUs in the database. The Arc A380E sits at the 50th percentile. This 37-percentile gap indicates the RX 9070 GRE outperforms a larger share of the GPU population than the Arc A380E.

The nearest rivals for the RX 9070 GRE show its competitive position. The Intel Arc A580 has an average score of 57756, which is 0.7% higher than the RX 9070 GRE's 57367. The AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM scores 58085, 1.2% higher. The Intel Arc A570M scores 58239, 1.5% higher. The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT scores 58392, 1.8% higher. The RX 9070 GRE trails all four nearest rivals by margins between 0.7% and 1.8%.

The Arc A380E has no nearest rivals listed, meaning the database contains no comparable GPUs with recorded scores for it. This lack of comparative data reinforces the difficulty of positioning the Arc A380E against other cards in the database.

Compute throughput comparisons are stark. The RX 9070 GRE's FP32 of 34.28 TFLOPS is 8.37x the Arc A380E's 4.096 TFLOPS. The pixel rate of 267.8 GPixel/s is 4.18x the Arc A380E's 64.00 GPixel/s. The texture rate of 535.7 GTexel/s is 4.18x the Arc A380E's 128.0 GTexel/s. These ratios consistently show the RX 9070 GRE between roughly 4x and 8.4x stronger across raw throughput metrics.

The Verdict

The data presents a clear performance hierarchy. The RX 9070 GRE delivers 34.28 TFLOPS FP32, 432.0 GB/s bandwidth, and 12 GB of memory, placing it at the 87th percentile of all GPUs. The Arc A380E delivers 4.096 TFLOPS FP32, 186.0 GB/s bandwidth, and 6 GB of memory, placing it at the 50th percentile. Every compute metric in the database favors the RX 9070 GRE by margins from 2.32x to 8.37x.

The RX 9070 GRE is appropriate for users who need high throughput, ray tracing capability with 48 RT cores, and substantial memory capacity. Its 12 GB frame buffer and 432.0 GB/s bandwidth support demanding workloads. Its 220 W TDP and 550 W suggested PSU indicate a card requiring a proper power supply and dual-slot chassis space. Its nearest rivals are all within 1.8% of its average score, meaning the RX 9070 GRE competes closely with the Intel Arc A580, AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM, Intel Arc A570M, and AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT.

The Arc A380E is appropriate for constrained environments where power and space are primary considerations. Its 75 W TDP requires no external power connectors, and its single-slot design with 254 mm length fits compact systems. Its 250 W suggested PSU is less than half the RX 9070 GRE's requirement. The Arc A380E is end-of-life with a successor named Battlemage, while the RX 9070 GRE remains in active production.

The Arc A380E's lack of recorded benchmark data and nearest rivals means the database cannot confirm its real-world performance position beyond the 50th percentile. Its 4x DisplayPort 2.0 outputs exceed the RX 9070 GRE's 3x DisplayPort 2.1a outputs, though the RX 9070 GRE adds an HDMI 2.1b port. The Arc A380E's FP16 throughput of 8.192 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio shows a different compute balance than the RX 9070 GRE's 1:1 ratio.

Users requiring maximum performance should select the RX 9070 GRE based on its benchmark percentile, active production status, and 8.37x FP32 advantage. Users with strict power budgets or small form factor requirements should select the Arc A380E based on its 75 W TDP, single-slot design, and no external power connector requirement. The two cards serve different segments, with the RX 9070 GRE positioned for performance-oriented builds and the Arc A380E positioned for low-power or embedded-style deployments.