Intel Arc A380 vs NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition Comparison

# Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark data available for direct comparison is limited to two PassMark tests, and in both, the NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition delivers a decisive victory. In the PassMark G3D test, which measures overall 3D graphics performance, the TITAN V CEO Edition scores 16,988 against the Intel Arc A380's 6,252. That is a delta of 171.7% in favor of the NVIDIA card. In practical terms, the TITAN V CEO Edition delivers more than two and a half times the raw 3D throughput of the Arc A380 in this specific workload.

The second head-to-head test, PassMark G2D, measures 2D graphics performance. Here the TITAN V CEO Edition scores 1,086, while the Arc A380 scores 610. The delta is 78%, meaning the NVIDIA card is nearly 78% faster in 2D operations. Both wins are substantial, and the data shows no test in which the Intel Arc A380 manages to outperform the TITAN V CEO Edition.

Looking beyond the direct head-to-head, the overall benchmark profiles tell a similar story. The TITAN V CEO Edition has an average benchmark score of 9,037 across all tests, while the Arc A380 averages 8,558. The TITAN V CEO Edition also holds a slightly higher percentile rank among all GPUs at 45, compared to the Arc A380's 44. However, it is importantly the TITAN V CEO Edition's nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (average score 9,022, a delta of 0.2%), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 (average score 9,058, delta of -0.2%), the AMD Radeon 550X (average score 8,918, delta of 1.3%), and the AMD Radeon 890M (average score 9,210, delta of -1.9%). This places the TITAN V CEO Edition in a cluster of older or lower-tier cards, which is surprising given its PassMark G3D score.

The Arc A380's nearest rivals are the AMD FirePro W5170M (average score 8,595, delta of -0.4%), the AMD Radeon HD 8870M (average score 8,462, delta of 1.1%), the NVIDIA GeForce MX330 (average score 8,458, delta of 1.2%), and the AMD Radeon 880M (average score 8,436, delta of 1.4%). The Arc A380 is thus grouped with mobile and entry-level desktop parts, which aligns with its lower raw scores.

When examining individual benchmark results outside the head-to-head set, the Arc A380 shows some strengths in compute-oriented tests. It scores 38,224 in Geekbench OpenCL and 36,736 in Geekbench Vulkan. These are strong numbers for a card of its class, but no comparable Geekbench scores exist for the TITAN V CEO Edition in the data pack, so a direct comparison is not possible. The Arc A380 also has a PassMark GPU Compute score of 2,762, but again, no equivalent figure is provided for the TITAN V CEO Edition.

The TITAN V CEO Edition's PassMark G3D score of 16,988 is far above the Arc A380's 6,252, and its PassMark G2D score of 1,086 is nearly double the Arc A380's 610. These are the only two tests where both cards were measured under identical conditions, and the NVIDIA card wins both by wide margins.

# FAQ

Q: Which card has the higher PassMark G3D score?

A: The NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition scores 16,988 in PassMark G3D, while the Intel Arc A380 scores 6,252. The TITAN V CEO Edition leads by 171.7%.

Q: How do the two cards compare in 2D performance?

A: In PassMark G2D, the NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition scores 1,086, and the Intel Arc A380 scores 610. The TITAN V CEO Edition is 78% faster in this test.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for each card?

A: The NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition has an average benchmark score of 9,037, while the Intel Arc A380 has an average benchmark score of 8,558.

Q: Which card has a higher percentile rank among all GPUs?

A: The NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition ranks at the 45th percentile, and the Intel Arc A380 ranks at the 44th percentile. The difference is one percentage point.

Q: What are the nearest rivals to the Intel Arc A380 in average benchmark score?

A: The Arc A380's nearest rivals include the AMD FirePro W5170M (average score 8,595, delta of -0.4%), the AMD Radeon HD 8870M (average score 8,462, delta of 1.1%), the NVIDIA GeForce MX330 (average score 8,458, delta of 1.2%), and the AMD Radeon 880M (average score 8,436, delta of 1.4%).

Q: Does the Intel Arc A380 have any benchmark win over the NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition?

A: In the head-to-head benchmark data provided, the Intel Arc A380 has zero wins. The NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition wins both the PassMark G2D and PassMark G3D tests.

# The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: the NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition is the superior performer in every directly comparable benchmark. Its PassMark G3D score of 16,988 dwarfs the Arc A380's 6,252, a 171.7% advantage, and its PassMark G2D score of 1,086 beats the Arc A380's 610 by 78%. For any workload that relies on raw 3D or 2D rendering, the TITAN V CEO Edition is the clear choice.

However, the average benchmark scores tell a more nuanced story. The TITAN V CEO Edition averages 9,037 across all tests, and the Arc A380 averages 8,558 — a gap of only 479 points, or about 5.6%. This suggests that while the TITAN V CEO Edition dominates in the specific PassMark tests, the Arc A380 is competitive in other workloads. The Arc A380's Geekbench OpenCL score of 38,224 and Geekbench Vulkan score of 36,736 indicate strong compute and API-level performance that may not show up in the PassMark suite.

The percentile ranks are nearly identical: 45 for the TITAN V CEO Edition and 44 for the Arc A380. This means both cards sit in the same general performance tier relative to all other GPUs, despite the TITAN V CEO Edition's massive advantage in the head-to-head tests. This is likely due to the fact that the average benchmark score includes many tests beyond the two PassMark ones, and the Arc A380's compute scores pull its average up.

For buyers, the decision hinges on workload. If the primary use case is traditional rasterization-based 3D rendering or 2D graphics work, the TITAN V CEO Edition is overwhelmingly faster. If the workload involves compute-heavy tasks such as OpenCL or Vulkan processing, the Arc A380's strong scores in those areas make it a more balanced contender, though direct comparisons are unavailable.

The TITAN V CEO Edition also carries a much larger memory footprint at 32 GB of HBM2, compared to the Arc A380's 6 GB of GDDR6. For applications that require large framebuffers or massive datasets in VRAM, the TITAN V CEO Edition is the only viable option between the two. In contrast, the Arc A380's 6 GB is suited to more modest resolutions and texture budgets.

# Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every major specification. The NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition uses a GV100 chip built on a 12 nm process at TSMC, with 21,100 million transistors on an 815 mm² die. The Intel Arc A380 uses a DG2-128 chip on a 6 nm process, also at TSMC, with 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die. The transistor density reflects this: the TITAN V CEO Edition has 25.9 million transistors per mm², while the Arc A380 has 45.9 million transistors per mm².

Memory configurations are starkly different. The TITAN V CEO Edition has 32 GB of HBM2 on a 4096-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 868.4 GB/s. The Arc A380 has 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 186.0 GB/s. The TITAN V CEO Edition's memory bandwidth is over 4.6 times that of the Arc A380.

Clock speeds also diverge. The TITAN V CEO Edition runs at a base clock of 1200 MHz and a boost clock of 1455 MHz, with memory at 848 MHz (1696 Mbps effective). The Arc A380 runs at a base clock of 2000 MHz and a boost clock of 2050 MHz, with memory at 1937 MHz (15.5 Gbps effective). Despite higher clocks, the Arc A380's narrower memory bus limits its bandwidth.

The TITAN V CEO Edition has 5,120 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 128 ROPs, while the Arc A380 has 1,024 shading units, 64 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. The TITAN V CEO Edition also has 640 tensor cores, while the Arc A380 has 8 ray tracing cores and no tensor cores. Pixel rates are 186.2 GPixel/s for the TITAN V CEO Edition and 65.60 GPixel/s for the Arc A380. Texture rates are 465.6 GTexel/s and 131.2 GTexel/s, respectively. FP32 throughput is 14.90 TFLOPS for the TITAN V CEO Edition and 4.198 TFLOPS for the Arc A380; FP16 is 29.80 TFLOPS and 8.397 TFLOPS, both at a 2:1 ratio.

Power requirements differ significantly. The TITAN V CEO Edition has a TDP of 250 W and requires a 600 W power supply, with dual-slot cooling and a 1x 6-pin plus 1x 8-pin power connector. The Arc A380 has a TDP of 75 W and requires a 250 W power supply, also dual-slot, with a single 8-pin connector. The TITAN V CEO Edition is longer at 267 mm (10.5 inches) and narrower at 112 mm (4.4 inches) tall and 40 mm (1.6 inches) wide, while the Arc A380 is 222 mm (8.7 inches) long, 114 mm (4.5 inches) tall, and 42 mm (1.7 inches) wide.

Bus interfaces also differ: the TITAN V CEO Edition uses PCIe 3.0 x16, while the Arc A380 uses PCIe 4.0 x8. Display outputs are 1x HDMI 2.0 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a for the TITAN V CEO Edition, versus 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 2.0 for the Arc A380. DirectX support is 12 (12_1) for the TITAN V CEO Edition and 12 Ultimate (12_2) for the Arc A380. OpenGL is 4.6 for both, and Vulkan is 1.4 for both.

# Architecture Differences

The NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition is built on the Volta architecture, which introduced tensor cores for deep learning workloads. It has 640 tensor cores, a feature absent from the Intel Arc A380. The TITAN V CEO Edition is part of the GeForce 10 generation, despite its Volta architecture, and it uses the GV100 chip. The Arc A380, in contrast, uses the Xe-HPG architecture, specifically the DG2-128 chip, and belongs to the Alchemist generation (Arc 3).

The process nodes differ: the TITAN V CEO Edition uses a 12 nm process, while the Arc A380 uses a 6 nm process, both from TSMC. This explains the transistor density difference — the Arc A380 packs 45.9 million transistors per mm² versus 25.9 million for the TITAN V CEO Edition. However, the TITAN V CEO Edition has nearly three times the total transistor count (21,100 million versus 7,200 million) and a much larger die (815 mm² versus 157 mm²).

The TITAN V CEO Edition has no ray tracing cores, while the Arc A380 includes 8 ray tracing cores. This is a significant architectural difference: the Arc A380 is designed to handle DirectX 12 Ultimate features, including ray tracing and mesh shaders, while the TITAN V CEO Edition is limited to DirectX 12 (12_1) without those features. The Arc A380's support for DirectX 12 Ultimate is a clear generational advantage in API compliance.

Cache hierarchies are not detailed in the data, but the memory architectures differ fundamentally. The TITAN V CEO Edition uses HBM2 stacked memory on a 4096-bit bus, which is a high-bandwidth, low-power design suited to compute and large datasets. The Arc A380 uses GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus, which is more conventional but offers far less bandwidth. The TITAN V CEO Edition's 32 GB capacity is also far larger than the Arc A380's 6 GB, making it suitable for workloads that require large working sets.

The TITAN V CEO Edition has a predecessor of GeForce 900 and a successor of GeForce 20. The Arc A380 has a predecessor of Xe Graphics and a successor of Battlemage. Both cards are end-of-life, with release dates of June 20, 2018, for the TITAN V CEO Edition and June 13, 2022, for the Arc A380.

# Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition wins decisively in every head-to-head benchmark available. Its PassMark G3D score of 16,988 versus 6,252 for the Arc A380 represents a 171.7% lead, making it the clear choice for any application that relies on traditional 3D rasterization. Its PassMark G2D score of 1,086 versus 610 is a 78% lead, which means 2D graphics work such as desktop compositing, image editing, or CAD-style 2D rendering will be noticeably faster. The TITAN V CEO Edition also has 32 GB of HBM2 memory with 868.4 GB/s of bandwidth, which is a massive advantage for workloads that need to hold large textures, datasets, or compute buffers in VRAM.

The Intel Arc A380 has no wins in the head-to-head tests, but its benchmark profile shows strengths elsewhere. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 38,224 and Geekbench Vulkan score of 36,736 are strong, and while no direct comparison to the TITAN V CEO Edition exists for these tests, they indicate that the Arc A380 is capable in compute and modern API workloads. Its PassMark GPU Compute score of 2,762 also suggests reasonable compute performance. The Arc A380's 8 ray tracing cores and DirectX 12 Ultimate support give it a feature-set advantage for games or applications that use ray tracing or other next-gen rendering techniques, which the TITAN V CEO Edition cannot handle due to its lack of RT cores and DirectX 12 (12_1) limitation.

The Arc A380's lower TDP of 75 W versus 250 W means it is far more power-efficient, and its smaller physical footprint (222 mm length versus 267 mm) makes it easier to fit in compact systems. The Arc A380 also has a higher base clock of 2000 MHz versus 1200 MHz, which can benefit lightly threaded or clock-sensitive workloads. For users who prioritize modern API features, ray tracing, compute efficiency, or low power draw, the Arc A380 has a place. For users who prioritize raw 3D performance, 2D throughput, memory capacity, or bandwidth, the TITAN V CEO Edition is the only logical choice based on the data.