Intel Arc A380E vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The Intel Arc A380E and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER occupy distant corners of the GPU performance spectrum. The database records no direct head-to-head benchmark runs between these two cards, but the RTX 4070 SUPER carries a substantial suite of measured results, while the Arc A380E has no recorded benchmark scores. The absence of data for the Intel card is itself informative: the Arc A380E sits with an average benchmark score of zero, placing it at the 50th percentile of all GPUs in the database, a figure that reflects its lack of tested results rather than a measured performance level.

The RTX 4070 SUPER, by contrast, delivers a robust set of scores across multiple test suites. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it records 4,627 points. Geekbench results show 172,795 in OpenCL and 205,624 in Vulkan. Passmark tests produce 29,995 in G3D, 17,108 in GPU Compute, 1,184 in G2D, and lower scores in legacy DirectX tests: 344 in DirectX 9, 273 in DirectX 11, 167 in DirectX 10, and 110 in DirectX 12. Its average benchmark score across all recorded tests is 43,223.

The nearest rivals to the RTX 4070 SUPER in the database show how tightly clustered its competition is. The NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB scores 43,262, a delta of -0.1% relative to the 4070 SUPER. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile scores 43,268, also -0.1% behind. The Quadro M6000 without the 24 GB designation scores 43,301, a -0.2% gap. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile scores 43,667, which is -1% relative to the 4070 SUPER. These deltas indicate that the 4070 SUPER is bracketed by mobile and professional parts within a very narrow performance band, with the RTX 4090 Mobile being the closest competitor at only 1% ahead.

The Arc A380E offers no such measured comparison. Its 50th percentile ranking among all GPUs is effectively a placeholder, since it has no average score to anchor it. The RTX 4070 SUPER, at the 83rd percentile, sits well above the midpoint of the database distribution. The data shows that these two cards are not direct competitors in any measurable sense; one has a full suite of benchmark results, the other has none. The comparison therefore rests on architectural and specification differences rather than on side-by-side performance numbers.

The Verdict

The recorded data points to a straightforward conclusion: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is the only one of these two cards with any measured performance evidence. Its 83rd percentile ranking and average score of 43,223 place it among the stronger GPUs in the database, with nearest rivals all within 1% of its score. The Intel Arc A380E has no benchmark results, no average score, and no nearest rivals listed, so any claim about its relative performance would be unsupported by the database.

For users who prioritize tested performance, the RTX 4070 SUPER is the card with the demonstrated capability. Its scores span modern and legacy APIs: 4,627 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 172,795 in Geekbench OpenCL, 205,624 in Geekbench Vulkan, and 29,995 in Passmark G3D. The Arc A380E, with its zero-score record, cannot be compared on those terms. The RTX 4070 SUPER also delivers substantially higher raw compute figures in its specifications: 35.48 TFLOPS FP32 versus 4.096 TFLOPS for the Arc A380E, and 35.48 TFLOPS FP16 versus 8.192 TFLOPS. The pixel rate difference is equally stark: 198.0 GPixel/s versus 64.00 GPixel/s, and texture rate is 554.4 GTexel/s versus 128.0 GTexel/s.

The Arc A380E does hold advantages in certain practical areas. Its 75 W TDP is far below the 220 W TDP of the RTX 4070 SUPER, and it requires no power connectors, while the NVIDIA card needs a single 16-pin connector. The Intel card is single-slot, while the NVIDIA card is dual-slot. The Arc A380E also offers four DisplayPort 2.0 outputs, whereas the RTX 4070 SUPER provides one HDMI 2.1 and three DisplayPort 1.4a outputs. The database shows the Arc A380E with a launch date of 2024-03-31, roughly two and a half months after the RTX 4070 SUPER's 2024-01-16 release, and both cards are now marked end-of-life. The RTX 4070 SUPER has a recorded launch MSRP of 599 USD; no such figure exists for the Arc A380E.

FAQ

Q: Which card has the higher average benchmark score in the database?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 43,223. The Intel Arc A380E has no recorded benchmark scores, so its average is zero.

Q: How close are the RTX 4070 SUPER's nearest rivals in performance?

A: The nearest rival is the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB with an average score of 43,262, a delta of -0.1%. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile scores 43,268 (-0.1%), the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 scores 43,301 (-0.2%), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile scores 43,667 (-1%).

Q: What is the memory configuration of each card?

A: The Intel Arc A380E has 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus with 186.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER has 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus with 504.2 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: How do the power requirements compare?

A: The Intel Arc A380E has a TDP of 75 W and requires no power connectors, with a suggested PSU of 250 W. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER has a TDP of 220 W, uses one 16-pin connector, and has a suggested PSU of 550 W.

Q: Which card has more shading units and ray tracing cores?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER has 7,168 shading units and 56 RT cores. The Intel Arc A380E has 1,024 shading units and 8 RT cores.

Q: What is the production status of both cards?

A: Both the Intel Arc A380E and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER are marked as end-of-life in the database.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every major specification. The Intel Arc A380E uses a DG2-128 chip on a 6 nm process from TSMC, with 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 45.9M per mm². The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER uses an AD104 chip on a 5 nm process, also from TSMC, with 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die, for a density of 121.8M per mm².

Clock speeds show a mixed picture. The Arc A380E runs at a base clock of 2000 MHz and a boost clock of 2000 MHz, with memory at 1937 MHz (15.5 Gbps effective). The RTX 4070 SUPER has a base clock of 1980 MHz, slightly lower, but a boost clock of 2475 MHz, and memory at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). The NVIDIA card's higher boost clock and faster memory contribute to its bandwidth advantage.

Memory specifications differ sharply. The Arc A380E offers 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus, delivering 186.0 GB/s. The RTX 4070 SUPER doubles the capacity to 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s. Compute resources follow the same pattern: the Arc A380E has 1,024 shading units, 64 TMUs, 32 ROPs, and 8 RT cores, while the RTX 4070 SUPER has 7,168 shading units, 224 TMUs, 80 ROPs, and 56 RT cores. The NVIDIA card also includes 224 tensor cores; the Intel card has no tensor core count recorded.

Rates and throughput figures reinforce the gap. The Arc A380E produces 64.00 GPixel/s pixel rate and 128.0 GTexel/s texture rate, with 4.096 TFLOPS FP32 and 8.192 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1). The RTX 4070 SUPER produces 198.0 GPixel/s and 554.4 GTexel/s, with 35.48 TFLOPS FP32 and 35.48 TFLOPS FP16 (1:1). The NVIDIA card matches FP16 to FP32 throughput, while the Intel card halves it.

Physical and interface differences are notable. The Arc A380E is single-slot, measures 254 mm by 127 mm by 20 mm, draws 75 W, needs no power connectors, and suggests a 250 W PSU. The RTX 4070 SUPER is dual-slot, measures 267 mm by 112 mm by 42 mm, draws 220 W, requires one 16-pin connector, and suggests a 550 W PSU. The bus interface differs as well: the Arc A380E uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the RTX 4070 SUPER uses PCIe 4.0 x16. Display outputs differ: the Intel card has four DisplayPort 2.0 ports, while the NVIDIA card has one HDMI 2.1 and three DisplayPort 1.4a ports. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Architecture Differences

The architectural divide is wide. The Intel Arc A380E is built on the Xe-HPG architecture, part of the Alchemist generation (Arc 3), and uses the DG2-128 chip. Its predecessor is listed as Xe Graphics, and its successor is Battlemage. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER belongs to the Ada Lovelace architecture in the GeForce 40 series, uses the AD104 chip, follows the GeForce 30 series, and precedes the GeForce 50 series.

The process nodes differ: the Arc A380E uses TSMC's 6 nm process, while the RTX 4070 SUPER uses TSMC's 5 nm process. Transistor density reflects the node difference, with the NVIDIA card at 121.8M per mm² versus 45.9M per mm² for the Intel card. The Intel chip contains 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die; the NVIDIA chip contains 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die.

Core composition marks a fundamental split. The Arc A380E has 1,024 shading units, 64 TMUs, 32 ROPs, and 8 RT cores, with no tensor core count recorded. The RTX 4070 SUPER has 7,168 shading units, 224 TMUs, 80 ROPs, 56 RT cores, and 224 tensor cores. The RT core count is seven times higher on the NVIDIA card, and the tensor core presence is exclusive to it. FP16 throughput on the Intel card is exactly half of its FP32 rate (8.192 TFLOPS versus 4.096 TFLOPS), while the NVIDIA card runs FP16 at a 1:1 ratio with FP32, both at 35.48 TFLOPS.

Memory architecture differs as well. The Arc A380E uses 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus, while the RTX 4070 SUPER uses 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus. The effective memory speed is 15.5 Gbps for the Intel card and 21 Gbps for the NVIDIA card, producing the bandwidth gap between 186.0 GB/s and 504.2 GB/s. The Intel card's memory clock is listed at 1937 MHz, while the NVIDIA card's is 1313 MHz, yet the NVIDIA card's wider bus and higher effective data rate yield the larger bandwidth figure.

The API support is identical: both cards list DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The differences lie in the underlying hardware implementations. The Arc A380E's Xe-HPG design targets a low-power, single-slot form factor with a 75 W TDP and no external power requirement. The RTX 4070 SUPER's Ada Lovelace design scales to a 220 W TDP, dual-slot cooling, and a 16-pin power connector. The release dates also mark the generational separation: the Arc A380E launched on 2024-03-31, while the RTX 4070 SUPER launched on 2024-01-16. Both are now listed as end-of-life.