Intel Arc A380E vs NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation Comparison

The Intel Arc A380E and NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation occupy different segments of the graphics hardware spectrum. The Arc A380E is a compact, low-power desktop solution from Intel's Alchemist generation, while the RTX 5000 Mobile is a high-end laptop processor from NVIDIA's Ada Lovelace architecture. The recorded data shows that these two GPUs have almost no overlap in performance targets, making their comparison a study in extreme contrasts rather than direct competition.

Where Each One Wins

The Intel Arc A380E is designed for scenarios where physical footprint and power draw are the primary constraints. It uses a 75 W power envelope, requires no auxiliary power connectors, and fits in a single slot. The suggested power supply for a system using this card is 250 W. This makes it suitable for compact desktop builds or embedded applications where a discrete GPU must coexist with limited thermal and electrical headroom. Its four DisplayPort 2.0 outputs also provide modern multi-monitor connectivity options.

The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation is in a completely different class. It carries a 120 W power target, which is high for a mobile part, and the data indicates it delivers substantially higher compute throughput. The RTX 5000 Mobile wins decisively in every performance metric recorded. Its FP32 throughput of 41.15 TFLOPS is roughly ten times that of the Arc A380E's 4.096 TFLOPS. Texture fill rate is 643.0 GTexel/s versus 128.0 GTexel/s, and pixel fill rate is 236.9 GPixel/s versus 64.00 GPixel/s. The only benchmark score in the database, 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, gives the RTX 5000 Mobile a score of 3596, placing it at the 21st percentile of all GPUs. The Arc A380E has no recorded benchmark scores, but its 50th percentile ranking versus all GPUs suggests it sits near the middle of the performance distribution.

The RTX 5000 Mobile also wins on memory capacity and bandwidth. It has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding 576.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The Arc A380E has 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus, providing 186.0 GB/s. The RTX 5000 Mobile also has a wider PCIe interface at x16 versus x8 for the Arc A380E. In summary, the Arc A380E wins only on physical dimensions and interface flexibility, while the RTX 5000 Mobile wins on every computational and memory metric.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs are built on different architectures, process nodes, and chip designs. The Arc A380E uses the DG2-128 chip based on Intel's Xe-HPG architecture, belonging to the Alchemist generation (Arc 3). It is fabricated on a 6 nm process at TSMC. The die size is 157 mm², and it contains 7,200 million transistors, giving a transistor density of 45.9 million per mm². The RTX 5000 Mobile uses the AD103 chip based on NVIDIA's Ada Lovelace architecture, part of the Ada-MW generation. It is fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The die is 379 mm² and contains 45,900 million transistors, resulting in a transistor density of 121.1 million per mm².

The compute resources differ by an order of magnitude. The Arc A380E has 1024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. It includes 8 ray tracing cores but no tensor cores. The RTX 5000 Mobile has 9728 shading units, 304 TMUs, and 112 ROPs. It includes 76 ray tracing cores and 304 tensor cores. The RTX 5000 Mobile's tensor cores enable AI-accelerated workloads such as DLSS, which the Arc A380E lacks entirely.

Memory architecture also differs fundamentally. The Arc A380E uses 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus. The RTX 5000 Mobile uses 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus. Clock speeds show distinct strategies: the Arc A380E has a base and boost clock of 2000 MHz, with memory at 1937 MHz (15.5 Gbps effective). The RTX 5000 Mobile has a base clock of 1425 MHz and a boost clock of 2115 MHz, with memory at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective). The Arc A380E's fixed 2000 MHz clock suggests a steady-state design, while the RTX 5000 Mobile relies on a higher boost multiplier.

Production status also differs. The Arc A380E is end-of-life, with its predecessor listed as Xe Graphics and its successor as Battlemage. The RTX 5000 Mobile is active, succeeding Ampere-MW and preceding Blackwell-MW. The Arc A380E is a PCIe 4.0 x8 card while the RTX 5000 Mobile uses PCIe 4.0 x16. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains only one benchmark result for the RTX 5000 Mobile and none for the Arc A380E, so direct comparison relies on that single score plus the broader metrics. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, the RTX 5000 Mobile scores 3596. Its nearest rivals in the database are the NVIDIA GeForce GT 545 with an average score of 3594 and a delta of 0.1%, the NVIDIA GeForce GT 735M at 3616 with a delta of -0.6%, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 at 3629 with a delta of -0.9%, and the AMD Radeon HD 6770 at 3649 with a delta of -1.5%. These deltas indicate the RTX 5000 Mobile is statistically indistinguishable from these older or lower-tier cards in this specific test, which is surprising given its high raw specifications. The results show that a GPU with 41.15 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 576.0 GB/s of bandwidth scores nearly identically to a GTX 1050, which has vastly lower specifications. This suggests the benchmark may be memory-bound or the workload does not scale with the RTX 5000 Mobile's advanced features.

Without a recorded score for the Arc A380E, the head-to-head cannot be quantified through the benchmark database. However, the raw performance metrics provide a basis for comparison. The RTX 5000 Mobile delivers 41.15 TFLOPS of FP32 versus 4.096 TFLOPS for the Arc A380E, a factor of approximately 10. In FP16, the RTX 5000 Mobile also delivers 41.15 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, while the Arc A380E delivers 8.192 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio. The RTX 5000 Mobile's texture rate of 643.0 GTexel/s is over five times the Arc A380E's 128.0 GTexel/s. Pixel rate is 236.9 GPixel/s versus 64.00 GPixel/s, a 3.7 times difference. The RTX 5000 Mobile's 576.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth is 3.1 times the Arc A380E's 186.0 GB/s.

The RTX 5000 Mobile also has a much larger memory pool of 16 GB versus 6 GB, which matters for large datasets or high-resolution textures. Its 304 tensor cores provide dedicated AI processing capability that the Arc A380E cannot match. The RTX 5000 Mobile's 76 ray tracing cores versus 8 on the Arc A380E indicate a substantial advantage in ray-traced workloads, though no specific ray tracing benchmarks are in the database.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has higher FP32 compute performance?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation has 41.15 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, while the Intel Arc A380E has 4.096 TFLOPS. The RTX 5000 Mobile is approximately ten times faster in this metric.

Q: How do the memory configurations differ?

A: The RTX 5000 Mobile has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 576.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The Arc A380E has 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus, providing 186.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

Q: What is the power consumption of each GPU?

A: The Arc A380E has a TDP of 75 W and requires no auxiliary power connectors. The RTX 5000 Mobile has a TDP of 120 W and also uses no auxiliary power connectors, but it is an integrated mobile processor (IGP).

Q: Does the Arc A380E support ray tracing?

A: Yes, the Arc A380E includes 8 ray tracing cores. The RTX 5000 Mobile includes 76 ray tracing cores, which is a significantly higher count for ray-traced workloads.

Q: What is the production status of each GPU?

A: The Intel Arc A380E is end-of-life, with its successor listed as Battlemage. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile is active, with its successor listed as Blackwell-MW.

Q: Which GPU has tensor cores?

A: Only the RTX 5000 Mobile has tensor cores, with 304 of them. The Arc A380E has no tensor cores, so it cannot accelerate AI-based features such as DLSS.

Specification Differences

The following table highlights only the fields where the two GPUs differ based on the recorded data.

| Specification | Intel Arc A380E | NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation |

|----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------|

| Chip | DG2-128 | AD103 |

| Architecture | Xe-HPG | Ada Lovelace |

| Generation | Alchemist (Arc 3) | Ada-MW |

| Process Node | 6 nm | 5 nm |

| Transistors | 7,200 million | 45,900 million |

| Die Size | 157 mm² | 379 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 45.9M / mm² | 121.1M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 2000 MHz | 1425 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2000 MHz | 2115 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 1937 MHz 15.5 Gbps effective | 2250 MHz 18 Gbps effective |

| Memory Size | 6 GB | 16 GB |

| Memory Bus Width | 96 bit | 256 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 186.0 GB/s | 576.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 1024 | 9728 |

| TMUs | 64 | 304 |

| ROPs | 32 | 112 |

| RT Cores | 8 | 76 |

| Tensor Cores | None | 304 |

| Pixel Rate | 64.00 GPixel/s | 236.9 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 128.0 GTexel/s | 643.0 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 4.096 TFLOPS | 41.15 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 8.192 TFLOPS (2:1) | 41.15 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 75 W | 120 W |

| Slot Width | Single-slot | IGP |

| Suggested PSU | 250 W | None |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | 4x DisplayPort 2.0 | Portable Device Dependent |

| Production Status | End-of-life | Active |

| Release Date | 2024-03-31 | 2023-03-20 |

| Predecessor | Xe Graphics | Ampere-MW |

| Successor | Battlemage | Blackwell-MW |

| Benchmark Score (3DMark Steel Nomad) | None recorded | 3596 |

| Percentile vs All GPUs | 50 | 21 |