Intel Arc A380E x2 vs Intel Arc A570M Comparison

# FAQ

Q: What are the core differences between the Intel Arc A380E x2 and the Intel Arc A570M?

A: The Arc A380E x2 uses the DG2-128 chip with 1,024 shading units, while the Arc A570M uses the larger DG2-256 chip with 2,048 shading units. Both are built on the Xe-HPG architecture and use a 6 nm process from TSMC.

Q: How do the memory subsystems compare?

A: The Arc A380E x2 has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 96-bit bus, delivering 186.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Arc A570M has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 224.0 GB/s. The A570M offers both more capacity and higher bandwidth.

Q: Which GPU has higher clock speeds?

A: The Arc A380E x2 runs at a fixed 2000 MHz for both base and boost clocks. The Arc A570M has a base clock of 900 MHz and a boost clock of 1300 MHz, significantly lower despite being a larger chip.

Q: What is the thermal design power difference?

A: The Arc A380E x2 is rated at 130 W TDP with a single-slot design and one 6-pin power connector, requiring a 300 W suggested PSU. The Arc A570M is rated at 75 W TDP and is an integrated graphics processor (IGP) with no dedicated power connectors.

Q: How do the benchmark scores compare?

A: The Arc A570M has a recorded Geekbench OpenCL score of 58,239, placing it in the 88th percentile of all GPUs. The Arc A380E x2 has no recorded benchmark scores and sits at the 50th percentile in the database.

Q: What are the production statuses of these two GPUs?

A: The Arc A380E x2 is marked as end-of-life with a release date of 2024-03-31, while the Arc A570M is active with a release date of 2023-07-31.

Architecture Differences

The Intel Arc A380E x2 and Intel Arc A570M share the same fundamental Xe-HPG architecture, but they are built on different physical chips. The A380E x2 uses the DG2-128 die, which contains 7,200 million transistors spread across a 157 mm² area, yielding a transistor density of 45.9M per mm². The A570M uses the DG2-256 die, which packs 11,500 million transistors onto a 269 mm² area, resulting in a slightly lower density of 42.8M per mm².

The shading resources differ substantially. The A380E x2 provides 1,024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, and 32 raster operation units. The A570M doubles these counts: 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. Ray tracing hardware also scales accordingly, with 8 RT cores on the A380E x2 versus 16 RT cores on the A570M. Neither GPU lists tensor cores in the database.

Both GPUs support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, and both use a PCIe 4.0 x8 bus interface. The process node is identical at 6 nm from TSMC, and both belong to the Alchemist generation, though the A380E x2 is part of the Arc 3 tier while the A570M is labeled as Arc 5 Mobile.

The A380E x2 operates with fixed clocks at 2000 MHz for both base and boost, while the A570M operates at 900 MHz base and 1300 MHz boost. This clock difference partially compensates for the A570M's larger core, but the raw throughput gap remains significant. The A380E x2 achieves 4.096 TFLOPS FP32 and 8.192 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1 ratio), while the A570M achieves 5.325 TFLOPS FP32 and 10.65 TFLOPS FP16.

Memory architecture also diverges. The A380E x2 uses 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus with 186.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the A570M uses 8 GB on a 128-bit bus with 224.0 GB/s. The A570M also runs its memory at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective), whereas the A380E x2 runs at 1937 MHz (15.5 Gbps effective), meaning the smaller card has faster memory per pin but loses on total bus width.

The physical form factors are entirely different. The A380E x2 is a single-slot card measuring 265 mm in length, 127 mm in height, and 20 mm in width, with 8x mini-DisplayPort 2.0 outputs. The A570M is an integrated graphics processor with no dimensions recorded and display outputs that are "Portable Device Dependent."

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark results between the Intel Arc A380E x2 and the Intel Arc A570M. However, the A570M has a recorded Geekbench OpenCL score of 58,239, which places it in the 88th percentile of all GPUs. The A380E x2 has no recorded benchmark scores and sits at the 50th percentile, which reflects the absence of data rather than a measured performance level.

The A570M's benchmark score can be contextualized against its nearest rivals in the database. The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT scores 58,392, which is 0.3% higher than the A570M, indicating the A570M performs essentially on par with that high-end desktop GPU in this specific test. The AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM scores 58,085, which is 0.3% lower than the A570M. The NVIDIA P102-100 scores 58,528, putting it 0.5% ahead of the A570M. The AMD Radeon PRO V710 scores 58,657, which is 0.7% ahead.

These narrow margins, all within 1% of each other, suggest that the A570M's OpenCL performance clusters tightly with these four rival GPUs. The A570M's 88th percentile ranking confirms that its measured performance places it well above the median GPU in the database.

For the A380E x2, the absence of benchmark data means no direct performance comparison can be drawn from the database. The 50th percentile ranking is a default placement for GPUs without recorded measurements, not an indication of measured performance. The hardware specifications alone indicate it should deliver lower throughput than the A570M, but the database does not quantify this difference.

Specification Differences

| Specification | Intel Arc A380E x2 | Intel Arc A570M |

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

| Chip | DG2-128 | DG2-256 |

| Generation | Alchemist (Arc 3) | Alchemist (Arc 5 Mobile) |

| Transistors | 7,200 million | 11,500 million |

| Die Size | 157 mm² | 269 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 45.9M / mm² | 42.8M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 2000 MHz | 900 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2000 MHz | 1300 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 1937 MHz (15.5 Gbps effective) | 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) |

| Memory Size | 6 GB | 8 GB |

| Memory Bus Width | 96 bit | 128 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 186.0 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 1024 | 2048 |

| TMUs | 64 | 128 |

| ROPs | 32 | 64 |

| RT Cores | 8 | 16 |

| Pixel Rate | 64.00 GPixel/s | 83.20 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 128.0 GTexel/s | 166.4 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 4.096 TFLOPS | 5.325 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 8.192 TFLOPS (2:1) | 10.65 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| TDP | 130 W | 75 W |

| Slot Width | Single-slot | IGP |

| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |

| Suggested PSU | 300 W | None |

| Display Outputs | 8x mini-DisplayPort 2.0 | Portable Device Dependent |

| Dimensions | 265 mm x 127 mm x 20 mm | Not recorded |

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

| Release Date | 2024-03-31 | 2023-07-31 |

| Predecessor | Xe Graphics | Not recorded |

| Successor | Battlemage | Not recorded |

| Percentile | 50 | 88 |

| Avg Benchmark Score | 0 | 58,239 |

The Verdict

The recorded data indicates a clear performance hierarchy between these two GPUs. The Arc A570M delivers a measured Geekbench OpenCL score of 58,239, placing it in the 88th percentile, while the Arc A380E x2 has no benchmark measurements and sits at the 50th percentile by default. The A570M's score places it within 0.7% of four rival GPUs, confirming consistent performance in the database.

The hardware specifications reinforce this gap. The A570M provides double the shading units, TMUs, ROPs, and RT cores compared to the A380E x2. Its FP32 throughput of 5.325 TFLOPS exceeds the A380E x2's 4.096 TFLOPS by 30%. Memory bandwidth is also higher at 224.0 GB/s versus 186.0 GB/s, with 8 GB capacity versus 6 GB.

The A380E x2 compensates with much higher clock speeds (2000 MHz versus 900 MHz base and 1300 MHz boost) and a substantially lower transistor density due to its smaller die. However, these advantages do not close the gap in raw compute resources.

For users who need a discrete, single-slot card with multiple display outputs, the A380E x2 offers a specific form factor: 8x mini-DisplayPort 2.0 connections and a 265 mm length. It is end-of-life, which may limit availability. For users who need measured performance, the A570M is the only option with recorded data, and it ranks in the top 12% of all GPUs in the database.

Where Each One Wins

Intel Arc A380E x2 wins in the following areas based on database data:

• Clock speed: 2000 MHz base and boost on the A380E x2 versus 900 MHz base and 1300 MHz boost on the A570M.
• Memory clock: 1937 MHz (15.5 Gbps effective) versus 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective).
• Transistor density: 45.9M per mm² versus 42.8M per mm², indicating more efficient die utilization.
• Physical design: Single-slot form factor with eight mini-DisplayPort 2.0 outputs, versus an IGP with no fixed dimensions.
• Power delivery: Uses a single 6-pin connector with a 300 W suggested PSU, which provides a defined integration path.
• Production timeline: Released on 2024-03-31, later than the A570M's 2023-07-31 release.

Intel Arc A570M wins in the following areas based on database data:

• Measured performance: Geekbench OpenCL score of 58,239 versus no recorded score for the A380E x2.
• Performance percentile: 88th percentile versus 50th percentile.
• Shading resources: 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 16 RT cores, all double the A380E x2's counts.
• Compute throughput: 5.325 TFLOPS FP32 and 10.65 TFLOPS FP16 versus 4.096 and 8.192 TFLOPS respectively.
• Memory capacity: 8 GB versus 6 GB.
• Memory bandwidth: 224.0 GB/s versus 186.0 GB/s, aided by a 128-bit bus versus 96-bit.
• Pixel rate: 83.20 GPixel/s versus 64.00 GPixel/s.
• Texture rate: 166.4 GTexel/s versus 128.0 GTexel/s.
• Power efficiency: 75 W TDP versus 130 W TDP, delivering higher performance at lower power draw.
• Production status: Active versus end-of-life.