Intel Arc A380E x2 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Comparison

FAQ

Q: What is the performance gap between the Intel Arc A380E x2 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti sits in the 84th percentile of all GPUs in the database, while the Arc A380E x2 is in the 50th percentile. The RTX 4070 Ti has an average benchmark score of 44,795, while no benchmark scores are recorded for the Arc A380E x2 in the database.

Q: How do the memory configurations differ between these two cards?

A: The Intel card uses 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 96-bit bus with 186.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA card uses 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus with 504.2 GB/s bandwidth, which is over 2.7 times the bandwidth of the Intel solution.

Q: What are the physical dimensions and power requirements of each card?

A: The Arc A380E x2 measures 265 mm in length, 127 mm in height, and 20 mm in width, is a single-slot card with a 130 W TDP and a 300 W suggested PSU. The RTX 4070 Ti measures 285 mm in length, 112 mm in height, and 42 mm in width, is a dual-slot card with a 285 W TDP and a 600 W suggested PSU.

Q: Which card has a higher transistor density?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti, built on a 5 nm process, has a transistor density of 121.8M per mm² with 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die. The Intel Arc A380E x2, built on a 6 nm process, has a transistor density of 45.9M per mm² with 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die.

Q: Are both cards still in production?

A: No, both cards are marked as end-of-life in the database. The Intel card was released in 2024 and is succeeded by Battlemage, while the NVIDIA card was released in 2023 and is succeeded by the GeForce 50 series.

Q: What display outputs does each card provide?

A: The Intel Arc A380E x2 offers 8x mini-DisplayPort 2.0 outputs. The NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti offers 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from fundamentally different architectural lineages. The Intel Arc A380E x2 uses the Xe-HPG architecture with the DG2-128 chip, part of the Alchemist generation. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti uses the Ada Lovelace architecture with the AD104 chip, part of the GeForce 40 series. Both are fabricated by TSMC, but at different nodes: Intel uses a 6 nm process while NVIDIA uses a 5 nm process. This process advantage contributes to NVIDIA's substantially higher transistor density, 121.8M per mm² versus 45.9M per mm².

The compute resources diverge sharply. The Intel card has 1,024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, 32 raster operation units, and 8 ray tracing cores. The NVIDIA card has 7,680 shading units, 240 TMUs, 80 ROPs, 60 RT cores, and 240 tensor cores. The RTX 4070 Ti includes dedicated tensor cores for AI-accelerated workloads, a feature absent from the Intel card's specifications. The shading unit count alone gives NVIDIA a 7.5 to 1 advantage in raw shader throughput.

Memory architecture also differs. The Intel card uses 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus. The NVIDIA card uses 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus. The effective memory clock rates are 15.5 Gbps for Intel and 21 Gbps for NVIDIA, resulting in bandwidth of 186.0 GB/s versus 504.2 GB/s respectively. Both cards support DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The PCIe interface differs as well: Intel uses PCIe 4.0 x8 while NVIDIA uses PCIe 4.0 x16, giving the latter twice the bus bandwidth for host communication.

The physical design reflects the performance target. Intel's card is single-slot, 265 mm long, 127 mm tall, and 20 mm wide, with a 130 W TDP and a single 6-pin power connector. NVIDIA's card is dual-slot, 285 mm long, 112 mm tall, and 42 mm wide, with a 285 W TDP and a single 16-pin power connector. The suggested PSU rating is 300 W for the Intel card and 600 W for the NVIDIA card. Display outputs also differ: Intel provides 8x mini-DisplayPort 2.0, while NVIDIA provides 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a.

Where Each One Wins

The Intel Arc A380E x2 wins in scenarios that prioritize compactness and low power draw. Its single-slot design at 20 mm width and 130 W TDP makes it suitable for dense multi-GPU configurations or constrained chassis. The 8x mini-DisplayPort 2.0 outputs support high-resolution multi-monitor setups with the latest display standard. The 265 mm length is shorter than NVIDIA's 285 mm card, and its 300 W suggested PSU requirement is half of NVIDIA's 600 W figure. The Intel card's 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die also means a smaller physical footprint.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti wins in raw compute and memory throughput. Its 40.09 TFLOPS FP32 performance is approximately 9.8 times the Intel card's 4.096 TFLOPS. The FP16 performance is also significantly higher: 40.09 TFLOPS at 1:1 ratio versus 8.192 TFLOPS at 2:1 ratio. The texture rate of 626.4 GTexel/s versus 128.0 GTexel/s, and the pixel rate of 208.8 GPixel/s versus 64.00 GPixel/s, both favor NVIDIA by factors of 4.9 and 3.3 respectively. The 12 GB memory capacity and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth enable larger datasets and faster data movement than the Intel card's 6 GB and 186.0 GB/s.

For ray tracing workloads, the NVIDIA card has 60 RT cores versus Intel's 8, a 7.5 to 1 advantage. The tensor cores on NVIDIA add further capability for AI inference and DLSS-style operations. The 240 TMUs versus 64 and the 80 ROPs versus 32 both indicate higher throughput for texture-heavy and rasterization-heavy scenes. The PCIe 4.0 x16 interface provides twice the host bandwidth of the Intel card's PCIe 4.0 x8.

Specification Differences

| Specification | Intel Arc A380E x2 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti |

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

| Process node | 6 nm | 5 nm |

| Transistors | 7,200 million | 35,800 million |

| Die size | 157 mm² | 294 mm² |

| Transistor density | 45.9M / mm² | 121.8M / mm² |

| Base clock | 2000 MHz | 2310 MHz |

| Boost clock | 2000 MHz | 2610 MHz |

| Memory clock | 1937 MHz 15.5 Gbps effective | 1313 MHz 21 Gbps effective |

| Memory size | 6 GB | 12 GB |

| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |

| Memory bus | 96 bit | 192 bit |

| Memory bandwidth | 186.0 GB/s | 504.2 GB/s |

| Shading units | 1024 | 7680 |

| TMUs | 64 | 240 |

| ROPs | 32 | 80 |

| RT cores | 8 | 60 |

| Tensor cores | None listed | 240 |

| Pixel rate | 64.00 GPixel/s | 208.8 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 128.0 GTexel/s | 626.4 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 4.096 TFLOPS | 40.09 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 8.192 TFLOPS (2:1) | 40.09 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 130 W | 285 W |

| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |

| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 16-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 600 W |

| Bus interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |

| Display outputs | 8x mini-DisplayPort 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |

| Length | 265 mm | 285 mm |

| Height | 127 mm | 112 mm |

| Width | 20 mm | 42 mm |

| Release date | 2024-03-31 | 2023-01-02 |

| Successor | Battlemage | GeForce 50 |

| Launch MSRP | Not listed | 799 USD |

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records benchmark results only for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti. The Intel Arc A380E x2 has no benchmark entries, so direct head-to-head comparisons rely on the NVIDIA card's scores and its standing among peers. The RTX 4070 Ti achieves an average benchmark score of 44,795, placing it in the 84th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals in the database show a tightly clustered field: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile scores 45,152 (0.8% higher), the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT scores 45,384 (1.3% higher), the NVIDIA RTX A6000 scores 44,075 (1.6% lower), and the Intel Arc A730M scores 45,592 (1.7% higher). This places the RTX 4070 Ti within roughly 2% of its nearest competitors, indicating consistent performance in its tier.

Individual benchmark results for the RTX 4070 Ti show a wide spread across test types. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 5,024. In Geekbench OpenCL, it reaches 176,953, and in Geekbench Vulkan, it reaches 213,808. Passmark results show 31,624 in G3D, 18,396 in GPU Compute, 1,200 in G2D, 352 in DirectX 9, 288 in DirectX 11, 187 in DirectX 10, and 116 in DirectX 12. The difference between the DirectX 9 score of 352 and the DirectX 12 score of 116 indicates that the card's performance scales differently across API generations, with legacy APIs yielding higher raw scores in this test suite.

The Intel Arc A380E x2 has a percentile ranking of 50, meaning it sits at the median of all GPUs in the database. With no recorded benchmark scores, its average benchmark score is 0, and it has no nearest rivals listed. This makes quantitative comparisons impossible from the available data. The specification sheet, however, provides the basis for relative assessment: the FP32 throughput of 4.096 TFLOPS is less than one-tenth of the RTX 4070 Ti's 40.09 TFLOPS. The memory bandwidth of 186.0 GB/s is approximately 37% of the NVIDIA card's 504.2 GB/s. The pixel rate of 64.00 GPixel/s is about 31% of NVIDIA's 208.8 GPixel/s, and the texture rate of 128.0 GTexel/s is about 20% of NVIDIA's 626.4 GTexel/s.

The Verdict

The data presents a clear performance hierarchy. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is the dominant compute solution, with substantially higher shader counts, memory bandwidth, and throughput metrics across every measured category. Its 84th percentile ranking and average benchmark score of 44,795 confirm strong standing relative to all GPUs. The nearest rivals, all within 1.7% of its score, show that the RTX 4070 Ti performs consistently alongside other high-end cards. The 40.09 TFLOPS FP32 and FP16 performance, the 504.2 GB/s memory bandwidth, and the 12 GB GDDR6X capacity make it suitable for demanding 3D rendering, compute, and AI workloads where tensor cores are applicable.

The Intel Arc A380E x2 serves a different purpose. Its 50th percentile ranking and lack of recorded benchmarks place it in the midrange of the database. The single-slot form factor, 130 W TDP, and 300 W suggested PSU make it a low-power, space-efficient option. The 8x mini-DisplayPort 2.0 outputs support high-resolution multi-display configurations. The 6 GB memory and 186.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for less intensive workloads but will limit performance in memory-heavy applications. The 4.096 TFLOPS FP32 throughput is adequate for basic 3D workloads but not competitive with the RTX 4070 Ti in compute-intensive scenarios.

For users prioritizing maximum performance, the RTX 4070 Ti is the clear choice from the data. Its benchmark scores, when present, demonstrate strong results across DirectX 9 through 12, OpenCL, and Vulkan. The 1:1 FP16 ratio doubles the FP16 throughput compared to Intel's 2:1 ratio, which matters for workloads using mixed precision. The 60 RT cores and 240 tensor cores provide hardware acceleration for ray tracing and AI inference that the Intel card lacks entirely.

For users prioritizing density and power efficiency, the Intel Arc A380E x2 has advantages. The single-slot design at 20 mm width and 265 mm length fits in tighter spaces. The 130 W TDP is less than half of NVIDIA's 285 W figure, and the 300 W suggested PSU requirement is half of NVIDIA's 600 W. The 8x mini-DisplayPort 2.0 outputs exceed NVIDIA's 4 outputs, which matters for multi-monitor professional setups. The release date of 2024 also makes it a newer product than the January 2023 release of the RTX 4070 Ti.

The verdict from the recorded data is that these cards occupy different segments. The RTX 4070 Ti delivers high-end performance with a launch MSRP of 799 USD and a successful benchmark record. The Arc A380E x2 offers a compact, low-power alternative with no benchmark scores to validate its real-world performance. The choice depends on whether the workload demands the RTX 4070 Ti's compute and memory advantages or the Intel card's physical and power characteristics.