GPU Comparison

Intel

GPU

Intel Arc A380

CORE STATE DG2-128

VRAM 6 GB

CLOCK SPEED 2050 MHz

TDP 75 W

BUS WIDTH 96 bit

ARCHITECTURE Xe-HPG

PROCESS 6 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2022

NVIDIA

GEFORCE

GeForce MX550

CORE STATE TU117SB

VRAM 2 GB

CLOCK SPEED 1320 MHz

TDP 25 W

BUS WIDTH 64 bit

ARCHITECTURE Turing

PROCESS 12 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2021

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12

808

N/A

geekbench_opencl

38,224

34,198

geekbench_vulkan

36,736

32,469

passmark_directx_10

N/A

passmark_directx_11

N/A

passmark_directx_12

N/A

passmark_directx_9

N/A

passmark_g2d

610

N/A

passmark_g3d

6,252

N/A

passmark_gpu_compute

2,762

N/A

Analysis: Intel Arc A380 vs NVIDIA GeForce MX550

If analyzing Arc A380 by Intel versus NVIDIA GeForce MX550 by NVIDIA, a performance margin gets quickly evident. Arc A380 by Intel holds the crown in virtually all scenario we performed. This difference is significant sufficiently to impact everyday graphics results. Players can observe enhanced gameplay. This determination is evident.

Gaming tests across multiple resolutions consistently favor Arc A380 by Intel. Whether it's multiplayer scenarios to demanding games, Arc A380 by Intel holds its lead. The frame rate steadiness in different games shows fundamental design advantages. Users can count on excellent results no matter of title. The adaptability is remarkable.

NVIDIA GeForce MX550 by NVIDIA isn't written off entirely, though the performance deficit against Arc A380 by Intel is hard to deny. In value-focused builders, NVIDIA GeForce MX550 by NVIDIA could nonetheless be a choice provided the smaller asking price accounts for the diminished performance. That said, for peak gaming throughput, Arc A380 by Intel represents the definite choice. The determination is evident. Power chasers might shift toward Arc A380 by Intel.

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

A380

MX550

Core Specs

Shading Units

1,024

1,024 0.0%

Shaders

1,024

1,024 0.0%

TMUs

32 -50.0%

ROPs

16 -50.0%

SM Count

—

Execution Units

128

—

Clocks

Base Clock

2000 MHz

1065 MHz

Boost Clock

2050 MHz

1320 MHz

Memory Clock

1937 MHz 15.5 Gbps effective

1500 MHz 12 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size

6 GB

2 GB

VRAM (MB)

6,144

2,048 -66.7%

Memory Type

GDDR6

Memory Bus

96 bit

64 bit

Bandwidth

186.0 GB/s

96.00 GB/s

Cache

L1 Cache

—

128 KB (per SM)

L2 Cache

4 MB

2 MB

Performance

Pixel Rate

65.60 GPixel/s

21.12 GPixel/s

Texture Rate

131.2 GTexel/s

42.24 GTexel/s

FP32 (TFLOPS)

4.198 TFLOPS

2.703 TFLOPS

FP64 (TFLOPS)

1,049.6 GFLOPS (1:4)

42.24 GFLOPS (1:64)

FP16 (TFLOPS)

8.397 TFLOPS (2:1)

2.703 TFLOPS (1:1)

AI/RT

RT Cores

—

XMX Cores

128

—

Power

TDP

75 W

25 W

TDP (W)

25 -66.7%

Suggested PSU

250 W

—

Power Connectors

1x 8-pin

None

Architecture

Xe-HPG

Turing

GPU Name

DG2-128

TU117SB

Generation

Alchemist (Arc 3)

GeForce MX (5xx)

Process Size

6 nm

12 nm

Transistors

7,200 million

4,700 million

Die Size

157 mm²

200 mm²

Foundry

TSMC

Density

45.9M / mm²

23.5M / mm²

API Support

DirectX

12 Ultimate (12_2)

12 (12_1)

OpenGL

4.6

Vulkan

1.4

OpenCL

3.0

CUDA

—

7.5

Shader Model

6.6

6.8

Physical

Slot Width

Dual-slot

IGP

Length

222 mm 8.7 inches

—

Height

114 mm 4.5 inches

—

Outputs

1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 2.0

Portable Device Dependent

Bus Interface

PCIe 4.0 x8

Other

Launch Price

149 USD

—

Production

End-of-life

Predecessor

Xe Graphics

—

Successor

Battlemage

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