Intel Arc A380E vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The database records show a stark asymmetry in benchmark coverage between these two parts. The Intel Arc A380E has no recorded benchmark entries, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB has eight recorded scores across DirectX feature level tests, 2D and 3D raster workloads, compute, and a modern 3DMark scenario. Consequently, every quantifiable performance comparison in this analysis is derived from the NVIDIA card's recorded results, and the Intel card's standing must be inferred from its architectural specifications and percentile placement rather than direct measured output.

The Intel Arc A380E sits at the 50th percentile of all GPUs in the database, a mid-pack placement that reflects its positioning as a low-power, entry-level discrete part. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB, by contrast, records a 29th percentile placement, which indicates that it outperforms roughly 71 percent of all GPUs tracked by the database. This percentile gap is substantial, and it aligns with the raw architectural differences between the two products.

The NVIDIA card's benchmark portfolio shows its strongest relative performance in compute-heavy and modern API workloads. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4019 demonstrates strong execution in a contemporary DirectX 12 rendering scenario. The PassMark G3D score of 22618 is the highest raw number in its recorded set, while the GPU compute score of 11224 confirms that the card's compute throughput scales well beyond its rasterization output. These results indicate that the RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB is best suited for workloads that leverage DX12 features, compute shaders, and large memory buffers.

The PassMark legacy DirectX results for the NVIDIA card are more modest. Scores of 144 for DirectX 10, 219 for DirectX 11, 89 for DirectX 12, and 238 for DirectX 9 suggest that older API paths do not fully utilize the card's architecture. The G2D score of 1206 is comparatively low, indicating that 2D acceleration is not a defining strength of this part. The Intel Arc A380E, with no recorded benchmarks, cannot be directly positioned in these workloads, but its Xe-HPG architecture and 1024 shading units suggest a part designed for efficiency and modern API support rather than legacy performance.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs diverge fundamentally at the silicon level. The Intel Arc A380E uses the DG2-128 chip built on TSMC's 6 nm process, containing 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB uses the GB206 chip on TSMC's 5 nm process, with 21,900 million transistors on an 181 mm² die. The transistor density difference is pronounced: the NVIDIA chip packs 121.0 million transistors per square millimeter, while the Intel chip achieves 45.9 million per square millimeter. This 2.6x density advantage reflects the newer process node and a more complex design.

The compute architectures differ in scale and feature set. The Intel card provides 1024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, 32 raster output units, and 8 ray tracing cores. The NVIDIA card provides 4608 shading units, 144 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 36 RT cores, and 144 tensor cores. The NVIDIA card does not have a null value for tensor cores; it includes a dedicated tensor core array, which the Intel part does not list. The FP32 throughput gap is large: the NVIDIA card delivers 23.70 TFLOPS against the Intel card's 4.096 TFLOPS. FP16 throughput shows a notable architectural difference: the NVIDIA card sustains 23.70 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio with FP32, while the Intel card reaches 8.192 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio.

Memory subsystems also differ sharply. The Intel Arc A380E uses 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus, yielding 186.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The NVIDIA card uses 16 GB of GDDR7 on a 128-bit bus, yielding 448.0 GB/s. The NVIDIA card also runs its memory at a higher effective speed of 28 Gbps versus 15.5 Gbps on the Intel part. The NVIDIA card's 2.4x bandwidth advantage is compounded by its 2.7x larger memory pool.

Power and physical design follow the performance split. The Intel card is rated at 75 W TDP, is single-slot, draws all power from the motherboard (no power connectors), and recommends a 250 W PSU. The NVIDIA card is rated at 180 W TDP, is dual-slot, uses a single 8-pin connector, and recommends a 450 W PSU. The Intel card spans 254 mm in length, the NVIDIA card 241 mm. The Intel card is thinner at 20 mm versus 40 mm.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

Direct head-to-head benchmark data between the Intel Arc A380E and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB does not exist in the database. The Intel card's benchmark array is empty, and the head-to-head array for this pairing is empty as well. All comparative statements must therefore rely on the NVIDIA card's absolute recorded scores and the Intel card's architectural characteristics.

The NVIDIA card's strongest recorded result is the PassMark G3D score of 22618. This is a broad 3D rendering benchmark that exercises shader throughput, texturing, and rasterization. The GPU compute score of 11224 is the second-highest recorded result and represents just under half of the G3D score, indicating that compute performance is a meaningful fraction of the card's total capability. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4019 is the most modern workload in the set, and it confirms that the card handles current-generation DirectX 12 features without a disproportionate penalty relative to older benchmarks.

The PassMark DirectX 12 score of 89 is conspicuously lower than the DirectX 11 score of 219 and the DirectX 9 score of 238. This is counterintuitive at first glance, but it reflects the fact that the PassMark DirectX 12 test is a different workload than the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, and the two measure different aspects of API utilization. The DirectX 10 score of 144 and the G2D score of 1206 round out the recorded set.

The Intel Arc A380E's absence from the benchmark database means that no exact score deltas can be computed. Its 50th percentile placement places it in the middle of the database distribution, while the NVIDIA card's 29th percentile places it in the upper tier. The nearest rivals for the NVIDIA card, as recorded in the database, are the NVIDIA Quadro 4000 with an average score of 4979, the AMD Radeon R7 Graphics at 4998, the AMD Radeon R7 M360 at 4931, and the AMD Radeon R7 M265 at 4929. The NVIDIA card's average benchmark score of 4970 sits 0.2 percent below the Quadro 4000, 0.6 percent below the R7 Graphics, and 0.8 percent above both Radeon R7 mobile parts. These deltas are all within one percent, which places the RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB's average score in a tight cluster with those four rivals despite its much higher G3D and compute peaks.

FAQ

Q: What is the launch MSRP of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB?

A: The launch MSRP is 429 USD. The Intel Arc A380E has no launch MSRP recorded in the database.

Q: How does the memory capacity compare between the two cards?

A: The Intel Arc A380E ships with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 96-bit bus, providing 186.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB ships with 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

Q: Which card has the higher FP32 compute throughput?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB delivers 23.70 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput. The Intel Arc A380E delivers 4.096 TFLOPS. The NVIDIA card is approximately 5.8x higher in this metric.

Q: What are the power requirements for each card?

A: The Intel Arc A380E has a 75 W TDP, uses no power connectors, and recommends a 250 W PSU. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB has a 180 W TDP, uses one 8-pin connector, and recommends a 450 W PSU.

Q: How do the two cards compare in terms of ray tracing hardware?

A: The Intel Arc A380E includes 8 ray tracing cores. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB includes 36 RT cores, along with 144 tensor cores that the Intel card does not list.

Q: What do the recorded benchmark scores show for the NVIDIA card?

A: The NVIDIA card records a PassMark G3D score of 22618, a GPU compute score of 11224, and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4019. Its average benchmark score across all recorded tests is 4970, which places it within 0.8 percent of four nearest rivals in the database.

Specification Differences

The following fields differ between the Intel Arc A380E and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB:

• Manufacturer: Intel vs. NVIDIA
• Series: None for Intel; GeForce 50-series for NVIDIA
• Chip: DG2-128 vs. GB206
• Architecture: Xe-HPG vs. Blackwell 2.0
• Generation: Alchemist (Arc 3) vs. GeForce 50
• Process node: 6 nm vs. 5 nm, both TSMC
• Transistors: 7,200 million vs. 21,900 million
• Die size: 157 mm² vs. 181 mm²
• Transistor density: 45.9M / mm² vs. 121.0M / mm²
• Base clock: 2000 MHz vs. 2407 MHz
• Boost clock: 2000 MHz vs. 2572 MHz
• Memory clock: 1937 MHz (15.5 Gbps effective) vs. 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective)
• Memory size: 6 GB vs. 16 GB
• Memory type: GDDR6 vs. GDDR7
• Memory bus width: 96 bit vs. 128 bit
• Memory bandwidth: 186.0 GB/s vs. 448.0 GB/s
• Shading units: 1024 vs. 4608
• TMUs: 64 vs. 144
• ROPs: 32 vs. 48
• RT cores: 8 vs. 36
• Tensor cores: None listed vs. 144
• Pixel rate: 64.00 GPixel/s vs. 123.5 GPixel/s
• Texture rate: 128.0 GTexel/s vs. 370.4 GTexel/s
• FP32: 4.096 TFLOPS vs. 23.70 TFLOPS
• FP16: 8.192 TFLOPS (2:1) vs. 23.70 TFLOPS (1:1)
• TDP: 75 W vs. 180 W
• Slot width: Single-slot vs. Dual-slot
• Power connectors: None vs. 1x 8-pin
• Suggested PSU: 250 W vs. 450 W
• Bus interface: PCIe 4.0 x8 vs. PCIe 5.0 x8
• Display outputs: 4x DisplayPort 2.0 vs. 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
• Dimensions: 254 mm / 127 mm / 20 mm vs. 241 mm / 111 mm / 40 mm
• Production status: End-of-life vs. Active
• Release date: 2024-03-31 vs. 2025-04-15
• Predecessor: Xe Graphics vs. GeForce 40
• Successor: Battlemage vs. GeForce 60
• Launch MSRP: None vs. 429 USD
• Percentile vs. all GPUs: 50 vs. 29
• Average benchmark score: 0 vs. 4970