Intel Arc A380E vs NVIDIA H200 SXM 141 GB Comparison

FAQ

Q: What are the core architectural differences between the Intel Arc A380E and the NVIDIA H200 SXM 141 GB?

A: The Arc A380E uses Intel's Xe-HPG architecture on a 6 nm TSMC process, while the H200 uses NVIDIA's Hopper architecture on a 5 nm TSMC process. The Arc A380E is a client graphics card with 1024 shading units, 64 TMUs, 32 ROPs, and 8 ray tracing cores. The H200 is a server accelerator with 16896 shading units, 528 TMUs, 24 ROPs, and 528 tensor cores.

Q: How do the memory subsystems compare between these two GPUs?

A: The Arc A380E has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 96-bit bus, delivering 186.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The H200 has 141 GB of HBM3e memory on a 6144-bit bus, delivering 4.89 TB/s of bandwidth, which is roughly 26 times higher bandwidth and over 23 times more capacity.

Q: What is the difference in compute throughput?

A: The H200 delivers 66.91 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 133.8 TFLOPS of FP16 (2:1), compared to the Arc A380E's 4.096 TFLOPS FP32 and 8.192 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1). The H200 provides approximately 16 times the FP32 throughput.

Q: What are the power requirements for each card?

A: The Arc A380E has a 75 W TDP with a suggested 250 W PSU and requires no power connectors. The H200 has a 700 W TDP with a suggested 1100 W PSU and uses an 8-pin EPS connector.

Q: What are the display output capabilities?

A: The Arc A380E has 4x DisplayPort 2.0 outputs. The H200 has no display outputs, as it is designed as a compute accelerator for server deployments.

Q: What is the production status of each GPU?

A: The Arc A380E is end-of-life, with its predecessor listed as Xe Graphics and its successor as Battlemage. The H200 is active, with its predecessor as Server Ada and successor as Server Blackwell.

Architecture Differences

The Intel Arc A380E and NVIDIA H200 SXM 141 GB occupy completely different segments of the GPU market, which is reflected in nearly every architectural choice. The Arc A380E is built on Intel's Xe-HPG architecture, belonging to the Alchemist (Arc 3) generation, fabricated on a 6 nm TSMC process. The H200 uses NVIDIA's Hopper architecture from the Server Hopper (Hxx) generation, fabricated on a 5 nm TSMC process. Both use TSMC as the foundry, but the transistor counts reveal the scale difference: the Arc A380E packs 7,200 million transistors on a 157 mm² die, while the H200 contains 80,000 million transistors on an 814 mm² die. The transistor density also differs, with the H200 at 98.3M / mm² versus the Arc A380E at 45.9M / mm².

The shading resources are dramatically different. The Arc A380E has 1024 shading units, 64 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, plus 8 ray tracing cores. The H200 has 16896 shading units, 528 TMUs, and only 24 ROPs, with no dedicated ray tracing cores listed. Instead, the H200 carries 528 tensor cores, which are absent from the Arc A380E's specification sheet. This reflects the H200's focus on AI and compute workloads rather than conventional graphics rendering, while the Arc A380E retains ray tracing hardware for client-side gaming and visualization.

Clock behavior also differs. The Arc A380E runs at a 2000 MHz base and 2000 MHz boost clock, with memory at 1937 MHz (15.5 Gbps effective). The H200 has a 1500 MHz base clock and 1980 MHz boost clock, with memory at 1593 MHz (6.4 Gbps effective). The H200 compensates for its lower clock speeds with a much wider memory interface and higher total resources. The bus interface differs as well: the Arc A380E uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the H200 uses PCIe 5.0 x16, which matters for data transfer in server environments.

API support separates the two further. The Arc A380E supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, making it a fully capable client graphics card. The H200 lists N/A for DirectX, OpenGL, and Vulkan, confirming that it is not intended for standard graphics API workloads. The physical format also differs: the Arc A380E is a single-slot, 254 mm long, 127 mm high, 20 mm wide card with no power connectors required, while the H200 is an SXM module using an 8-pin EPS power connector.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records no direct head-to-head benchmark results between the Intel Arc A380E and the NVIDIA H200 SXM 141 GB, and neither GPU has individual benchmark entries or nearest rival data. The winsA and winsB counters are both zero. This makes a conventional side-by-side performance comparison impossible from the recorded measurements. However, the specification data allows for a clear analysis of where each part stands relative to the other.

The H200 dominates in raw compute throughput. Its 66.91 TFLOPS of FP32 is roughly 16.3 times the Arc A380E's 4.096 TFLOPS. In FP16, the H200's 133.8 TFLOPS is about 16.3 times the Arc A380E's 8.192 TFLOPS. Texture rate follows the same pattern: the H200 delivers 1,045.4 GTexel/s versus the Arc A380E's 128.0 GTexel/s, an approximate 8.2 times advantage. The H200 also leads in memory bandwidth by a massive margin, with 4.89 TB/s versus 186.0 GB/s, roughly 26.3 times higher.

The Arc A380E does hold advantages in a few specific areas. Its pixel rate of 64.00 GPixel/s is higher than the H200's 47.52 GPixel/s, a lead of about 34.7 percent. This is notable given the H200's far larger shading unit count, but the H200's lower ROP count (24 versus 32) explains the difference. The Arc A380E also has display outputs (4x DisplayPort 2.0), while the H200 has none, making the Intel card the only one of the two that can drive monitors directly.

The H200's memory capacity of 141 GB versus the Arc A380E's 6 GB is a 23.5 times difference, and the bus width difference (6144 bit versus 96 bit) is a 64 times difference. The H200's 528 tensor cores give it a hardware capability that the Arc A380E lacks entirely, although no tensor core performance numbers are recorded in the database. The Arc A380E's 8 ray tracing cores are a feature the H200 does not list, positioning the Intel card for graphics workloads that use hardware ray tracing.

The Verdict

The data indicates two products with almost no overlap in intended use. The Intel Arc A380E is a low-power client GPU with display outputs, ray tracing hardware, and a 75 W TDP. The NVIDIA H200 SXM 141 GB is a high-power server accelerator with tensor cores, 141 GB of HBM3e memory, and a 700 W TDP. The Arc A380E is end-of-life, while the H200 is active production.

For conventional graphics tasks, the Arc A380E is the only option with display outputs and full graphics API support. Its DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4 support, combined with 8 ray tracing cores, make it a functional client-side card. The H200 lists no graphics API support and no display outputs, so it cannot serve as a primary display adapter.

For compute-heavy workloads, the H200 is decisively ahead in every measured category except pixel rate. Its FP32 throughput is over 16 times higher, its FP16 throughput is over 16 times higher, its texture rate is over 8 times higher, and its memory bandwidth is over 26 times higher. The 141 GB memory capacity is well suited to large models and datasets, while the 6 GB capacity of the Arc A380E is a hard constraint for such workloads. The H200 also has 528 tensor cores for AI acceleration, a feature the Arc A380E does not list.

The power requirements reflect this split. The Arc A380E needs no power connectors and a suggested 250 W PSU, while the H200 requires an 8-pin EPS connector and a suggested 1100 W PSU. The Arc A380E is a single-slot card with a 254 mm length, while the H200 is an SXM module with no listed dimensions, indicating a different mounting and cooling ecosystem entirely.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ in nearly every specification field. The Arc A380E uses the DG2-128 chip with Xe-HPG architecture, while the H200 uses the GH100 chip with Hopper architecture. The process node is 6 nm for the Arc A380E and 5 nm for the H200, both from TSMC. Transistor count is 7,200 million versus 80,000 million, die size is 157 mm² versus 814 mm², and transistor density is 45.9M / mm² versus 98.3M / mm².

Clock speeds differ: the Arc A380E has a 2000 MHz base and boost, while the H200 has a 1500 MHz base and 1980 MHz boost. Memory clocks are 1937 MHz (15.5 Gbps effective) for the Arc A380E and 1593 MHz (6.4 Gbps effective) for the H200. Memory size is 6 GB GDDR6 versus 141 GB HBM3e, bus width is 96 bit versus 6144 bit, and bandwidth is 186.0 GB/s versus 4.89 TB/s.

Compute resources differ sharply: 1024 shading units versus 16896, 64 TMUs versus 528, 32 ROPs versus 24, 8 ray tracing cores versus none listed, and no tensor cores versus 528. Pixel rate is 64.00 GPixel/s versus 47.52 GPixel/s, texture rate is 128.0 GTexel/s versus 1,045.4 GTexel/s, FP32 is 4.096 TFLOPS versus 66.91 TFLOPS, and FP16 is 8.192 TFLOPS versus 133.8 TFLOPS.

Power and physical specs also differ: TDP is 75 W versus 700 W, slot width is single-slot versus SXM module, power connectors are none versus 8-pin EPS, and suggested PSU is 250 W versus 1100 W. The bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x8 versus PCIe 5.0 x16. Display outputs are 4x DisplayPort 2.0 versus no outputs. API support is DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4 for the Arc A380E, and N/A for all three on the H200. Dimensions are 254 mm by 127 mm by 20 mm for the Arc A380E, with no dimensions listed for the H200. Production status is end-of-life versus active, and release dates are 2024-03-31 versus 2024-11-17.

Where Each One Wins

The Intel Arc A380E wins in client graphics scenarios. It has 4x DisplayPort 2.0 outputs, full DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4 support, plus 8 ray tracing cores. Its 64.00 GPixel/s pixel rate is higher than the H200's 47.52 GPixel/s, indicating a capability for rasterization throughput that the server card does not match. Its 75 W TDP with no power connectors and a 250 W suggested PSU makes it suitable for systems where power delivery is limited. The single-slot, 254 mm length form factor allows installation in standard client chassis.

The NVIDIA H200 SXM 141 GB wins in compute and memory-intensive workloads. Its 66.91 TFLOPS FP32 and 133.8 TFLOPS FP16 performance, combined with 528 tensor cores, positions it for AI training and inference. The 141 GB HBM3e memory with 4.89 TB/s bandwidth provides capacity and speed for large models, with the 6144-bit bus width enabling data movement at a scale the Arc A380E cannot approach. The 1,045.4 GTexel/s texture rate and 16896 shading units give it massive parallel throughput for compute kernels. Its PCIe 5.0 x16 interface suits server platforms, and its active production status means ongoing availability.

The H200's 8.2 times advantage in texture rate and 16.3 times advantage in FP32 and FP16 throughput define its dominance in raw compute. The 26.3 times bandwidth advantage and 23.5 times capacity advantage in memory make it the clear choice for data-heavy workloads. The Arc A380E's 34.7 percent pixel rate advantage and its display output capability define its edge in graphics output tasks. Neither part is a substitute for the other; the recorded data shows two specialized tools for different jobs.