Intel Arc A380
The Intel Arc A380 is a graphics card released on April 1, 2022, built on the Xe-HPG architecture using a 6 nm process. It has 1,024 shading units, 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 96-bit bus, 186.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 2.05 GHz and a 75 W board power rating. It scores 6,314 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 and OpenCL 3.0.
Depth: 54 recorded fields, 12 features, 5 PassMark workloads
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, Intel ARK Specifications, NanoReview (Firecrawl extract) and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 10 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The Intel Arc A380 scores 6,314 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 83.7% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #440), measured across 752 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 637.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the Intel Arc A380 averages DirectX 9 74 fps, DirectX 10 39 fps, DirectX 11 37 fps, DirectX 12 35 fps and GPU Compute 2,781 ops/s, across 752 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
Theoretical throughput
Intel states a peak of AI performance 66 TOPS for the Intel Arc A380.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the Intel Arc A380 states the PCIe 4.0 x16 interface, up to 6 GB of memory, a core clock of 2000 MHz, DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.6, first benchmarked on 2022-07-22. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Not to be confused with
This page covers the Intel Arc A380 specifically. It is a different product from Intel Arc A380E, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.
Graphics processor
The Intel Arc A380 is based on the Xe-HPG architecture, uses the Products formerly Alchemist graphics processor, is manufactured on a 6 nm process, contains 7,200 million transistors and has a die size of 157 mm².
Shader configuration
The Intel Arc A380 has 1,024 shading units, 8 compute units, 64 texture mapping units, 32 render output units, 8 ray tracing cores and 128 tensor cores.
Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the Intel Arc A380.
Clock speeds
The Intel Arc A380 runs at a base clock of 2.00 GHz and boosts to 2.05 GHz.
Memory
The Intel Arc A380 is equipped with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory, uses a 96-bit memory bus and delivers 186.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The Intel Arc A380 has a board power rating of 75 W, a total board power of 75 W and it connects over PCIe 4.0 x8.
Market
The Intel Arc A380 was released on April 1, 2022 and launched at a price of $139.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The Intel Arc A380 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 and OpenCL 3.0.
CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the Intel Arc A380.
Features
The Intel Arc A380 has 6 supported features recorded outside the media engine. A feature that no source mentions is shown as not listed, never as unsupported.
Rendering
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Supported: DirectX 12 UltimateMicrosoft's top DirectX 12 feature tier, covering hardware ray tracing, mesh shaders, variable-rate shading and sampler feedback.
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Supported: Hardware ray tracingDedicated GPU hardware that speeds up ray-traced lighting, reflections and shadows in supported games and apps.Ray tracing units: 8
Not listed (1)
No source Feex holds states whether the Intel Arc A380 supports Intel XeSS. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.
The Intel Arc A380 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate and Hardware ray tracing under Rendering.
Compute and AI
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Supported: Intel oneAPISupport for Intel's oneAPI programming model for running compute workloads on Intel GPUs.
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Supported: Intel OpenVINOSupport for Intel's toolkit for running AI inference on Intel GPUs.
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Supported: Intel XMX enginesIntel's dedicated matrix engines used to accelerate AI workloads such as XeSS upscaling.XMX engines: 128
The Intel Arc A380 supports Intel oneAPI, Intel OpenVINO and Intel XMX engines under Compute and AI.
Display features
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Supported: VESA Adaptive-SyncSupport for the open VESA variable refresh rate standard used by many FreeSync and G-SYNC Compatible displays.
Not listed (1)
No source Feex holds states whether the Intel Arc A380 supports HDMI variable refresh rate. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.
The Intel Arc A380 supports VESA Adaptive-Sync under Display features.
Media engine
The Intel Arc A380 provides hardware encode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265) and AV1 and hardware decode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265) and AV1.
| Codec | Encode | Decode |
|---|---|---|
| H.264 (AVC) | Supported | Supported |
| HEVC (H.265) | Supported | Supported |
| AV1 | Supported | Supported |
supported explicitly not supported not stated by the vendor
Not listed: VP9. No source Feex holds states whether the Intel Arc A380 supports this codec; that is silence, not a statement that it is unsupported.
Display outputs
The Intel Arc A380 offers outputs eDP 1.4, DP 2.0 up to UHBR 10, HDMI 2.1, HDMI 2.0b, up to 4 simultaneous displays, a maximum resolution of 7680 x 4320@60Hz and DisplayPort 2.0.
Naming and aliases
The Intel Arc A380 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as Intel(R) Arc(TM) A380 Graphics.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the Intel Arc A380 have?
The Intel Arc A380 has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 96-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 186.0 GB/s.
How much power does the Intel Arc A380 use and what power supply does it need?
The Intel Arc A380 has a board power rating of 75 W.
How fast is the Intel Arc A380?
The Intel Arc A380 scores 6,314 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 83.7% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #440. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 35 fps.
Does the Intel Arc A380 support ray tracing?
Yes. The Intel Arc A380 has hardware ray tracing with 8 ray tracing cores.
Does the Intel Arc A380 support AV1 encoding?
Yes. The Intel Arc A380 supports AV1 hardware encoding and AV1 hardware decoding.
Does the Intel Arc A380 support DirectX 12 Ultimate?
Yes. The Intel Arc A380 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate.
What bus interface does the Intel Arc A380 use?
The Intel Arc A380 connects over PCIe 4.0 x8.
When was the Intel Arc A380 released and how much did it cost at launch?
The Intel Arc A380 was released on April 1, 2022 and launched at a price of $139.
Corrections to this record
After an audit, 1 value on the Intel Arc A380 record was corrected. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.
- Transistors:
7,000 million→ 7,200 million. Rule: Transistor count restored to full precision. stored 7000 is 7200 truncated to whole billions. Sources: Wikipedia: Intel Arc (revision 1372208159).
The audit log is public: all changes for this GPU, the corrections overview and the method.