SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF vs GIGABYTE GeForce GT 1030 OC 2G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF and GIGABYTE GeForce GT 1030 OC 2G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  Intel Arc A380 Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
• GPU Chip
  ACM-G11 (Alchemist) GP108-300-A1
• Shader
  1024 384
• Render Output Units
  32 16
• Texture Units
  64 24

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  6 GB 2 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR5
• Memory Speed
  15.5 Gbps 1.502 GHz
• Memory Interface
  96 bit 64 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF and GIGABYTE GeForce GT 1030 OC 2G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  2.000 GHz-11 % 1.265 GHz+ 3 %
• Boost Clock
  2.000 GHz 1.544 GHz+ 5 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  -- 1.518 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  75 W (Reference) 30 W
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin --

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF and GIGABYTE GeForce GT 1030 OC 2G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  1 x 100 mm 1 x 80 mm
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent --
• Noise (Load)
  0 dB --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 2
• HDCP-Version
  -- 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  3x DP v2.0 --
• DVI Ports
  -- 1
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 (Ultimate) 12_1
• Raytracing
  Yes No
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode
• AV1
  Decode / Encode No

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Length
  153 mm 168 mm
• Height
  100 mm 11 mm
• Width
  -- 27 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU GIGABYTE GeForce GT 1030 OC 2G and SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 8 PCIe 3.0 x 4
• Release date
  Q2/2023 Q2/2017
• Structure size
  6 nm 14 nm
• Part-no
  -- GV-N1030OC-2GI
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet