Intel Arc A380 vs MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards Intel Arc A380 and MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC, chip, information processing units.

• Architecture
  Generation 12.7 -
• Execution Units
  1024 28
• GPU Chip
  DG2-128 / Alchemist GA106-300-A1
• L1 Cache
  No -
• L2 Cache
  4 MB -
• Render Output Units
  32 64
• RT Cores
  8 -
• Shader
  128 3584
• Texture Units
  64 112
• Based on
  - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  186 GB/s 360 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  96 bit 192 bit
• Memory Clock
  1937 MHz -
• Memory Data Rate
  15.5 Gbps -
• Memory Size
  6 GB 12 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  - 1875 MHz

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  2000 MHz 1320 MHz
• Boost Clock
  2450 MHz 1807 MHz + 2%
• Game Clock
  - 1777 MHz
• Overclocking
  - Yes

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• System Power Supply
  250 W (PSU recommendation) -
• TDP
  75 W 170 W
• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP (up)
  - 170 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system Intel Arc A380 and MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC.

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

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 2.0 3 × DisplayPort 1.4a
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1 1 × HDMI 2.1
• Max. Displays
  1 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  1x 8-pin 1 x 8-Pin
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  - 2.3
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

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

• DirectX
  12.2 12_2
• Max. resolution
  3840 × 2160 7680 × 4320
• OpenCL
  3.0 -
• OpenGL
  4.6 -
• Shader Model
  6.6 -
• Vulkan
  1.3 -
• DLSS / FSR
  - Yes
• LED
  - No LED lighting
• Raytracing
  - Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  - Decode
• h264
  - Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  - Decode / Encode
• VP8
  - Decode
• VP9
  - Decode

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

• Height
  - 124 mm
• Length
  - 235 mm
• Slot Size
  - 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - 675 g
• Width
  - 42 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC and Intel Arc A380.

• Process Technology
  6 nm 8 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2022 Q1/2021
• Documents
  - data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - 399 $
• Part Number
  - -

• FP16 (theoretical)
  10.04 TFLOPS -
• FP32 (theoretical)
  5.018 TFLOPS -
• FP64 (theoretical)
  1,254 GFLOPS -
• Pixel Rate
  78.40 GPixel/s -
• Texture Rate
  156.8 GTexel/s -