NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Founders Edition vs SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Founders Edition and SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF, chip, information processing units.

• Architecture
  Ampere -
• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Intel Arc A380 Graphics
• CUDA Cores
  10752 -
• GPU Chip
  GA102-350-A1 ACM-G11 (Alchemist)
• Render Output Units
  112 32
• RT Cores
  84 8
• Shader
  10752 1024
• Streaming Multiprocessors
  84 128
• Texture Units
  336 64

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

• Memory Bandwidth
  1008 GB/s 186 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  384 bit 96 bit
• Memory Clock
  1313 MHz 1938 MHz
• Memory Data Rate
  21 Gbps 15.5 Gbps
• Memory Size
  24 GB 6 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6X GDDR6

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

• Base Clock
  1670 MHz 2.000 GHz-11 %
• Boost Clock
  1860 MHz 2000 MHz
• Game Clock
  - -
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  92 °C -
• TDP
  450 W 75 W (Reference)
• TDP (up)
  - -

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Founders Edition and SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  2 x 110 mm 1 x 100 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  42 dB 0 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4a 3 × DisplayPort 2.0
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.3 -
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1 1 × HDMI 2.0
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
• Power Connectors
  1 x 16-Pin 1 x 8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

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

• DirectX
  12_2 (Ultimate) 12_2 (Ultimate)
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Height
  138 mm 100 mm
• Length
  313 mm 153 mm
• Slot Size
  3 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  - -

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Founders Edition.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  1,999 $ (Reference) -
• Manufacturer specification scope
  NVIDIA GPU-level facts only for the exact GPU and VRAM configuration; Founders Edition board clocks, power and connectors are not refreshed from the shared reference/FE column. -
• Part Number
  - -
• Process Technology
  8 nm 6 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2022 Q2/2023