SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  Intel Arc A380 Graphics NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
• GPU Chip
  ACM-G11 (Alchemist) -
• Render Output Units
  32 -
• RT Cores
  8 -
• Shader
  1024 2560
• Streaming Multiprocessors
  128 -
• Texture Units
  64 -
• Architecture
  - Blackwell
• CUDA Cores
  - 2560

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

• Memory Bandwidth
  186 GB/s 320 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  96 bit 128 bit
• Memory Clock
  1938 MHz -
• Memory Data Rate
  15.5 Gbps -
• Memory Size
  6 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6

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

• Base Clock
  2.000 GHz-11 % 2310 MHz
• Boost Clock
  2000 MHz 2570 MHz
• Game Clock
  - -
• Overclocking
  Yes -

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP
  75 W (Reference) 130 W
• TDP (up)
  - -
• Maximum GPU Temperature
  - 87 °C
• System Power Supply
  - 550 W (System power requirement)

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050.

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

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 2.0 -
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  - -
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.0 -
• Max. Displays
  4 -
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x8 5.0
• Power Connectors
  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) -
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes -
• LED
  No LED lighting -
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 -
• Raytracing
  Yes -

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

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

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 and SPARKLE Intel Arc A380 ELF.

• Documents
  data sheet -
• Launch Price (historical)
  - -
• Part Number
  - -
• Process Technology
  6 nm -
• Release date
  Q2/2023 -