GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
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On raw speed the Radeon RX 6800 XT comes out dramatically faster — about 825% ahead of the Arc A310.
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Radeon RX 6800 XT vs Arc A310: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Radeon RX 6800 XT vs Arc A310
The Radeon RX 6800 XT is dramatically faster, around 825% ahead of the Arc A310. That gap is enough to move it up a tier: the Radeon RX 6800 XT is comfortable at 1440p, while the Arc A310 is better matched to entry-level 1080p.
Power & Efficiency
At 30W against 300W, the Arc A310 is both the lower-power and the more efficient card, making it the easier build to cool and power. Its more modern Alchemist architecture on a TSMC N6 process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
The Radeon RX 6800 XT carries 16GB versus 4GB on the Arc A310. The extra 12GB helps at 4K, with high-resolution texture packs, and for content-creation or local-AI workloads that exhaust smaller buffers.
Generation & Longevity
The Arc A310 is roughly 2 years newer than the Radeon RX 6800 XT (Alchemist vs RDNA 2), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the Arc A310 brings Intel XeSS upscaling and AV1 encoding, while the Radeon RX 6800 XT offers AMD FSR upscaling and strong rasterization value. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.
Which should you buy: Arc A310 or Radeon RX 6800 XT?
The Radeon RX 6800 XT is the faster card by about 825%. With live pricing limited for this pair, base your decision on the spec differences above — particularly VRAM and power draw — and check current stock before buying.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Technical Specifications Comparison
Architecture & Cores
| Specification | Arc A310 | Radeon RX 6800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Alchemist | RDNA 2 |
| Process Node | TSMC N6 | TSMC N7 |
| CUDA Cores (Shading Units / Stream Processors) | 768 | 4,608✓ |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 6 | 72✓ |
| Tensor / AI Cores | 96 | — |
Clock Speeds
| Specification | Arc A310 | Radeon RX 6800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 2,000 MHz✓ | 1,825 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 2,000 MHz | 2,250 MHz✓ |
Memory
| Specification | Arc A310 | Radeon RX 6800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM Capacity | 4 GB | 16 GB✓ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 64-bit | 256-bit✓ |
| Memory Speed | 15.5 Gbps | 16 Gbps✓ |
| Bandwidth | 124 GB/s | 512 GB/s✓ |
Connectivity & Power
| Specification | Arc A310 | Radeon RX 6800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TDP | 30 W✓ | 300 W |
| Power Connectors | None | 2x 8-pin |
| Released | Oct 2022 | Oct 2020 |