GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
The Arc A380 and GeForce GTX 980 Ti trade blows on raw performance, landing within a few percent of each other. It also wins on performance-per-dollar, making it the cleaner choice when you can afford it.
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Arc A380 vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Arc A380 vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti
The Arc A380 and GeForce GTX 980 Ti post nearly the same score in our performance index, so neither holds a meaningful raw-speed advantage. Both are best suited to entry-level 1080p gaming.
Price & Value
The Arc A380 currently lists from $213, $1,467 less than the GeForce GTX 980 Ti at $1,680. Because it's both faster and competitively priced, the Arc A380 wins on performance-per-dollar by about 688%. The GeForce GTX 980 Ti still sits about $1,031 above its $649 MSRP.
Power & Efficiency
At 75W against 250W, the Arc A380 is both the lower-power and the more efficient card, making it the easier build to cool and power.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
The GeForce GTX 980 Ti carries 6GB versus 3GB on the Arc A380. The extra 3GB helps at 4K, with high-resolution texture packs, and for content-creation or local-AI workloads that exhaust smaller buffers.
Generation & Longevity
The Arc A380 is roughly 7 years newer than the GeForce GTX 980 Ti, so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the Arc A380 brings Intel XeSS upscaling and AV1 encoding, while the GeForce GTX 980 Ti offers NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing. 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 A380 or GeForce GTX 980 Ti?
the Arc A380 is the all-round winner here — it's faster and the better value, so buy it if it fits your budget. Only consider the GeForce GTX 980 Ti if you find it at a steep discount.