GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
On raw speed the GeForce RTX 3050 comes out dramatically faster — about 44% ahead of the Arc A380. But the Arc A380 is the better value, undercutting it by $127 for the performance you get.
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GeForce RTX 3050 vs Arc A380: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: GeForce RTX 3050 vs Arc A380
The GeForce RTX 3050 is dramatically faster, around 44% ahead of the Arc A380. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to entry-level 1080p.
Price & Value
The Arc A380 currently lists from $213, $127 less than the GeForce RTX 3050 at $340. Despite being slower, the Arc A380 offers the better performance-per-dollar (~10% better value), so budget-focused buyers should weigh it carefully. The GeForce RTX 3050 still sits about $91 above its $249 MSRP.
Power & Efficiency
At 75W against 130W, 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 RTX 3050 carries 4GB versus 3GB on the Arc A380. The extra 1GB helps at 4K, with high-resolution texture packs, and for content-creation or local-AI workloads that exhaust smaller buffers.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce RTX 3050 brings NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing, while the Arc A380 offers Intel XeSS upscaling and AV1 encoding. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.
Which should you buy: GeForce RTX 3050 or Arc A380?
Choose the GeForce RTX 3050 if you want the most performance and can absorb the higher price. If you're optimizing for value, the Arc A380 stretches your money further for only slightly lower performance.