GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
On raw speed the Radeon RX 6500 XT comes out noticeably faster — about 11% ahead of the Arc A380. But the Arc A380 is the better value, undercutting it by $314 for the performance you get.
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Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Arc A380: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Arc A380
The Radeon RX 6500 XT is noticeably faster, around 11% 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, $314 less than the Radeon RX 6500 XT at $527. Despite being slower, the Arc A380 offers the better performance-per-dollar (~122% better value), so budget-focused buyers should weigh it carefully. The Radeon RX 6500 XT still sits about $327 above its $200 MSRP.
Power & Efficiency
At 75W against 113W, 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 Radeon RX 6500 XT 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 Radeon RX 6500 XT brings AMD FSR upscaling and strong rasterization value, 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: Radeon RX 6500 XT or Arc A380?
Choose the Radeon RX 6500 XT 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.