GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
The Radeon RX 6800 XT is dramatically faster than the Arc A380, leading by roughly 517% in our performance index. The Arc A380, however, delivers more performance per dollar — $1,174 CAD cheaper.
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Radeon RX 6800 XT vs Arc A380: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Radeon RX 6800 XT vs Arc A380
The Radeon RX 6800 XT is dramatically faster, around 517% ahead of the Arc A380. That gap is enough to move it up a tier: the Radeon RX 6800 XT is comfortable at 1440p, while the Arc A380 is better matched to entry-level 1080p.
Price & Value
Right now the Arc A380 starts at $170 CAD against $1,344 CAD for the Radeon RX 6800 XT. Despite being slower, the Arc A380 offers the better performance-per-dollar (~28% better value), so budget-focused buyers should weigh it carefully. The Radeon RX 6800 XT still sits about $695 CAD above its $649 CAD MSRP.
Power & Efficiency
The Arc A380 pulls less power (75W vs 300W), so it's the easier card to cool and the lighter load on your PSU. The faster Radeon RX 6800 XT draws more overall but extracts more performance from each watt — plan for a sturdier power supply if you pick it.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
With 16GB against 6GB, the Radeon RX 6800 XT has more headroom for 4K textures and memory-hungry creative/AI tasks where the Arc A380's 6GB can fall short.
Generation & Longevity
The Arc A380 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 A380 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 A380 or Radeon RX 6800 XT?
Choose the Radeon RX 6800 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.