GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
On raw speed the Radeon RX 6900 XT comes out dramatically faster — about 567% ahead of the Arc A380. It also wins on performance-per-dollar, making it the cleaner choice when you can afford it.
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Radeon RX 6900 XT vs Arc A380: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Radeon RX 6900 XT vs Arc A380
The Radeon RX 6900 XT is dramatically faster, around 567% ahead of the Arc A380. That gap is enough to move it up a tier: the Radeon RX 6900 XT is comfortable at 1440p, while the Arc A380 is better matched to entry-level 1080p.
Price & Value
The Arc A380 currently lists from $170 CAD, $530 CAD less than the Radeon RX 6900 XT at $700 CAD. Because it's both faster and competitively priced, the Radeon RX 6900 XT wins on performance-per-dollar by about 62%. The Radeon RX 6900 XT is trading below its $999 CAD MSRP — a genuine deal.
Power & Efficiency
On power, the Arc A380 is the gentler choice at 75W versus 300W. The Radeon RX 6900 XT is more efficient per watt because it's faster, but its higher 300W draw means more heat and a bigger PSU.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
The Radeon RX 6900 XT carries 16GB versus 6GB on the Arc A380. The extra 10GB 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 2 years newer than the Radeon RX 6900 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 6900 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 6900 XT?
The Radeon RX 6900 XT is the all-round winner here — it's faster and the better value, so buy it if it fits your budget. Only consider the Arc A380 if you find it at a steep discount.