GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
On raw speed the Radeon RX 7800 XT comes out dramatically faster — about 517% 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 7800 XT vs Arc A380: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Radeon RX 7800 XT vs Arc A380
The Radeon RX 7800 XT is dramatically faster, around 517% ahead of the Arc A380. That gap is enough to move it up a tier: the Radeon RX 7800 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, $518 CAD less than the Radeon RX 7800 XT at $688 CAD. Because it's both faster and competitively priced, the Radeon RX 7800 XT wins on performance-per-dollar by about 52%. The Radeon RX 7800 XT still sits about $189 CAD above its $499 CAD MSRP.
Power & Efficiency
On power, the Arc A380 is the gentler choice at 75W versus 263W. The Radeon RX 7800 XT is more efficient per watt because it's faster, but its higher 263W draw means more heat and a bigger PSU. Its more modern RDNA 3 architecture on a TSMC N5 process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
The Radeon RX 7800 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.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the Arc A380 brings Intel XeSS upscaling and AV1 encoding, while the Radeon RX 7800 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 7800 XT?
The Radeon RX 7800 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.