GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
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Only verified data for Arc A310 is available. Benchmarks for other models are currently being processed.
The Radeon RX 6800 is dramatically faster than the Arc A310, leading by roughly 675% in our performance index.
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Radeon RX 6800 vs Arc A310: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Radeon RX 6800 vs Arc A310
The Radeon RX 6800 is dramatically faster, around 675% ahead of the Arc A310. That gap is enough to move it up a tier: the Radeon RX 6800 is comfortable at 1440p, while the Arc A310 is better matched to entry-level 1080p.
Power & Efficiency
The Arc A310 draws just 30W versus 250W for the Radeon RX 6800, and it also delivers more performance per watt — so it runs cooler and quieter and needs less PSU headroom. Its more modern Alchemist architecture on a TSMC N6 process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
With 16GB against 4GB, the Radeon RX 6800 has more headroom for 4K textures and memory-hungry creative/AI tasks where the Arc A310's 4GB can fall short.
Generation & Longevity
The Arc A310 is roughly 2 years newer than the Radeon RX 6800 (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 A310 brings Intel XeSS upscaling and AV1 encoding, while the Radeon RX 6800 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 A310 or Radeon RX 6800?
The Radeon RX 6800 is the faster card by about 675%. With live pricing limited for this pair, base your decision on the spec differences above — particularly VRAM and power draw — and check current stock before buying.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Technical Specifications Comparison
Architecture & Cores
| Specification | Arc A310 | Radeon RX 6800 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Alchemist | RDNA 2 |
| Process Node | TSMC N6 | TSMC N7 |
| CUDA Cores (Shading Units / Stream Processors) | 768 | 3,840✓ |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 6 | 60✓ |
| Tensor / AI Cores | 96 | — |
Clock Speeds
| Specification | Arc A310 | Radeon RX 6800 |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 2,000 MHz✓ | 1,700 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 2,000 MHz | 2,105 MHz✓ |
Memory
| Specification | Arc A310 | Radeon RX 6800 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM Capacity | 4 GB | 16 GB✓ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 64-bit | 256-bit✓ |
| Memory Speed | 15.5 Gbps | 16 Gbps✓ |
| Bandwidth | 124 GB/s | 512 GB/s✓ |
Connectivity & Power
| Specification | Arc A310 | Radeon RX 6800 |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TDP | 30 W✓ | 250 W |
| Power Connectors | None | 2x 8-pin |
| Released | Oct 2022 | Nov 2020 |