GPU Comparison
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On performance, the Arc A380 and Radeon RX 580 are effectively a dead heat — under a few percent apart. It is also the stronger value pick here, so it's the easy recommendation if your budget allows.
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Arc A380 vs Radeon RX 580: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Arc A380 vs Radeon RX 580
The Arc A380 and Radeon RX 580 post nearly the same score in our performance index, so neither holds a meaningful raw-speed advantage. Both are best suited to entry-level 1080p gaming.
Price & Value
Right now the Arc A380 starts at $17,405 INR against $20,981 INR for the Radeon RX 580. Because it's both faster and competitively priced, the Arc A380 wins on performance-per-dollar by about 21%. The Arc A380 still sits about $17,266 INR above its $139 INR MSRP. The Radeon RX 580 still sits about $20,752 INR above its $229 INR MSRP.
Power & Efficiency
The Arc A380 draws just 75W versus 185W for the Radeon RX 580, 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 8GB against 6GB, the Radeon RX 580 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 5 years newer than the Radeon RX 580 (Alchemist vs GCN 4.0 (Polaris)), 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 580 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 580?
The Arc A380 is the all-round winner here — it's faster and the better value, so buy it if it fits your budget. Only consider the Radeon RX 580 if you find it at a steep discount.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Technical Specifications Comparison
Architecture & Cores
| Specification | Arc A380 | Radeon RX 580 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Alchemist | GCN 4.0 (Polaris) |
| Process Node | TSMC N6 | GloFo 14nm |
| CUDA Cores (Shading Units / Stream Processors) | 1,024 | 2,304✓ |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 8 | — |
| Tensor / AI Cores | 128 | — |
Clock Speeds
| Specification | Arc A380 | Radeon RX 580 |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 2,000 MHz✓ | 1,257 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 2,450 MHz✓ | 1,340 MHz |
Memory
| Specification | Arc A380 | Radeon RX 580 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM Capacity | 6 GB | 8 GB✓ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 96-bit | 256-bit✓ |
| Memory Speed | 15.5 Gbps✓ | 8 Gbps |
| Bandwidth | 186 GB/s | 256 GB/s✓ |
Connectivity & Power
| Specification | Arc A380 | Radeon RX 580 |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| TDP | 75 W✓ | 185 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Released | Jun 2022 | Apr 2017 |
