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Arc A380 vs GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop

Quick Verdict

On raw speed the GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop comes out significantly faster — about 33% ahead of the Arc A380.

Market Value Leader

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INTEL
Arc A380
Price
S$210
Performance
6/100
VRAM
6 GB GDDR6
Key Specs Advantage
+Infinity% Ray Tracing Units (8 vs 0)
+Infinity% XMX Engines (128 vs 0)
+65% Boost Clock (2,450 MHz vs 1,485 MHz)
Price
Reference GPU
Performance
8/100
VRAM
4 GB GDDR6
Key Specs Advantage
+33% Memory Bus (128-bit vs 96-bit)
+3% Bandwidth (192 GB/s vs 186 GB/s)

GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop vs Arc A380: In-Depth Breakdown

Performance: GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop vs Arc A380

The GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop is significantly faster, around 33% ahead of the Arc A380. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to entry-level 1080p.

Power & Efficiency

At 55W against 75W, the GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop is both the lower-power and the more efficient card, making it the easier build to cool and power.

VRAM & Future-Proofing

The Arc A380 carries 6GB versus 4GB on the GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop. The extra 2GB 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 GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop (Alchemist vs Turing), 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 GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop offers NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap. The Arc A380 also has dedicated ray-tracing hardware that the GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop lacks — a real gap if you play ray-traced titles.

Which should you buy: Arc A380 or GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop?

The GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop is the faster card by about 33%. Since one of these is a laptop GPU, its listed price covers the whole system rather than just the chip, so it isn't directly comparable — base your decision on the spec differences above.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop better than the Arc A380?

The GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop is significantly faster, roughly 33% ahead. If your budget allows, it's the stronger pick.

Which is better for 4K gaming, the Arc A380 or the GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop?

Neither is a dedicated 4K card; both are best at entry-level 1080p. For 4K you'd want a faster GPU, or lean on upscaling.

Does the Arc A380 have enough VRAM advantage to matter?

Its 6GB (vs 4GB) gives real headroom for 4K, heavy texture mods, and creative/AI work. At 1080p the gap matters less.

Can the Arc A380 or GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop handle ray tracing?

Only the Arc A380 has dedicated ray-tracing cores; the GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop lacks them, so ray-traced games will run far better on the Arc A380.

Which should you buy: Arc A380 or GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop?

The GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop is the faster card by about 33%. Since one of these is a laptop GPU, its listed price covers the whole system rather than just the chip, so it isn't directly comparable — base your decision on the spec differences above.

Technical Specifications Comparison

Architecture & Cores

Architecture & Cores specifications comparison between Arc A380 and GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop
SpecificationArc A380GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop
ArchitectureAlchemistTuring
Process NodeTSMC N6TSMC 12nm
CUDA Cores (Shading Units / CUDA Cores)1,0241,024
Ray Tracing Cores80
Tensor / AI Cores1280

Clock Speeds

Clock Speeds specifications comparison between Arc A380 and GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop
SpecificationArc A380GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop
Base Clock2,000 MHz1,350 MHz
Boost Clock2,450 MHz1,485 MHz

Memory

Memory specifications comparison between Arc A380 and GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop
SpecificationArc A380GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop
VRAM Capacity6 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus96-bit128-bit
Memory Speed15.5 Gbps12 Gbps
Bandwidth186 GB/s192 GB/s

Connectivity & Power

Connectivity & Power specifications comparison between Arc A380 and GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop
SpecificationArc A380GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Laptop
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
TDP75 W55 W
Power Connectors1x 8-pinNone
ReleasedJun 2022Apr 2020