GPU Comparison

Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.

Quick Verdict

The Radeon RX 6800 is dramatically faster than the Arc A310, leading by roughly 675% in our performance index. The Arc A310, however, delivers more performance per dollar — $1,049 EUR cheaper.

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INTEL
Arc A310
Price
€137
Performance
4%
VRAM
4 GB GDDR6
Key Specs Advantage

Comparable or lower specs

Price
€1,186
Performance
31%
VRAM
16 GB GDDR6
Key Specs Advantage
+900% Ray Accelerators (60 vs 6)
+400% Stream Processors (3,840 vs 768)
+313% Bandwidth (512 GB/s vs 124 GB/s)

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.

Price & Value

Right now the Arc A310 starts at $137 EUR against $1,186 EUR for the Radeon RX 6800. Despite being slower, the Arc A310 offers the better performance-per-dollar (~12% better value), so budget-focused buyers should weigh it carefully. The Radeon RX 6800 still sits about $607 EUR above its $579 EUR MSRP.

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?

Choose the Radeon RX 6800 if you want the most performance and can absorb the higher price. If you're optimizing for value, the Arc A310 stretches your money further for only slightly lower performance.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Radeon RX 6800 better than the Arc A310?

The Radeon RX 6800 is dramatically faster, roughly 675% ahead. The Arc A310 is still worth it if value matters more than top-end frames.

Which is better for 4K gaming, the Arc A310 or the Radeon RX 6800?

Neither is a dedicated 4K card; both are best at 1440p. For 4K you'd want a faster GPU, or lean on upscaling.

Is the Radeon RX 6800 worth the extra $1,049 EUR over the Arc A310?

Only if you need the extra performance or features; on pure value the Arc A310 comes out ahead.

Does the Radeon RX 6800 have enough VRAM advantage to matter?

Its 16GB (vs 4GB) gives real headroom for 4K, heavy texture mods, and creative/AI work. At 1080p the gap matters less.

Technical Specifications Comparison

Architecture & Cores

SpecificationArc A310Radeon RX 6800
ArchitectureAlchemistRDNA 2
Process NodeTSMC N6TSMC N7
CUDA Cores (Shading Units / Stream Processors)7683,840
Ray Tracing Cores660
Tensor / AI Cores96

Clock Speeds

SpecificationArc A310Radeon RX 6800
Base Clock2,000 MHz1,700 MHz
Boost Clock2,000 MHz2,105 MHz

Memory

SpecificationArc A310Radeon RX 6800
VRAM Capacity4 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus64-bit256-bit
Memory Speed15.5 Gbps16 Gbps
Bandwidth124 GB/s512 GB/s

Connectivity & Power

SpecificationArc A310Radeon RX 6800
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
TDP30 W250 W
Power ConnectorsNone2x 8-pin
ReleasedOct 2022Nov 2020