Arc A310 vs Radeon RX 6950 XT
On raw speed the Radeon RX 6950 XT comes out dramatically faster — about 950% ahead of the Arc A310. It also wins on performance-per-dollar, making it the cleaner choice when you can afford it.
Market Value Leader
Radeon RX 6950 XT is the clear winner, offering 4119.3% better value than Arc A310.
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Radeon RX 6950 XT vs Arc A310: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Radeon RX 6950 XT vs Arc A310
The Radeon RX 6950 XT is dramatically faster, around 950% ahead of the Arc A310. That gap is enough to move it up a tier: the Radeon RX 6950 XT is comfortable at 4K with upscaling and native 1440p, while the Arc A310 is better matched to entry-level 1080p.
Price & Value
The Radeon RX 6950 XT currently lists from $346 SEK, $1,044 SEK less than the Arc A310 at $1,390 SEK. Because it's both faster and competitively priced, the Radeon RX 6950 XT wins on performance-per-dollar by about 4119%. The Radeon RX 6950 XT is trading below its $1,099 SEK MSRP — a genuine deal. The Arc A310 still sits about $1,260 SEK above its $130 SEK MSRP.
Power & Efficiency
At 30W against 335W, the Arc A310 is both the lower-power and the more efficient card, making it the easier build to cool and power.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
The Radeon RX 6950 XT carries 16GB versus 4GB on the Arc A310. The extra 12GB 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 A310 brings Intel XeSS upscaling and AV1 encoding, while the Radeon RX 6950 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 A310 or Radeon RX 6950 XT?
The Radeon RX 6950 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 A310 if you find it at a steep discount.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Technical Specifications Comparison
Architecture & Cores
| Specification | Arc A310 | Radeon RX 6950 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Alchemist | RDNA 2 |
| Process Node | TSMC N6 | TSMC N7 |
| CUDA Cores (Shading Units / Stream Processors) | 768 | 5,120✓ |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 6 | 80✓ |
| Tensor / AI Cores | 96 | — |
Clock Speeds
| Specification | Arc A310 | Radeon RX 6950 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 2,000 MHz✓ | 1,860 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 2,000 MHz | 2,310 MHz✓ |
Memory
| Specification | Arc A310 | Radeon RX 6950 XT |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM Capacity | 4 GB | 16 GB✓ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 64-bit | 256-bit✓ |
| Memory Speed | 15.5 Gbps | 18 Gbps✓ |
| Bandwidth | 124 GB/s | 576 GB/s✓ |
Connectivity & Power
| Specification | Arc A310 | Radeon RX 6950 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TDP | 30 W✓ | 335 W |
| Power Connectors | None | 2x 8-pin |
| Released | Oct 2022 | May 2022 |