Arc A380 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT
On raw speed the Radeon RX 6500 XT comes out significantly faster — about 33% ahead of the Arc A380. It also wins on performance-per-dollar, making it the cleaner choice when you can afford it.
Market Value Leader
Radeon RX 6500 XT is the clear winner, offering 19.2% better value than Arc A380.
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Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Arc A380: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Arc A380
The Radeon RX 6500 XT is significantly faster, around 33% ahead of the Arc A380. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to entry-level 1080p.
Price & Value
The Arc A380 currently lists from $2,358 SEK, $280 SEK less than the Radeon RX 6500 XT at $2,638 SEK. Because it's both faster and competitively priced, the Radeon RX 6500 XT wins on performance-per-dollar by about 19%. The Arc A380 still sits about $2,219 SEK above its $139 SEK MSRP. The Radeon RX 6500 XT still sits about $2,438 SEK above its $200 SEK MSRP.
Power & Efficiency
At 75W against 113W, the Arc A380 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 Radeon RX 6500 XT. The extra 2GB 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 A380 brings Intel XeSS upscaling and AV1 encoding, while the Radeon RX 6500 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 A380 or Radeon RX 6500 XT?
The Radeon RX 6500 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 A380 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 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Alchemist | RDNA 2 |
| Process Node | TSMC N6 | TSMC N6 |
| CUDA Cores (Shading Units / Stream Processors) | 1,024 | 1,024 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 8 | 16✓ |
| Tensor / AI Cores | 128 | — |
Clock Speeds
| Specification | Arc A380 | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 2,000 MHz | 2,310 MHz✓ |
| Boost Clock | 2,450 MHz | 2,815 MHz✓ |
Memory
| Specification | Arc A380 | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM Capacity | 6 GB✓ | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 96-bit✓ | 64-bit |
| Memory Speed | 15.5 Gbps | 18 Gbps✓ |
| Bandwidth | 186 GB/s✓ | 144 GB/s |
Connectivity & Power
| Specification | Arc A380 | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| TDP | 75 W✓ | 113 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Released | Jun 2022 | Jan 2022 |