GPU Comparison

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

Quick Verdict

The Radeon RX 7900 GRE is dramatically faster than the Arc A380, leading by roughly 617% in our performance index. It is also the stronger value pick here, so it's the easy recommendation if your budget allows.

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Price
$140 USD
Performance
6%
VRAM
6 GB GDDR6
Key Specs Advantage
+9% Boost Clock (2,450 MHz vs 2,245 MHz)
AMD
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
Price
$650 USD
Performance
43%
VRAM
16 GB GDDR6
Key Specs Advantage
+900% Ray Accelerators (80 vs 8)
+400% Stream Processors (5,120 vs 1,024)
+210% Bandwidth (576 GB/s vs 186 GB/s)

Radeon RX 7900 GRE vs Arc A380: In-Depth Breakdown

Performance: Radeon RX 7900 GRE vs Arc A380

The Radeon RX 7900 GRE is dramatically faster, around 617% ahead of the Arc A380. That gap is enough to move it up a tier: the Radeon RX 7900 GRE is comfortable at 4K with upscaling and native 1440p, while the Arc A380 is better matched to entry-level 1080p.

Price & Value

Right now the Arc A380 starts at $140 USD against $650 USD for the Radeon RX 7900 GRE. Because it's both faster and competitively priced, the Radeon RX 7900 GRE wins on performance-per-dollar by about 54%. The Radeon RX 7900 GRE still sits about $101 USD above its $549 USD MSRP.

Power & Efficiency

The Arc A380 pulls less power (75W vs 260W), so it's the easier card to cool and the lighter load on your PSU. The faster Radeon RX 7900 GRE draws more overall but extracts more performance from each watt — plan for a sturdier power supply if you pick it. Its more modern RDNA 3 architecture on a TSMC N5 process is part of why it does more with each watt.

VRAM & Future-Proofing

With 16GB against 6GB, the Radeon RX 7900 GRE has more headroom for 4K textures and memory-hungry creative/AI tasks where the Arc A380's 6GB can fall short.

Generation & Longevity

The Radeon RX 7900 GRE is roughly 2 years newer than the Arc A380 (RDNA 3 vs Alchemist), 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 7900 GRE 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 7900 GRE?

The Radeon RX 7900 GRE 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

Is the Radeon RX 7900 GRE better than the Arc A380?

The Radeon RX 7900 GRE is dramatically faster, roughly 617% ahead. If your budget allows, it's the stronger pick.

Which is better for 4K gaming, the Arc A380 or the Radeon RX 7900 GRE?

The Radeon RX 7900 GRE is the better 4K option — it's comfortable at 4K with upscaling and native 1440p, and its 16GB of VRAM helps with 4K textures.

Is the Radeon RX 7900 GRE worth the extra $510 USD over the Arc A380?

Often yes — despite the higher price the Radeon RX 7900 GRE delivers better performance-per-dollar here.

Does the Radeon RX 7900 GRE have enough VRAM advantage to matter?

Its 16GB (vs 6GB) gives real headroom for 4K, heavy texture mods, and creative/AI work. At 1080p the gap matters less.

Technical Specifications Comparison

Architecture & Cores

SpecificationArc A380Radeon RX 7900 GRE
ArchitectureAlchemistRDNA 3
Process NodeTSMC N6TSMC N5
CUDA Cores (Shading Units / Stream Processors)1,0245,120
Ray Tracing Cores880
Tensor / AI Cores128160

Clock Speeds

SpecificationArc A380Radeon RX 7900 GRE
Base Clock2,000 MHz1,287 MHz
Boost Clock2,450 MHz2,245 MHz

Memory

SpecificationArc A380Radeon RX 7900 GRE
VRAM Capacity6 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus96-bit256-bit
Memory Speed15.5 Gbps18 Gbps
Bandwidth186 GB/s576 GB/s

Connectivity & Power

SpecificationArc A380Radeon RX 7900 GRE
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
TDP75 W260 W
Power Connectors1x 8-pin2x 8-pin
ReleasedJun 2022Feb 2024