The first reviews of Intel's Arc A380 graphics card are in and it looks like Chipzilla's first discrete desktop GPU is turning out to be a disappointment.

Intel Arc A380 Graphics Card Reviews Are In, Fails To Beat Radeon RX 6400 & GTX 1650 In Gaming Benchmarks

The Intel Arc graphics cards were launched at the end of Q1 2022 for the mobility segment & even by the end of Q2 2022, Intel still doesn't seem to have drivers ready for its Arc Alchemist GPU lineup which is the main reason why the latest entry is failing to deliver any decent performance numbers in gaming.

The review comes from, Bilibili content maker, Shenmedounengce, who is the first to post the test results of the Intel Arc A380 graphics card in both synthetic and gaming workloads. The GPU used is the GUNNIR Arc A380 6 GB Photon which was launched recently for a price of 1099 RMB but has been listed at retail outlets for 1499 RMB instead. We also saw some pre-order listings of the card at above $500 US.

Coming to the specifications, the Intel Arc A380 graphics card will be an entry-level design featuring the full ACM-G11 GPU that utilizes the Alchemist Xe-HPG architecture. It houses the full GPU configuration, making use of 8 Xe-Cores or 1024 ALUs. The graphics card also features 6 GB of GDDR6 memory running at 15.5 Gbps for 186 GB/s of total bandwidth. The TBP is rated at around 75W. The maximum frequency for the card is rated at 2000 MHz which shows that Intel is taking full advantage of TSMC's 6nm process node. The GUNNIR custom model features a clock speed of up to 2450 MHz and has a TBP of 92W.

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