ASRock Arc A380 Challenger 6GB GDDR6
ASRock
39 Overall Score
vs
MSI G5070-12S2C
MSI
84 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
ASRock Arc A380 Challenger 6GB GDDR6
78 out of 100 medium confidence 18 reviews
The Intel Arc A380 is generally well-received as a budget-friendly GPU, especially for 1080p gaming and AV1 encoding. Users praise its price-to-performance ratio and the potential of Intel's first-gen dGPU, but note driver maturity issues, software bugs, and limited performance in newer titles. It's recommended for tinkerers and specific use cases like streaming or Linux systems, with caveats about compatibility and power draw.
Pros
- Great price-to-performance
- Excellent AV1 encoding
- Good 1080p gaming
- Solid Linux support
- Quick driver updates
Cons
- Driver maturity issues
- Software bugs and glitches
- Limited performance in newer titles
- Power draw above 75W
- Arc Control software issues
Price to performance 5
Driver maturity 6
Av1 encoding 4
Gaming performance 6
Linux support 2
Software issues 4
MSI G5070-12S2C
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Budget
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| ASRock Arc A380 Challenger | MSI G5070-12S2C | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Arc A380 | GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Brand | Intel | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Xe-HPG (Alchemist) | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 6 GB | 12 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | — | 48★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 30.8700008392334★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 30.8700008392334★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 75★ | 250 |
| Recommended PSU | 500★ | 650 |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Single Fan | Dual Fan★ |
| Fans | 1 | 2★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 190★ | 231 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | ITX | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.60 kg★ | 1.15 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | XeSS | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✗ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
ASRock Arc A380 Challenger 6GB GDDR6
- Strong connectivity (76th percentile)
- Strong social proof (75th percentile)
- Strong feature (73rd percentile)
- Below average ai (18th percentile)18th %ile
- Below average raster (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average rt (21st percentile)
- Below average vram (23rd percentile)
MSI G5070-12S2C
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong rt (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
Pricing
Verdict
Winner: MSI G5070-12S2C
Scores 84 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 38 specs.
