Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 Vision OC 10GB GDDR6X Silver
Sparkle Arc A310 4GB GDDR6
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Sparkle Arc A310 4GB GDDR6
This Intel Arc A310 low-profile GPU is widely praised for its exceptional video transcoding performance, low power consumption, and compact size, making it ideal for media servers and small form factor builds. Users highlight its plug-and-play compatibility with Linux and excellent value for money. However, a significant recurring complaint is the fan noise, with many reporting a droning or surging fan that requires firmware updates or workarounds to manage. While not a gaming powerhouse, it handles light gaming at 1080p and is considered a top choice for dedicated transcoding duties.
Pros
- Excellent video transcoding performance
- Low power consumption
- Compact low-profile size
- Great value for money
- Plug-and-play with Linux
Cons
- Loud fan noise and surging
- Fan requires firmware update to fix
- OpenVINO software complex and unreliable
- No ReBAR support causes ~40% performance loss
- Bracket swap requires disassembly
Scores
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 Vision OC | Sparkle Arc A310 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3080 | Arc A310 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | Intel |
| Architecture | Ampere | Xe HPG |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 8★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 10 GB★ | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 48★ | 6 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.639999389648438★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.639999389648438★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 320 | 75★ |
| Recommended PSU | 750 | 350★ |
| Power Connectors | 2 x 8-Pin | None |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Single Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 1 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 | PCIe Gen 4.0 x 8 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 2 |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 8K |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320 | 156★ |
| Slot Width | 2.700000047683716 | 1★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | Low Profile |
| Weight | 1.95 kg | 0.20 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS | XeSS |
| AV1 Encode | ✗ | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 Vision OC 10GB GDDR6X Silver
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong feature (79th percentile)
- Strong compute (77th percentile)
- Strong rt (74th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (33rd percentile)
Sparkle Arc A310 4GB GDDR6
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong affordability (78th percentile)
- Strong feature (72nd percentile)
- Below average compute (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average ai (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average raster (16th percentile)16th %ile
- Below average vram (17th percentile)17th %ile
Pricing
Sparkle Arc A310 4GB GDDR6 offers 2.0x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 71 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 21 of 38 specs.
