Gigabyte Gaming Arc A380 OC 6GB vs NVIDIA Quadro RTX A400 4GB
The Gigabyte Gaming Arc A380 OC 6GB uses the Intel ARC A380 (Alchemist), 6 GB GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus, 75 W board power, while the NVIDIA Quadro RTX A400 4GB uses the NVIDIA RTX A400 (Ampere), 4 GB GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus, 50 W board power.
Final score
17 / 100
Lowest price
₹23,499
at Computech Store
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Overview
Sub-scores from 0 to 100, relative to the best product in our database.
Scoring for: Balanced
Value for money
Balanced score points per ₹1,000, using today's lowest in-stock prices.
0.72
score points per ₹1,000
0.44
score points per ₹1,000
Gigabyte Gaming Arc A380 OC 6GB is ₹1,501 cheaper right now.
The verdict
Gigabyte Gaming Arc A380 OC 6GB is the better graphics card overall, scoring 17 vs 11.
- It leads in ray tracing (+100%) and 1440p gaming (+98%).
- It's also the better value for money at current prices.
- Both cards use a PCIe x8 link; on PCIe 3.0 motherboards they can lose some performance.
Pick Gigabyte Gaming Arc A380 OC 6GB if…
- you game at 1080p or play esports titles (1080p Gaming score 20 vs 12)
- you play at high settings, use big texture packs or run AI models
- you stream or record gameplay
- you want to save money (cheaper by ₹1,501)
Pick NVIDIA Quadro RTX A400 4GB if…
- you want a cooler, quieter build
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Key differences
Only real differences in specs, scores and price. Ties are left out.
Advantages of Gigabyte Gaming Arc A380 OC 6GB
- 86% faster at 1080p
- 98% faster at 1440p
- 75% faster at 4K
- 100% faster with ray tracing
- 29% faster GPU rendering
- 47% better performance per watt
- 50% more VRAM headroom
- Newer process node (6 nm vs 8 nm)
- 2 GB more VRAM (6 vs 4 GB)
- 94% more memory bandwidth (186 vs 96 GB/s)
- AV1 hardware encoding for streaming and recording
- Cheaper by ₹1,501
Advantages of NVIDIA Quadro RTX A400 4GB
- Lower power draw (50 W vs 75 W)
Benchmarks
Chip-level results: cards using the same GPU perform within a few percent of each other. (est.) marks estimated values.
Gaming performance
Relative average FPS across a game suite (RTX 5090 = 100 at each resolution). Higher is better.
Ray tracing
Relative average FPS with ray tracing on at 1440p (RTX 5090 = 100). Higher is better.
3DMark Time Spy
DirectX 12 synthetic graphics score. Higher is better.
Blender (GPU render)
Blender Open Data median score with CUDA/OptiX, HIP or oneAPI. Higher is better.
Efficiency
Time Spy graphics score divided by rated board power. Higher is better.
Full specifications
The better value is highlighted. “—” means we don't have that spec yet.
| General | Gigabyte Gaming Arc A380 OC 6GB | NVIDIA Quadro RTX A400 4GB |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | ARC A380 | RTX A400 |
| Architecture | Intel Alchemist | NVIDIA Ampere |
| Release Date | Jun 2022 | Apr 2024 ✓ |
| Factory Overclocked | Yes | No |
| White Edition | No | No |
| GPU Core | Gigabyte Gaming Arc A380 OC 6GB | NVIDIA Quadro RTX A400 4GB |
|---|---|---|
| Shader Units | 1,024 | 768 |
| Base Clock | 2,000 MHz | — |
| Boost Clock | 2,050 MHz | 1,762 MHz |
| L2 / Infinity Cache | — | — |
| Process Node | 6 nm ✓ | 8 nm |
| Memory | Gigabyte Gaming Arc A380 OC 6GB | NVIDIA Quadro RTX A400 4GB |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 6 GB ✓ | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 96-bit ✓ | 64-bit |
| Memory Bandwidth | 186 GB/s ✓ | 96 GB/s |
| Power | Gigabyte Gaming Arc A380 OC 6GB | NVIDIA Quadro RTX A400 4GB |
|---|---|---|
| Board Power | 75 W | 50 W ✓ |
| Recommended PSU | — | — |
| Power Connector | — | none |
| Interface & Features | Gigabyte Gaming Arc A380 OC 6GB | NVIDIA Quadro RTX A400 4GB |
|---|---|---|
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | x8 | x8 |
| Hardware Ray Tracing | 1st gen | 2nd gen |
| Upscaling | XeSS | — |
| Frame Generation | No | No |
| AV1 Encoding | Yes ✓ | No |
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