GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile vs Arc A380
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 343 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 44.42 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 14.86 | no data |
| Architecture | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | DG2-128 | GB203 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 14 June 2022 (2 years ago) | 2025 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $149 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1024 | 8192 |
| Core clock speed | 2000 MHz | 975 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2050 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 45,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 131.2 | 384.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.198 TFLOPS | 24.58 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 96 |
| TMUs | 64 | 256 |
| Tensor Cores | 128 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 8 | 64 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 222 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 96 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1937 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 186.0 GB/s | 811.5 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.6 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 10.1 |
| DLSS | + | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 80 Watt |
Arc A380 has 6.7% lower power consumption.
RTX 5080 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Arc A380 and GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Arc A380 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile is a notebook one.
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