Arc A380 vs GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition

Place in the ranking	865	334
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	43.70
Power efficiency	2.99	14.87
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	GK107	DG2-128
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	8 November 2013 (11 years ago)	14 June 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	384	1024
Core clock speed	1085 MHz	2000 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2050 MHz
Number of transistors	1,270 million	7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	34.72	131.2
Floating-point processing power	0.8333 TFLOPS	4.198 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	32	64
Tensor Cores	no data	128
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	8

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	222 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-pin

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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1937 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	186.0 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	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	3.0	-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

6−7

−683%

47
+683%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

3.17

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	47 +0%	47 +0%
Elden Ring	45 +0%	45 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	37 +0%	37 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	94 +0%	94 +0%
Metro Exodus	63 +0%	63 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Valorant	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	31 +0%	31 +0%
Dota 2	33 +0%	33 +0%
Elden Ring	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Far Cry 5	64 +0%	64 +0%
Fortnite	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	80 +0%	80 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	33 +0%	33 +0%
Metro Exodus	44 +0%	44 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Valorant	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
World of Tanks	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	27 +0%	27 +0%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	61 +0%	61 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Valorant	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Elden Ring	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
World of Tanks	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Valorant	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Dota 2	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Elden Ring	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Fortnite	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Valorant	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

This is how GT 755M Mac Edition and Arc A380 compete in popular games:

Arc A380 is 683% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 55 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.17	16.20
Recency	8 November 2013	14 June 2022
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	75 Watt

GT 755M Mac Edition has 50% lower power consumption.

Arc A380, on the other hand, has a 646.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A380 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition is a notebook card while Arc A380 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.