The Arc A380 is a mid-range graphics card by Intel, launched on June 14th, 2022. Built on the 6 nm process, and based on the DG2-128 graphics processor, in its ACM-G11 variant, the card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate. This ensures that all modern games will run on Arc A380. Additionally, the DirectX 12 Ultimate capability guarantees support for hardware-raytracing, variable-rate shading and more, in upcoming video games. The DG2-128 graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 157 mm² and 7,200 million transistors. It features 1024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. Also included are 128 tensor cores which help improve the speed of machine learning applications. The card also has 8 raytracing acceleration cores. Intel has paired 6 GB GDDR6 memory with the Arc A380, which are connected using a 96-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 2000 MHz, which can be boosted up to 2050 MHz, memory is running at 1937 MHz (15.5 Gbps effective). Being a dual-slot card, the Intel Arc A380 draws power from 1x 8-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 75 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0. Arc A380 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 4.0 x8 interface. The card's dimensions are 222 mm x 114 mm x 42 mm, and it features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 149 US Dollars.
