Intel Arc A380 worth getting?

[SilentGameTestR]

Downsized my case to fit better on my desk now i have an ultrawide monitor next to my 27" , but it will only fit low profile or single fan graphic cards which is fine by me as I wont be using it for gaming much a few days from now.

The A380 is similar or cheaper than an rtz 3050 and low profile.

 

[Tetras]

They perform similar to the competing cards of the time (RX 6400 and GTX 1650), but that's subject to rebar (required), the CPU overhead and some issues with older games.

I'd say the lower-end Arc cards are mainly purchased for the encoding/decoding features, not for gaming.

 

[SilentGameTestR]

They perform similar to the competing cards of the time (RX 6400 and GTX 1650), but that's subject to rebar (required), the CPU overhead and some issues with older games.

I'd say the lower-end Arc cards are mainly purchased for the encoding/decoding features, not for gaming.

Is the A380 consider low end then? i know ones with 30 in the name is.

I will test it in games like i always do with new hardware like that, but i dont need it for that. I know you or someone said awhile ago about intel drivers getting better or something, but that was for gaming. Do the drivers make things less complicated for general use and video editing etc?

Ive not been able to find a good price on a 12th gen or newer processor with graphics, not one that is as cheap or cheaper than a graphics card

 

[Armageus]

Is the A380 consider low end then? i know ones with 30 in the name is.

Yes - 3xx series is the lowest, 5xx series is mid range, and 7xx series was their higher end product.

Axxx series is the older Alchemist code, Bxxx is the newer Battlemage core

I will test it in games like i always do with new hardware like that, but i dont need it for that. I know you or someone said awhile ago about intel drivers getting better or something, but that was for gaming.

The drivers seem to receive frequent updates, so I wouldn't be concerned in that regard.

Are the drivers make things less complicated for general use and video editing etc?

For Video editing, NVIDIA cards have always had the edge with both CUDA support for rendering etc, and NVENC/NVDENC for hardware accelerated encoding/decoding. (although Intel's hardware acceleration is also good - but lacks CUDA support)

 

[Quartz]

The A380 is similar or cheaper than an rtz 3050 and low profile.

The A series cards are obsolete; look for a B series card. Sparkle do a low profile dual-slot B570. (I'm unsure whether your card must be low profile or must be single-slot.) There are also low profile B50 cards which are the professional version. Again, they are dual slot.

 

[SilentGameTestR]

Yes - 3xx series is the lowest, 5xx series is mid range, and 7xx series was their higher end product.

Axxx series is the older Alchemist code, Bxxx is the newer Battlemage core


The drivers seem to receive frequent updates, so I wouldn't be concerned in that regard.


For Video editing, NVIDIA cards have always had the edge with both CUDA support for rendering etc, and NVENC/NVDENC for hardware accelerated encoding/decoding. (although Intel's hardware acceleration is also good - but lacks CUDA support)

Oh the whole of the A series then. I dont know when the graphic cards first, but thats good to know about the A series. Might as well get a used card of some instead then in that case.

I still use Filmora, so i dont know what that uses in terms of cuda, hardware accelerated etc, if at all, but i may look into OBS Studio at some point. Dont know if that is demanding or not.

The A series cards are obsolete; look for a B series card. Sparkle do a low profile dual-slot B570. (I'm unsure whether your card must be low profile or must be single-slot.) There are also low profile B50 cards which are the professional version. Again, they are dual slot.

I will have a look at the B series models then. Thank you. I dont need a low profile as its an small micro atx case with atx psu support, its just ive used this case before and some twin fan full size cards are a tight fit or in the case of my msi gaming 960/970 & 980 i have currently, dont fit at all because they are just a bit too long. Single, double or triple cards will fit as long, just needs to be itx size

 

[Quartz]

I dont need a low profile as its an small micro atx case with atx psu support,

Then a B580 or B60 (the professional version) should do you fine.

For Video editing, NVIDIA cards have always had the edge with both CUDA support for rendering etc, and NVENC/NVDENC for hardware accelerated encoding/decoding. (although Intel's hardware acceleration is also good - but lacks CUDA support)

Adamant IT found that the B580 excelled in video work, though, as you say, it doesn't support CUDA.