Intel Arc GPUs have started arriving in the Philippines. Among them is the budget-friendly Intel Arc A380 built for entry-level gamers. It is one of the most affordable of Intel’s Alchemist cards packing a cut-down die with 8 Xe-Cores and 6GB GDDR6 memory.
The card will also support Intel XeSS, which is a form of AI Upscaling similar to DLSS and FSR that promises up to twice the performance when compared to native resolution.
Check out its specifications below:
| GPU | A380 | A310 |
| Architecture | Xe HPG | |
| Manufacturing Process | TSMC N6 | |
| Xe-Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Render Slices | 2 | 2 |
| Ray Tracing Units | 8 | 6 |
| Intel XMX Engines | 128 | 96 |
| Xe Vector Engines | 128 | 96 |
| Graphics Base Clock | 2000MHz | 2000MHz |
| TGP | 75W | 75W |
| PCIe Configuration | PCIe 4.0 x8 | |
| Memory Size | 6GB GDDR6 | 4GB GDDR6 |
| Memory Speed | 15.5 Gbps | 15.5 Gbps |
| Memory Bus Width | 96-bit | 64-bit |
| Memory Bandwidth | 186 GB/s | 124 GB/s |
The Intel Arc A380 is priced at PhP 9,950 in the Philippines. Retailers such as Bermorzone and PCHub have listed AIB version of the card – the ASRock Challenger Arc A380 – at PhP 9,550 and PhP 8,995, respectively.
It’s more powerful sibling, the Intel Arc A770 16GB, has started listing in stores in the Philippines as well. Meanwhile, the Intel 13th Generation Raptor Lake processors are also releasing in the country soon with retailers already offering them and their compatible motherboards.
