Wednesday, July 5th 2023
ASRock Adds A380 Low Profile 6 GB Graphics Card to its Arc Lineup
ASRock has added another Arc model to its small selection of Intel graphics cards—this time in low profile form. The entry level A380 GPU is well suited for this narrow (zero dB/silent) dual fan cooling solution due to its diminutive 75 W TDP rating. ASRock has stayed in the safe zone by sticking with the default base clock of 2.0 GHz, as opposed to the sibling Challenger ITX 6 GB OC model's slightly more ambitious 2.25 GHz.
The specifications are typical A380—you get 6 GB of GDDR6 VRAM with a 96-bit memory bus, granting a bandwidth going up to 186 GB/s (memory is clocked at 15.5 Gbps), although the selection of ports has been reduced in number due to the card's small stature. Only single DisplayPort 2.0 and HDMI 2.0b connections here. ASRock's product page for their Arc A380 Low Profile model includes the usual yammering about the GPU's "next-gen gaming" capabilities thanks to Intel's Xe Super Sampling (XeSS) technology, but the card is better suited for compact budget builds and users who require a decent level of AV1 encoding (for the price—not announced at the time of writing).
Sources:
ASRock, VideoCardz
The specifications are typical A380—you get 6 GB of GDDR6 VRAM with a 96-bit memory bus, granting a bandwidth going up to 186 GB/s (memory is clocked at 15.5 Gbps), although the selection of ports has been reduced in number due to the card's small stature. Only single DisplayPort 2.0 and HDMI 2.0b connections here. ASRock's product page for their Arc A380 Low Profile model includes the usual yammering about the GPU's "next-gen gaming" capabilities thanks to Intel's Xe Super Sampling (XeSS) technology, but the card is better suited for compact budget builds and users who require a decent level of AV1 encoding (for the price—not announced at the time of writing).
18 Comments on ASRock Adds A380 Low Profile 6 GB Graphics Card to its Arc Lineup
On thr bright side - pcie slot will feed the card <3
Also has a surprising level of gaming performance too considering this is the base model
Most low profile business machines have two slots available. Most DIY LP cases have 4. DIY LP mini ATX 2 slots are frustratingly rare, but this card really doesnt go to DIY builds that often. Computers like dell optiplex SFF desktops are a LOT smaller then most DIY mini ITX cases and can use cards like this.
The other thing? Intel is great friends with OEMs, so it is an easy way to push sales in bundle deals for the great number of thin OEM cases. It would not surprise me if Intel was making the low profile PCB as a reference board for these cards - primary for OEM builders but available to AIB manufacturers.
Let's hope the price is decent
Older cards had an additional connector, not on the PCB, but over a cable. But that was D-Sub or maybe DVI. I don't think DP or HDMI can work like that.