ASRock Intel ARC A380 Challenger ITX 6GB OC GDDR6 96-bit DisplayPort HDMI 0dB Silent Cooling 2250 MHz 7680 x 4320 PCI Express4.0 Graphics Card 500W

I used this as a low-power replacement for the 2070 in my Jellyfin server. Draws next to no power at idle, even during transcoding it only sips power.I run Jellyfin in Docker on Ubuntu.The downside with these lower end cards is that you'll probably run out of VRAM before you run out of compute. I went with the a380 as opposed to the a310 for the extra VRAM so I can support more concurrent streams, however the entire A-series lineup uses the same transcoding engine so the actual transcoding performance you'll get will be the same across the board.I was able to transcode 4K HDR10 HEVC to 4K SDR (tone mapping) AV1 at 250fps, screenshot included. Absolute powerhouse for adding solid transcoding to an older system at an affordable price.

I love this gpu! I’m by no means a gamer so I can’t say how it does in games. I’m a 3d graphics artist who primarily uses Unreal Engine 5.3 and newer. I need at least 16gb (which this is) vram for what I do and prefer to have raytracing and need the latest APIs (Directx openGL OpenCL etc etc etc) and I need something that won’t cook itself especially under full load and make my bedroom feel like a sauna. This checks all those boxes. My only minor and superfluous gripes with this card which didn’t deter me from getting it all and I knew about the from the beginning and honestly didn’t give a you know what are its a big beefy card that uses a decent amount of power (I have a 1000 watt just for headroom for future Ram cpu cooling etc upgrades) it’s a 2.5 slot not a 2 slot so my Matx mobo is down a pcie slot next to this gpu as the cooling fan covers it but I don’t have anything to put in that slot anyway (it’s a pcie x1 and all my AIC cards are pcie x4 x8 and x16 and those are in a different computer altogether) and it has RGB which are pointless to me because my case doesn’t have windows but they are dope looking with the RGB on my mobo so I’m strongly considering a new case but that’s neither here nor there. Another thing I do like about it is it’s quiet which my wife appreciates because my computers are in our bedroom and lately she’s become a light sleeper. This gpu also looks fierce and says I’m mean I’m lean and I’m a gpu rendering machine give me your worst! BRING IT ON!!!! And it backs up it’s smack talk to. I mean the raytracing looks boss the card itself looks badarse it’s cool as a cucumber even under full load it’s 16gb and cheaper than other 16gb on Amazon *cough* Nvidia and AMD *cough* . I got mine for $300 plus tax here on Amazon Nvidia and AMD cards with 16gb raytracing etc cost well over $300 or sometimes over $400 for the same thing (as far as my needs are concerned other people may feel otherwise) and a bonus, you don’t need that pcie 5.0 power connector trash that some RTX cards require. TBH i could have probably just gotten a 750 or 850 watt as I don’t overclock and the rest of the components are pretty reasonable as far as power consumption. I just happened to find a perfectly fine 1000 watt 80 plus gold psu in my basement computer room on a shelf didn’t know what else to do with it so I power this with it. Again probably overkill but I thought it’d be cool. This card I highly recommend for using Unreal Engine Editor especially for large detailed levels with raytracing. Just be aware if you need CUDA this is NOT the card for you. I don’t need CUDA (my other desktop is for that) but I like raytracing and lots of vram and cool and quiet all of which this card has! No you don’t need to do anything fancy like modding coding etc do get this to work with Unreal Engine editor as it is perfectly supported (so forget what people say about absolutely needing RTX or Radeon I did my homework and tested the 4gb Intel arc first and it worked perfectly out of the box and so does this one) I plan on eventually getting a second one for dual gpu setup. No this doesn’t have sli or crossfire by the way. Another nice thing is if you have a 12th gen or newer Intel core cpu with integrated graphics and integrated graphics on your mobo this card works well with that in unreal engine editor at least in my case. So in conclusion if you are using unreal engine editor need 16gb vram raytracing low heat and noise this is the card for you! One last thing it syncs with the RGB on asrock RGB supported hardware as this is asrock as well which I like a lot

I like this GPU for its media handling capabilities. It can encode, decode or transcode AV1 along with other codecs rapidly which was my primary reason for getting the A380. The 3D performance isn't award winning when I tried gaming with it, but lighter lower requirement or low graphic gaming worked really well. It's not a Cyberpunk 2077 GPU unless you like lower FPS gaming, just letting people know. Stability is much better considering Intel has spend a lot of time improving the drivers over the years. I'm happy about that.It does what I need it to do quite well, so it's a great lower powered GPU with a good value attached to it that I would recommend. Power consumption is pretty good, however the one thing I didn't like is the above average idle power consumption. That's the only issue I had with it and is why I reduced 1 star from my review. I even did all of the recommend adjustments that works for some, but it didn't do anything for me unfortunately.

I've upgraded from the 5700 XT, which has held down its fort perfectly for the last 5 years. After running one of many tests and seeing how well AMD was able to optimize its GPU via FSR and its improved rendering capabilities was what kept me with them for years, but I have now upgraded to this Intel Arc A770 GPU and there is a significant difference between the two. Granted the architecture of the two are years apart, so it is an unfair comparison, but the addition of Ray-tracing and how it adds another layer of descriptive graphic details to your experience as gamer is something that appears to be under-valued. There has been several generations of RT cores and its Ray-tracing capabilities, but I don't believe I've ran into a review that truly explains the differences of the two. After watching and testing several games with the 5700 XT and seeing it's max potential, I was able to see new graphical features that were not present with the 5700 XT, but are with the Arc A770. I don't believe anyone has explained how ray-tracing does change the overall appearance of the gamings atmosphere via different levels of graphic details, better details in reflections, and just added graphics that is not there without Ray tracing. One simple example, let me bring up an old game without ray-tracing, like Monster Hunter World running at 4k. Although the 5700 XT was able to run 4k and its highest settings with an average of 55 FPS, when you zoom up to the characters face, you can see the pixelated details to the drawings of the individuals face, but when you zoom up in Arc A770, you can actually see the sheen that reflects off of the characters face, which appears to be well-moisturized face. That one difference is clearly there and then there's more, but there's too much to describe. Anyhow, based on value, this has to be one of the best budget GPU's out here for the money with near top-tier performance. There are some minor issues with it though, and hopefully through better optimization, drivers, and application formats with better data set features, this GPU will unleash its full potential. The package came in without any damage and the box was in perfectly good, new condition. Thanks.