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Arc A310

3.8 · 43 votes
Best for 1080p esports gaming

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VRAM
4 GB
CUDA
768
FP32
3.072 TF
Bandwidth
124 GB/s
TDP
75W
Boost
2000 MHz
Strengths at a Glance

How it stacks up to the flagship

Each metric is shown as a percentage of the GeForce RTX 5090 D, the strongest card we track.

FP32 compute3.072 TFLOPS3%
vs RTX 5090 D: 104.8 TFLOPS
Memory bandwidth124 GB/s7%
vs RTX 5090 D: 1790 GB/s
VRAM capacity4 GB13%
vs RTX 5090 D: 32 GB
Shading units7684%
vs RTX 5090 D: 21,760
Power efficiency13/10022%
vs RTX 5090 D: 58/100
Synthetic Benchmarks

Estimated benchmark results

Each result is shown as a share of the RTX 5090 D's score in the same test.

3DMark Time Spy4,680pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 36,000 pts
3DMark Port Royal (RT)2,340pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 18,000 pts
Blender (samples/min)676spm
vs RTX 5090 D: 5,200 spm
Geekbench Compute33,600pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 240,000 pts

Performance breakdown

Gaming13
Ray tracing13
AI / Compute14
Creator / 3D13
Power efficiency13
Real-World Gaming

FPS Across Resolutions

1080p · Ultra preset1440p · Ultra preset4K · Ultra preset
Cyberpunk 2077avg 15 fps
1080p
28
1440p
11
4K
6
Counter-Strike 2avg 22 fps
1080p
32
1440p
25
4K
10
Fortniteavg 39 fps
1080p
76
1440p
28
4K
13
Battlefield 5avg 37 fps
1080p
56
1440p
37
4K
18
Far Cry 5avg 29 fps
1080p
43
1440p
28
4K
15
Valorantavg 105 fps
1080p
112
1440p
131
4K
71
Community Feedback

What Owners Say

Owners like it for basic tasks and video playback since it runs cool and quiet. The main complaint is that driver issues make it unreliable for gaming.

Pros
  • Sips power, stays whisper quiet
  • Fits tiny ITX builds easily
  • Handles light gaming at 1080p
  • Plays modern codecs for media
Cons
  • Only 4GB VRAM limits modern games
  • Needs Resizable BAR for full performance
  • Driver issues on older games

Supported technologies

Ray TracingDLSSNVENCAV1 Encode

Full specifications

Graphics processor
Architecture
Generation 12.7
Process node
6 nm
Transistors
7.2 B
SM Count
6
Release date
2022
Core configuration
CUDA Cores
768
RT Cores
6
Tensor Cores
96
TMUs
32
ROPs
16
L2 cache
4 MB
Memory
Size
4 GB
Type
GDDR6
Bus width
64-bit
Bandwidth
124 GB/s
Memory clock
1937 MHz
Clocks & throughput
Base clock
2000 MHz
Boost clock
2000 MHz
FP32 (float)
3.072 TFLOPS
FP16 (half)
3.072 TFLOPS
Pixel rate
32 GPixel/s
Texture rate
64 GTexel/s
Board & power
TDP
75W
Suggested PSU
150W
Power connectors
None
Bus interface
PCIe 4.0 x8
Slot width
1-slot
Display & outputs
Max resolution
7680×4320
Outputs
No outputs

API and SDK support

DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model
6.6
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.3
Verdict

Our verdict on the Arc A310

An entry-level GPU built for basic display output and light media work, but its 4GB memory limits it severely.

Get it if you need a basic, low-profile GPU for media playback or a simple office PC that sips power and stays dead quiet. Skip it if you plan any gaming or creative work—this card is too weak for even light 3D tasks.

Buy it if…

  • You want a dirt-cheap GPU for a basic office PC.
  • You need a low-profile card for a small form-factor build.
  • You are building a dedicated home media server with Intel Quick Sync.
3.8

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