Arc A380 vs Quadro P3200 Max-Q

CPU

GPU

Arc A380

2022Core: 2000 MHzBoost: 2050 MHz

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Quadro P3200 Max-Q

2018Core: 1139 MHzBoost: 1404 MHz

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Performance Spectrum - GPU

Arc A380

6 GB 75

6,301

0.0%

Arc 8-Core iGPU

Arc Graphics 130V

Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc)

6,500

+3.2%

GeForce GTX 765M SLI

GeForce GTX 880M SLI

GeForce GTX 1050 (móvel)

GeForce MX570

GeForce RTX 2060 (móvel)

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB

About G3D Mark

G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Head-to-Head Verdict, Benchmarks, Value & Long-Term Outlook

This comparison brings together gaming FPS, raw graphics performance, VRAM, feature set, power efficiency, pricing context, and long-term value so you can see which GPU actually makes more sense.

Arc A380

2022

Why buy it

✅Delivers 100+% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 42.3 vs 0 G3D/$ ($149 MSRP vs Unknown MSRP).
✅50% more VRAM for high-resolution textures and newer games (6 GB vs 4 GB).
✅More future proof: Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) on 6nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.

Trade-offs

❌Fewer clear downsides in this head-to-head, aside from the usual pricing and availability swings.

Quadro P3200 Max-Q

2018

Why buy it

✅Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Trade-offs

❌Less VRAM, with 4 GB vs 6 GB for high-resolution textures and newer games.
❌Limited future-proofing: older hardware, 4 GB of VRAM, and weaker feature support mean it will age faster in upcoming AAA games.
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 0 vs 42.3 G3D/$ (Unknown MSRP vs $149 MSRP).

Arc A380

2022

Quadro P3200 Max-Q

2018

Why buy it

✅Delivers 100+% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 42.3 vs 0 G3D/$ ($149 MSRP vs Unknown MSRP).
✅50% more VRAM for high-resolution textures and newer games (6 GB vs 4 GB).
✅More future proof: Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) on 6nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.

Why buy it

✅Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Trade-offs

❌Fewer clear downsides in this head-to-head, aside from the usual pricing and availability swings.

Trade-offs

❌Less VRAM, with 4 GB vs 6 GB for high-resolution textures and newer games.
❌Limited future-proofing: older hardware, 4 GB of VRAM, and weaker feature support mean it will age faster in upcoming AAA games.
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 0 vs 42.3 G3D/$ (Unknown MSRP vs $149 MSRP).

Quick Answers

So, is Quadro P3200 Max-Q better than Arc A380?

Yes. Quadro P3200 Max-Q is clearly the better overall GPU here. You are also looking at 6,500 vs 6,301 in G3D Mark. On top of that, Quadro P3200 Max-Q is a 2018 card with no meaningful modern upscaling stack, while Arc A380 is a 2022 model from an older generation with no meaningful modern upscaling stack. So this is not really a tight same-tier comparison. It is more a modern card against an older, weaker alternative.

Which one is more future-proof for 2026 and beyond?

Arc A380 is the more future-proof choice for 2026 and beyond. You are getting a newer 2022 generation instead of 2018, more VRAM at 6 GB instead of 4 GB, 100.0% more ray-tracing hardware, and a 6nm process instead of 16nm. That extra memory headroom makes it the safer pick for newer games, heavier textures, and higher settings over time.

Which one is the smarter buy today, not just the cheaper card?

Arc A380 can still make sense if you find it at the right price, especially around $149 MSRP. Quadro P3200 Max-Q is still the smarter buy for most people, though, because the raw performance is close while the overall package is cleaner. Quadro P3200 Max-Q is priced in an unclear MSRP range at an unclear MSRP versus $149 MSRP, and you are getting 3.2% higher G3D Mark. Arc A380 is the newer 2022 card, so it still has a real case if you care more about newer architecture and future-proofing than about squeezing out the strongest gaming value today.

When does Arc A380 make more sense than Quadro P3200 Max-Q?

Yes. Arc A380 is still an excellent gaming GPU in 2026: it is still comfortable for 1080p and decent for 1440p, though 4K is more situational. It makes more sense if your priority is newer architecture, future-proofing, and staying closer to $149 MSRP more than squeezing out the extra headroom of Quadro P3200 Max-Q. The trade-off is that Quadro P3200 Max-Q currently gives you 3.2% higher G3D Mark. Arc A380 still holds the G3D-per-dollar lead, so the performance win comes with a real value premium.

Games Benchmarks

Real-world benchmarks and performance projections based on comprehensive hardware analysis and comparative metrics. Values represent expected performance on High/Ultra settings at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. Modeled using a Ryzen 7 9800X3D reference profile to minimize specific CPU bottlenecks.

Note: Performance behavior can vary per game. Specific architectures may perform better or worse depending on game engine optimizations and API implementation.

Arc A380 Benchmark Check

Quadro P3200 Max-Q Benchmark Check

Path of Exile 2

Preset	Arc A380	Quadro P3200 Max-Q
1080p
low	128 FPS	84 FPS
medium	114 FPS	72 FPS
high	96 FPS	61 FPS
ultra	72 FPS	40 FPS
1440p
low	118 FPS	73 FPS
medium	99 FPS	64 FPS
high	81 FPS	48 FPS
ultra	61 FPS	31 FPS
4K
low	52 FPS	26 FPS
medium	48 FPS	25 FPS
high	35 FPS	17 FPS
ultra	31 FPS	15 FPS

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Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2

Counter-Strike 2

Preset	Arc A380	Quadro P3200 Max-Q
1080p
low	137 FPS	221 FPS
medium	101 FPS	187 FPS
high	72 FPS	143 FPS
ultra	47 FPS	114 FPS
1440p
low	91 FPS	166 FPS
medium	61 FPS	137 FPS
high	45 FPS	109 FPS
ultra	33 FPS	86 FPS
4K
low	41 FPS	96 FPS
medium	30 FPS	77 FPS
high	25 FPS	63 FPS
ultra	18 FPS	48 FPS

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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

League of Legends

Preset	Arc A380	Quadro P3200 Max-Q
1080p
low	284 FPS	292 FPS
medium	227 FPS	234 FPS
high	189 FPS	195 FPS
ultra	142 FPS	146 FPS
1440p
low	213 FPS	219 FPS
medium	170 FPS	176 FPS
high	142 FPS	146 FPS
ultra	106 FPS	110 FPS
4K
low	142 FPS	146 FPS
medium	113 FPS	117 FPS
high	95 FPS	98 FPS
ultra	71 FPS	73 FPS

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League of Legends

League of Legends

Valorant

Preset	Arc A380	Quadro P3200 Max-Q
1080p
low	284 FPS	195 FPS
medium	227 FPS	159 FPS
high	189 FPS	138 FPS
ultra	142 FPS	110 FPS
1440p
low	213 FPS	134 FPS
medium	170 FPS	111 FPS
high	142 FPS	97 FPS
ultra	106 FPS	75 FPS
4K
low	142 FPS	76 FPS
medium	113 FPS	61 FPS
high	95 FPS	49 FPS
ultra	71 FPS	35 FPS

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Valorant

Valorant

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Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of Arc A380 and Quadro P3200 Max-Q

Arc A380

The Arc A380 is manufactured by Intel. It was released in June 14 2022. It features the Generation 12.7 architecture. The core clock ranges from 2000 MHz to 2050 MHz. It has 1024 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 75W. Manufactured using 6 nm process technology. It features 8 dedicated ray tracing cores for enhanced lighting effects. G3D Mark benchmark score: 6,301 points. Launch price was $149.

Quadro P3200 Max-Q

The Quadro P3200 Max-Q is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in February 21 2018. It features the Pascal architecture. The core clock ranges from 1139 MHz to 1404 MHz. It has 1792 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 75W. Manufactured using 16 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 6,500 points.

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Graphics Performance

The Arc A380 scores 6,301 and the Quadro P3200 Max-Q reaches 6,500 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 3.2% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The Arc A380 is built on Generation 12.7 while the Quadro P3200 Max-Q uses Pascal, both on 6 nm vs 16 nm. Shader units: 1,024 (Arc A380) vs 1,792 (Quadro P3200 Max-Q). Raw compute: 4.198 TFLOPS (Arc A380) vs 5.032 TFLOPS (Quadro P3200 Max-Q). Boost clocks: 2050 MHz vs 1404 MHz.

Feature	Arc A380	Quadro P3200 Max-Q
G3D Mark Score	6,301	6,500+3%
Architecture	Generation 12.7	Pascal
Process Node	6 nm	16 nm
Shading Units	1024	1792+75%
Compute (TFLOPS)	4.198 TFLOPS	5.032 TFLOPS+20%
Boost Clock	2050 MHz+46%	1404 MHz
ROPs	32	64+100%
TMUs	64	112+75%
L2 Cache	4 MB+167%	1.5 MB

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

Feature	Arc A380	Quadro P3200 Max-Q
Upscaling Tech	Upscaling support	Upscaling support
Frame Generation	Not Supported	Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	Standard	Standard

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Video Memory (VRAM)

The Arc A380 comes with 6 GB of VRAM, while the Quadro P3200 Max-Q has 4 GB. The Arc A380 offers 50% more capacity, crucial for higher resolutions and texture-heavy games. Bus width: 96-bit vs 256-bit. L2 Cache: 4 MB (Arc A380) vs 1.5 MB (Quadro P3200 Max-Q) — the Arc A380 has significantly larger on-die cache to reduce VRAM reliance.

Feature	Arc A380	Quadro P3200 Max-Q
VRAM Capacity	6 GB+50%	4 GB
Memory Type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Bus Width	96-bit	256-bit+167%
L2 Cache	4 MB+167%	1.5 MB

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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 12 Ultimate (Arc A380) vs 12 (12_1) (Quadro P3200 Max-Q). Vulkan: 1.3 vs 1.4. OpenGL: 4.6 vs 4.6. Maximum simultaneous displays: 4 vs 4.

Feature	Arc A380	Quadro P3200 Max-Q
DirectX	12 Ultimate	12 (12_1)
Vulkan	1.3	1.4+8%
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Max Displays	4	4

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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: Xe Media Engine (Arc A380) vs 6th Gen NVENC (Pascal) (Quadro P3200 Max-Q). Decoder: Xe Media Engine vs 3rd Gen NVDEC. Supported codecs: AV1,H.265,H.264,VP9 (Arc A380) vs H.264,HEVC,VP9,MPEG-2 (Quadro P3200 Max-Q).

Feature	Arc A380	Quadro P3200 Max-Q
Encoder	Xe Media Engine	6th Gen NVENC (Pascal)
Decoder	Xe Media Engine	3rd Gen NVDEC
Codecs	AV1,H.265,H.264,VP9	H.264,HEVC,VP9,MPEG-2

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Power & Dimensions

The Arc A380 draws 75W versus the Quadro P3200 Max-Q's 75W — a 0% difference. The Quadro P3200 Max-Q is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 300W (Arc A380) vs 350W (Quadro P3200 Max-Q). Power connectors: None vs PCIe-powered. Typical load temperature: 59 vs 75°C.