{"id":4007,"date":"2022-07-25T07:28:34","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T07:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/25\/overclocker-gives-intels-arc-a380-gpu-more-power-and-sees-huge-gains\/"},"modified":"2022-07-25T07:28:34","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T07:28:34","slug":"overclocker-gives-intels-arc-a380-gpu-more-power-and-sees-huge-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/25\/overclocker-gives-intels-arc-a380-gpu-more-power-and-sees-huge-gains\/","title":{"rendered":"Overclocker gives Intel’s Arc A380 GPU more power and sees huge gains"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We’ve all been waiting to see how Intel’s launch into the consumer graphics card market would go. The Arc A380 GPU is a lower level offering by the renowned chip maker which had its entry level performance stats leaked<\/a> long before launch. Though, it turns out that with the right bit of tweaking this card might be able to pull off far more than expected.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tom’s Hardware<\/a> shared a YouTube video by the prolific Russian (so you may need subtitles) Overclocker Pro Hi-Tech<\/a> showing his results including attempts to get more out of an Arc A380 graphics card. Pro Hi-Tech managed to achieve huge performance gains with framerates boosted by up to 60% on some games, without even using traditional overclocking methods.<\/p>\n

Often when we see a boastful overclock like this, the end result is a mangled machine covered in coolant. Nothing so severe appears to be required when overclocking the A380. Instead, Pro Hi-tech merely changed the power targets and voltage offsets within Intel’s graphics utility. The GPU performance boost slider was set to 55% as well as a +0.255mv change to voltage offset.<\/p>\n

Just changing these settings were enough for a very small percentage boost, but it wasn’t until the power use was increased that real results started appearing. The A380 is a bit of a weird beast when it comes to power draw. While the official Intel documents report a 75W TDP the A380 Pro, Hi-Tech was using was only reporting a 35W draw. It’s no surprise the card has been providing lacklustre results with that drip feed of watts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Your next upgrade<\/div>\n
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(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/p>\n

Best CPU for gaming<\/strong><\/a>: The top chips from Intel and AMD
\nBest gaming motherboard<\/strong><\/a>: The right boards
\nBest graphics card<\/strong><\/a>: Your perfect pixel-pusher awaits
\nBest SSD for gaming<\/strong><\/a>: Get into the game ahead of the rest<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Instead, the draw was maxed out to 55W in the overlocked version shown in the video. This boosted the card’s performance by 43-57%, measured by FPS achieved. That’s already a a huge improvement for the A380 with the geomean of games tested receiving a boost of 37%. Doom Eternal managed to score a 60% increase going from 64 FPS to 102 with the changes. All of this is huge for a GPU, especially with such little tinkering.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On the one hand this paints the picture of an easy and smart overclock, but it raises a bunch of questions about Intel’s newest foray into the GPU scene. The Arc A380 looks like it could be a great entry card that’s been severely crippled by its power draw, so it begs the question whether other Intel offerings will have this limitation, and also, just, why?<\/p>\n

The Arc A380 still hasn’t launched in all markets yet, though was set to come at a nice MSRP of around $150 USD<\/a>. Unfortunately, so far, the cards we’ve actually seen for sale are over $500<\/a>, and for that money you’d be wanting that full 75W TDP to go with it.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[#item_image]Overclocker gives Intel’s Arc A380 GPU more power and sees huge gains<\/p>\n

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We’ve all been waiting to see how Intel’s launch into the consumer graphics card market would go. The Arc A380 GPU is a lower level offering by the renowned chip maker which had its entry level performance stats leaked<\/a> long before launch. Though, it turns out that with the right bit of tweaking this card might be able to pull off far more than expected.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tom’s Hardware<\/a> shared a YouTube video by the prolific Russian (so you may need subtitles) Overclocker Pro Hi-Tech<\/a> showing his results including attempts to get more out of an Arc A380 graphics card. Pro Hi-Tech managed to achieve huge performance gains with framerates boosted by up to 60% on some games, without even using traditional overclocking methods.<\/p>\n

Often when we see a boastful overclock like this, the end result is a mangled machine covered in coolant. Nothing so severe appears to be required when overclocking the A380. Instead, Pro Hi-tech merely changed the power targets and voltage offsets within Intel’s graphics utility. The GPU performance boost slider was set to 55% as well as a +0.255mv change to voltage offset.<\/p>\n

Just changing these settings were enough for a very small percentage boost, but it wasn’t until the power use was increased that real results started appearing. The A380 is a bit of a weird beast when it comes to power draw. While the official Intel documents report a 75W TDP the A380 Pro, Hi-Tech was using was only reporting a 35W draw. It’s no surprise the card has been providing lacklustre results with that drip feed of watts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Your next upgrade<\/div>\n
\n
\n
\n

\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/p>\n

Best CPU for gaming<\/strong><\/a>: The top chips from Intel and AMD
\nBest gaming motherboard<\/strong><\/a>: The right boards
\nBest graphics card<\/strong><\/a>: Your perfect pixel-pusher awaits
\nBest SSD for gaming<\/strong><\/a>: Get into the game ahead of the rest<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Instead, the draw was maxed out to 55W in the overlocked version shown in the video. This boosted the card’s performance by 43-57%, measured by FPS achieved. That’s already a a huge improvement for the A380 with the geomean of games tested receiving a boost of 37%. Doom Eternal managed to score a 60% increase going from 64 FPS to 102 with the changes. All of this is huge for a GPU, especially with such little tinkering.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On the one hand this paints the picture of an easy and smart overclock, but it raises a bunch of questions about Intel’s newest foray into the GPU scene. The Arc A380 looks like it could be a great entry card that’s been severely crippled by its power draw, so it begs the question whether other Intel offerings will have this limitation, and also, just, why?<\/p>\n

The Arc A380 still hasn’t launched in all markets yet, though was set to come at a nice MSRP of around $150 USD<\/a>. Unfortunately, so far, the cards we’ve actually seen for sale are over $500<\/a>, and for that money you’d be wanting that full 75W TDP to go with it.<\/p>\n

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