ASRock Adds A380 Low Profile 6 GB Graphics Card to its Arc Lineup

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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).



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[ixi]

Good that not slow edition profile.


On thr bright side - pcie slot will feed the card

 

[Quitessa]

Fantastic little card for an HTPC or Media Server
Also has a surprising level of gaming performance too considering this is the base model

 

[bug]

Is there a point in having a low profile card that is already 2 slots wide?

 

[TheinsanegamerN]

Well it sure took them long enough. MSI had one at launch, although it has stubbornly refuse dot sell it in the US.

Is there a point in having a low profile card that is already 2 slots wide?

Um....yes? You do know that 75w 2 slot LP cards have existed for many years, yes? Would seem to me they would be very silly to make such a card if it didnt fit.

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.

 

[Vayra86]

Is there a point in having a low profile card that is already 2 slots wide?

Was wondering just that.

 

[bug]

Was wondering just that.

I mean, it will fit in some custom builds with little vertical space. But are there enough of those to justify a dedicated SKU? AsRock seems to think there are.

 

[Count von Schwalbe]

I mean, it will fit in some custom builds with little vertical space. But are there enough of those to justify a dedicated SKU? AsRock seems to think there are.

Even if the market is small, there are only 2 non-professional cards of any sort of performance - the 1650 and the 6400. Not much to choose between those and the A380, besides XeSS support and (technically) RT support.

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.

 

[Assimilator]

Was wondering just that.

RTX A2000 says hi.

 

[bug]

RTX A2000 says hi.

I think it's easier to see the A2000 in some sort of blade design than it is to see the A380 in some sort of SFF. But to each their own, I won't complain about having choices available.

 

[TheinsanegamerN]

I think it's easier to see the A2000 in some sort of blade design than it is to see the A380 in some sort of SFF. But to each their own, I won't complain about having choices available.

The A2000 is offered in a variety of SFF workstations. Dell's precision SFF tower, for instance.

 

[mechtech]

How much?

 

[trsttte]

Is there a point in having a low profile card that is already 2 slots wide?

Though I generally agree and would have prefered if it was single slot, there's loads of workstation pc's that are often recycled for media center, server or other similar uses that have plenty of slots but are only half height

 

[xBruce88x]

I can already see Phil's Computer Lab shoving one in an older SFF PC, Dawid and Random Gaming in HD doing their usual shenanigans too.

Let's hope the price is decent

 

[Ronnyv1]

Im excited for this, i've been waiting to upgrade my aging p400

 

[Count von Schwalbe]

Annoyingly, it only has two outputs. Anyone wanting a basic GPU for SFF desktops driving multiple screens is again stuck with the 1650, and one of the outputs on that is a DVI (unreliable over 1080p).

 

[bug]

Annoyingly, it only has two outputs. Anyone wanting a basic GPU for SFF desktops driving multiple screens is again stuck with the 1650, and one of the outputs on that is a DVI (unreliable over 1080p).

How many outputs were you expecting from a low-profile design?

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.

 

[Count von Schwalbe]

Several designs of the 1650 low profile (MSI, Gigabyte, Zotac) have 3, and HDMI and DP are both proven to work on a "riser" for dual slot cards. Look at the 2080 Ti FE, for example.

 

[Sandbo]

Would have been perfect as a media server card if it was single slot too, though low-profile is a great feature already.