Arc A310
The current Arc A310 price from retailers, its key specifications, and how it performs for each job.
Intel · GPU · Arc A
Works well for: Light Use & Efficiency
Trade-offs: you want strong value with Balanced priorities specifically
- VRAM
- 4 GB
- Memory bandwidth
- 124 GB/s
- Board power
- 50 W
- Architecture
- Xe-HPG
- Interface
- PCIe 4.0 x8
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What does it cost today, and is that a good price?
Market confidence: LowAt $295 the Arc A310 is priced in line with its $295 representative market level. Only one retailer currently backs that price, so the level is a single data point rather than a market.
Limited market: only one retailer currently has a verified offer, so treat this price as a single data point.
Prices & availability
Arc A310: current price and offers
Compare the offers we track for this model, across variants and retailers.
1 tracked offers · 1 retailers
| Variant | Store | Condition | Price (snapshot) | Value · Balanced | Checked | Offer link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPARKLE Arc A310 ECO | MemoryC | New | $295 | 16 | 2026-10-27 | View offer → |
| Arc A310Multiple variants available | Amazon Affiliate | Varies | Find on Amazon | Not tracked | No price snapshot | Find on Amazon → |
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Performance and where it ranks
Two different questions, side by side. Performance compares what the hardware can do; Value compares what that capability costs at today’s price. A product can rank high on one and low on the other — that gap is the point.
Performance Balanced
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#59 of 59 graded graphics cards
- #53 NVIDIARTX 3050 6GB 14
- #54 NVIDIARTX 3050 8GB 14
- #55 AMDRX 6500 XT 4GB 8
- #56 NVIDIAGTX 1650 7
- #57 IntelArc A380 6
- #58 AMDRX 6400 5
- #59 IntelArc A310 4
Value Balanced
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#58 of 60 currently priced graphics cards
- #54 NVIDIAGTX 1650 21
- #55 NVIDIARTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 21
- #56 AMDRadeon Pro W7900 21
- #57 AMDRX 6400 20
- #58 IntelArc A310 16
- #59 NVIDIARTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q 16
- #60 NVIDIARTX PRO 4500 Blackwell 2
Performance 1080p
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#59 of 59 graded graphics cards
- #53 NVIDIARTX 3050 6GB 14
- #54 NVIDIARTX 3050 8GB 14
- #55 AMDRX 6500 XT 4GB 8
- #56 NVIDIAGTX 1650 7
- #57 IntelArc A380 6
- #58 AMDRX 6400 5
- #59 IntelArc A310 4
Value 1080p
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#54 of 60 currently priced graphics cards
- #51 AMDRX 6400 20
- #52 NVIDIARTX 3090 17
- #53 NVIDIARTX 4090 17
- #54 IntelArc A310 16
- #55 NVIDIARTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 10
- #56 NVIDIARTX 5090 Pro 10
- #57 NVIDIARTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 9
Performance 1440p
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#59 of 59 graded graphics cards
- #53 NVIDIARTX 3050 6GB 14
- #54 NVIDIARTX 3050 8GB 14
- #55 AMDRX 6500 XT 4GB 8
- #56 NVIDIAGTX 1650 7
- #57 IntelArc A380 6
- #58 AMDRX 6400 5
- #59 IntelArc A310 4
Value 1440p
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#59 of 60 currently priced graphics cards
- #54 IntelArc A380 16
- #55 AMDRX 6500 XT 4GB 14
- #56 NVIDIARTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q 12
- #57 NVIDIAGTX 1650 9
- #58 AMDRX 6400 8
- #59 IntelArc A310 6
- #60 NVIDIARTX PRO 4500 Blackwell 1
Performance 4K
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#59 of 59 graded graphics cards
- #53 NVIDIARTX 3050 6GB 14
- #54 NVIDIARTX 3050 8GB 14
- #55 AMDRX 6500 XT 4GB 8
- #56 NVIDIAGTX 1650 7
- #57 IntelArc A380 6
- #58 AMDRX 6400 5
- #59 IntelArc A310 4
Value 4K
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#59 of 60 currently priced graphics cards
- #54 AMDRX 6600 9
- #55 IntelArc A380 5
- #56 AMDRX 6500 XT 4GB 4
- #57 NVIDIAGTX 1650 3
- #58 AMDRX 6400 2
- #59 IntelArc A310 2
- #60 NVIDIARTX PRO 4500 Blackwell 1
Performance Ray Tracing @ 1080p
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#43 of 43 graded graphics cards
- #37 NVIDIARTX 3050 8GB 16
- #38 AMDRX 7600 13
- #39 AMDRX 6600 10
- #40 AMDRX 6500 XT 4GB 7
- #41 IntelArc A380 5
- #42 AMDRX 6400 5
- #43 IntelArc A310 3
Value Ray Tracing @ 1080p
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#53 of 60 currently priced graphics cards
- #50 NVIDIAGTX 1650 8
- #51 NVIDIARTX PRO 2000 Blackwell 7
- #52 IntelIntel Arc Pro B70 6
- #53 IntelArc A310 6
- #54 NVIDIARTX 4000 Ada 6
- #55 AMDRadeon AI Pro R9700 6
- #56 NVIDIARTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 5
Performance Ray Tracing @ 1440p
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#45 of 45 graded graphics cards
Value Ray Tracing @ 1440p
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#56 of 60 currently priced graphics cards
- #53 NVIDIAGTX 1650 6
- #54 NVIDIARTX 4000 Ada 5
- #55 NVIDIARTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 5
- #56 IntelArc A310 4
- #57 NVIDIARTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 3
- #58 NVIDIARTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 2
- #59 NVIDIARTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q 2
Performance Ray Tracing @ 4K
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#45 of 45 graded graphics cards
Value Ray Tracing @ 4K
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#59 of 60 currently priced graphics cards
- #54 NVIDIARTX A2000 4
- #55 NVIDIARTX 4060 Ti 8GB 4
- #56 AMDRX 6500 XT 4GB 4
- #57 AMDRX 6400 2
- #58 NVIDIAGTX 1650 2
- #59 IntelArc A310 2
- #60 NVIDIARTX PRO 4500 Blackwell 1
Performance AI
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#54 of 56 graded graphics cards
- #50 IntelIntel Arc Pro B60 3
- #51 IntelArc B570 3
- #52 IntelArc A380 2
- #53 AMDRX 6600 2
- #54 IntelArc A310 1
- #55 AMDRX 6500 XT 4GB 1
- #56 AMDRX 6400 1
Value AI
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#58 of 60 currently priced graphics cards
- #54 AMDRX 6700 XT 1
- #55 NVIDIAGTX 1650 1
- #56 IntelArc A380 1
- #57 AMDRX 6600 1
- #58 IntelArc A310 0
- #59 AMDRX 6500 XT 4GB 0
- #60 AMDRX 6400 0
Performance Light Use
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#1 of 56 graded graphics cards
- #1 IntelArc A310 100
- #2 AMDRX 6400 99
- #3 NVIDIARTX A2000 95
- #4 NVIDIARTX 3050 6GB 95
- #5 NVIDIARTX 2000 Ada 95
- #6 NVIDIARTX PRO 2000 Blackwell 95
- #7 NVIDIARTX 4000 Ada 95
Value Light Use
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#2 of 60 currently priced graphics cards
- #1 NVIDIARTX 3050 6GB 100
- #2 IntelArc A310 84
- #3 IntelArc A380 79
- #4 AMDRX 6400 70
- #5 IntelArc B570 61
- #6 AMDRX 6500 XT 4GB 52
- #7 NVIDIARTX 5060 46
These ladders follow the preset scenario shown above. Your own weights re-score this product, not the whole field.
What it is good for
| Scenario | this productCapability grade · Value at current price | Higher capability | Higher Value with current priorities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced (all-round)Weighted all-round view | GradeNo grade Value16 | Higher capability Arc B580 90 +529% capability · +19% price | Higher Value with current priorities Arc A750 86 +395% capability · -29% price |
| 1080p GamingRaster performance · 1080p | GradeF Value16 | Higher capability Arc B580 A 88 +529% capability · +19% price | Higher Value with current priorities Arc A750 B 100 +395% capability · -29% price |
| 1440p GamingRaster performance · 1440p | GradeF Value6 | Higher capability Arc B580 B 73 +529% capability · +19% price | Higher Value with current priorities Arc B570 C 63 +395% capability · -2% price |
| 4K / VRRaster performance · 4K / VR | GradeF Value2 | Higher capability Arc B580 D 37 +529% capability · +19% price | Higher Value with current priorities Arc B570 F 29 +395% capability · -2% price |
| Ray Tracing @ 1080pRay tracing capability · 1080p | GradeF Value6 | Higher capability Arc B580 C 78 +958% capability · +19% price | Higher Value with current priorities Arc B570 F 71 +500% capability · -2% price |
| Ray Tracing @ 1440pRay tracing capability · 1440p | GradeF Value4 | Higher capability Arc B580 D 70 +1259% capability · +19% price | Higher Value with current priorities Arc B570 F 62 +671% capability · -2% price |
| Ray Tracing @ 4KRay tracing capability · 4K | GradeF Value2 | Higher capability RTX 3050 6GB F 10 +2150% capability · -13% price | Higher Value with current priorities Arc B570 F 29 +1550% capability · -2% price |
| AI / Local LLMAI compute · memory and ecosystem fit | GradeF Value0 | Higher capability RTX 3050 6GB D 4 +613% capability · -13% price | Higher Value with current priorities Arc A750 C 4 ⚠ not a drop-in swap +391% capability · -29% price |
| Light Use & EfficiencyEfficiency · lighter workloads | GradeS Value84 | — | Higher Value with current priorities RTX 3050 6GB S 100 -5% capability · -13% price |
Balanced has no letter: it is a weighting preset, not a capability rubric. A grade answers “how well does this handle that job?” — price is never part of it. Relative Value puts the current market price back in.
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Trade-offs
Works well if
- Light Use & Efficiency is your main prioritygraded S for Light Use & Efficiency on the same rubric as the tier list
- You want memory headroom — memory is not what limits it hereno memory cap applies to this grade — the raster index sets it, not the frame buffer
- XeSS matters to youML upscaler, no frame generation — derived from the alchemist architecture, not from a scraped feature flag
Consider other options if
- You want strong value with Balanced priorities specificallycompeting products deliver so much more per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelArc A750 holds Relative Value 86 against its 16 with Balanced priorities, at $210
- Not the pick if 1080p Gaming is your main useit grades only F there
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- 1080p is not actually your main job — Light Use & Efficiency isit grades F for 1080p, but S for Light Use & Efficiency
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if 1080p is your main useit grades F there; Arc B580 grades A at $350
- You want strong value for 1080p specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for 1080p per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelArc A750 holds Relative Value 100 against its 16 for 1080p, at $210
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- 1440p is not actually your main job — Light Use & Efficiency isit grades F for 1440p, but S for Light Use & Efficiency
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if 1440p is your main useit grades F there; Arc B580 grades B at $350
- You want strong value for 1440p specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for 1440p per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelArc B570 holds Relative Value 63 against its 6 for 1440p, at $290
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- 4K is not actually your main job — Light Use & Efficiency isit grades F for 4K, but S for Light Use & Efficiency
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if 4K is your main useit grades F there; Arc B580 grades D at $350
- You want strong value for 4K specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for 4K per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelArc B570 holds Relative Value 29 against its 2 for 4K, at $290
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- Ray Tracing @ 1080p is not actually your main job — Light Use & Efficiency isit grades F for Ray Tracing @ 1080p, but S for Light Use & Efficiency
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if Ray Tracing @ 1080p is your main useit grades F there; Arc B580 grades C at $350
- You want strong value for Ray Tracing @ 1080p specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for Ray Tracing @ 1080p per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelArc B570 holds Relative Value 71 against its 6 for Ray Tracing @ 1080p, at $290
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- Ray Tracing @ 1440p is not actually your main job — Light Use & Efficiency isit grades F for Ray Tracing @ 1440p, but S for Light Use & Efficiency
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if Ray Tracing @ 1440p is your main useit grades F there; Arc B580 grades D at $350
- You want strong value for Ray Tracing @ 1440p specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for Ray Tracing @ 1440p per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelArc B570 holds Relative Value 62 against its 4 for Ray Tracing @ 1440p, at $290
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- Ray Tracing @ 4K is not actually your main job — Light Use & Efficiency isit grades F for Ray Tracing @ 4K, but S for Light Use & Efficiency
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if Ray Tracing @ 4K is your main useit grades F there; RTX 3050 6GB grades F at $257
- You want strong value for Ray Tracing @ 4K specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for Ray Tracing @ 4K per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelArc B570 holds Relative Value 29 against its 2 for Ray Tracing @ 4K, at $290
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- AI is not actually your main job — Light Use & Efficiency isit grades F for AI, but S for Light Use & Efficiency
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if AI is your main useit grades F there; RTX 3050 6GB grades D at $257
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelArc A750 holds Relative Value 4 against its 0 for AI, at $210
- You are buying for AI and want no asterisksthe rubric caps this grade: vram below useful llm floor
Works well if
- Light Use is your main prioritygraded S for Light Use on the same rubric as the tier list
- Today's price already clears the strong-value markcheapest tracked $295 against a $316 threshold for Light Use
- You want memory headroom — memory is not what limits it hereno memory cap applies to this grade for Light Use — the raster index sets it, not the frame buffer
Consider other options if
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelRTX 3050 6GB holds Relative Value 100 against its 84 for Light Use, at $257
- Not the pick if 1080p Gaming is your main useit grades only F there
Every line states the fact it was derived from, for the scenario selected above. Thresholds are calculated points on our value curve — information about where the maths turns, not instructions about what to pay.
Similar options to the Arc A310
Chosen for Balanced
Chosen for 1080p
Chosen for 1440p
Chosen for 4K
Chosen for Ray Tracing @ 1080p
Chosen for Ray Tracing @ 1440p
Chosen for Ray Tracing @ 4K
Chosen for AI
This scenario carries a requirement candidates are checked against first: CUDA — Many local-LLM and diffusion toolchains are CUDA-only. ROCm and Vulkan builds exist and work, but they are not drop-in — check your toolchain before treating a non-NVIDIA card as an equivalent swap.
Chosen for Light Use
Alternatives stay near this product’s price range. Step-up options may exceed the standard budget envelope when the capability gain is meaningful.
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Specifications and compatibility
What this product is, and what to check before it goes into your build.
Core / Performance
- Architecture
- Xe-HPG
- GPU chip
- DG2-128
- GPU variant
- ACM-G11
- Process node
- 6 nm
- Transistors
- 7,200 million
- Shading units
- 768
Memory
Power / Interface
- Board power (TBP)
- 50 W
- Power connector
- Varies by version
- Recommended PSU
- Varies by version
- Bus interface
- PCIe 4.0 x8
Physical / Outputs
- Length
- Varies by version156 mm across tracked variants
- Height
- Varies by version69 mm across tracked variants
- Width
- Varies by version
- Slot thickness
- Varies by version1 across tracked variants
- Fans
- Varies by version1 across tracked variants
- Cooling
- Varies by version
- Outputs
- Varies by version
Power / Interface
- Board power (TBP)
- 50 W
- Power connector
- None — powered by the PCIe slot
- Recommended PSU
- 250 W
- Bus interface
- PCIe 4.0 x8
Physical / Outputs
- Length
- 156 mm
- Height
- 69 mm
- Width
- Unknown
- Slot thickness
- 1 slots
- Fans
- 1
- Cooling
- Air
- Outputs
- 1× HDMI
Exact board / Identity
- Board part number
- SA310C-4G
- Vendor warranty
- 2 years
Select an exact version for physical dimensions and connector details.
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Core / Performance
- Texture units
- 32
- ROPs
- 16
- Ray tracing cores
- 6
- Tensor cores
- 0
- Base clock
- 2000 MHz
- Boost clock
- 2000 MHz
Features
- Upscaling
- XeSS
- Ray tracing
- Supported
- Zero-RPM idle
- No
- RGB lighting
- No
Warranty & release
- Release year
- 2023
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Sources: Comparator offer frame 2026-10-23–2026-10-29
What to check in your build
Varies by version
The exact requirement depends on the version you select.
Varies by version
The exact requirement depends on the version you select.
Varies by version
Slot occupancy depends on the board cooler and thickness.
Select an exact version above for physical dimensions and connector details.
250 W PSU recommended
Whole-system figure from the board vendor — it already allows for the processor and transient spikes.
Needs at least 156 mm of GPU clearance
Front radiators and fans eat into the figure a case advertises.
Occupies 1 slots
The cooler covers the slots below it — check nothing adjacent needs that space.
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Compatibility guidance is practical help, not a score. Missing data is shown as unknown, never invented.
Summary
Arc A310 offers a balanced view across an all-round mix of priorities. It ranks #59 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 105. Arc A750 currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
Arc A310 offers F-grade capability for 1080p. It ranks #59 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 105. The F grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
Arc A310 offers F-grade capability for 1440p. It ranks #59 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 105. The F grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
Arc A310 offers F-grade capability for 4K. It ranks #59 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 105. The F grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
Arc A310 offers F-grade capability for Ray Tracing @ 1080p. It ranks #43 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is ray-tracing index 74. The F grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
Arc A310 offers F-grade capability for Ray Tracing @ 1440p. It ranks #45 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is ray-tracing index 74. The F grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
Arc A310 offers F-grade capability for Ray Tracing @ 4K. It ranks #45 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is ray-tracing index 74. The F grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
Arc A310 offers F-grade capability for AI. It ranks #54 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is ai compute index 53. The F grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
Arc A310 offers S-grade capability for Light Use. It ranks #1 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 105. RTX 3050 6GB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
FAQ
How much case clearance should I allow for the Arc A310?
Tracked boards range from 156 to 156 mm in length. Select the exact board, then also allow for front radiators or fans, card height, slot thickness and power-cable bend; length alone does not guarantee fit.
Why does Relative Value change when I choose another scenario?
Each scenario changes the weights applied to capability, price and the other published factors. The hardware facts stay fixed, but the value question changes, so its score and rank can change too.
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Useful links & sources
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