Sparkle has quietly introduced their inaugural series of Arc graphics cards this year. The brand’s strategy appears to be a discreet launch, avoiding the usual fanfare. Recent updates to their official site confirm the availability of two new Arc A3 series GPUs, each featuring a sleek, space-saving form factor.
Sparkle’s newest offerings, the Arc A310 and Arc A380 graphics cards, are crafted around the Alchemist ACM-G11 architecture, presenting unique variations in their specifications and design aesthetics.
The sleek Arc A310 ECO champions a minimalist approach with its single-slot profile and monochromatic theme, featuring Sparkle’s signature blue. This model is powered by an ACM-G11 chipset, harnessing the capabilities of 6 Xe-Cores and equipped with 4GB of GDDR6 memory. Despite a 64-bit memory interface that may pose constraints for certain applications, the card boasts advanced functionalities such as AV1 encoding and compatibility with the DisplayPort 2.0 standard, offered here in a Mini version.
The Arc A380 GENIE model from Sparkle steps up with a robust two-slot footprint and an enhanced cooling system featuring two fans. Display outputs are versatile, including an HDMI 2.0b and a pair of mini DisplayPort 2.0 interfaces. At its core, the card is fortified with a fully-enabled ACM-G11 GPU, boasting 8 Xe-Cores for robust processing power. The memory specification receives a bump with 6GB of GDDR6 memory, and the card operates over a wider 96-bit memory bus for improved data throughput.
Source: Sparkle (A310), (A380)