How Many FPS Does Wallpaper Engine Get with Arc A380? Performance at 1080p, 1440p & 4K
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Wallpaper Engine system requirements
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Arc A380 Specifications
These are the basic specs. The full Arc A380 page adds the rest of the technical data and its FPS game by game, not just in Wallpaper Engine.
Want the exact Wallpaper Engine FPS with your Arc A380?
These FPS assume a reference CPU. Add your real processor and RAM and we'll tailor the estimate to your rig.
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Wallpaper Engine benchmark on Arc A380: FPS by resolution and quality
Pick yours and we recalculate the whole table above with it.
Wallpaper Engine FPS with a Arc A380 and a Intel Core i5-13400
| Quality | 1080p (Full HD) | 1440p (2K) | 4K (Ultra HD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra | 84FPS min 62Good | 46FPS min 40Acceptable | 16FPS min 14Poor |
| High | 110FPS min 81Good | 60FPS min 53Good | 21FPS min 19Poor |
| Medium | 143FPS min 105Excellent | 78FPS min 68Good | 27FPS min 24Poor |
| Low | 186FPS min 137Excellent | 101FPS min 89Good | 35FPS min 31Acceptable |
| Bottleneck (estimated) | CPU 23% | GPU 26% | GPU 75% |
The percentage estimates how much of the stronger component's capability goes unused because of the other one.
This one does matter: from the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D downwards the processor becomes the brake on the Arc A380. There is 23% between the slowest and fastest CPU in the table. One caveat: this is at 1080p, where the CPU weighs most. At 1440p and 4K the graphics card takes over and the processor stops mattering.
XeSS performance: FPS with AI upscaling
Upscaling renders Wallpaper Engine at a lower internal resolution and reconstructs the image, so you trade a little sharpness for extra frames. These are the estimated figures for the Arc A380 with XeSS enabled, starting from its native Ultra FPS.
| Resolution | Native | XeSS Quality | XeSS Performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1080p | 84 | 105 | 122 |
| 1440p | 46 | 62 | 76 |
| 4K | 16 | 23 | 30 |
About ray tracing: every figure on this page is with ray tracing off. The Arc A380 does have dedicated hardware for it, so you can turn it on in games that implement it. The FPS cost swings widely depending on how much ray tracing each title uses, and XeSS is exactly what people lean on to pay for it.
Estimated figures. The real gain varies by game and by the version of the technology.
Is the CPU or the graphics card holding you back?
These FPS assume a mid-range CPU that isn't a bottleneck — roughly a Intel Core i5-13400 — and 16 GB of RAM.
With that CPU, the Arc A380 has headroom to spare in Wallpaper Engine: the processor runs out before the graphics card does. A faster processor would gain you FPS; a stronger graphics card would barely help. At 4K it flips: there the graphics card becomes the limit.
Is the Arc A380 Enough for Wallpaper Engine?
The Arc A380 delivers 84 FPS at 1080p Ultra in Wallpaper Engine. Enough for a smooth 60 FPS experience. For 144Hz, lower the quality to High.
At 1440p it gets 46 FPS and at 4K 16 FPS at Ultra quality.
Want more FPS in Wallpaper Engine?
Our guide collects the settings that give between +40% and +90% FPS in Wallpaper Engine with barely any visual loss. Recommended settings, GPU-specific tips (NVIDIA/AMD/Intel) and solutions to common game issues.
Arc A380 or GTX 1050 Ti for Wallpaper Engine?
In Wallpaper Engine at 1080p Ultra, the Arc A380 gets 84 FPS and the GTX 1050 Ti 94 FPS. The GTX 1050 Ti is 12% ahead.
Arc A380 vs GTX 1050 Ti: which one is faster?Other GPUs for Wallpaper Engine
If none of these convinces you for Wallpaper Engine, the full ranking sorts all 143 cards by real FPS, not synthetic scores.
See the full graphics card ranking by real FPS
