Sparkle Intel Arc A310 ECO, 4GB GDDR6, 50W TBP, Short Bracket is Included, Low-Profile, Single Fan, Single Slot, HDMI x1, Mini DisplayPort x2, SA310C-4G
SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ECO, 4GB GDDR6, 50W TBP, Short bracket is included, Low-Profile, Single Fan, Single Slot, HDMI x1, Mini DisplayPort x2, SA310C-4G Intel Arc A310 Chipset 4GB, 64-bit, GDDR6 memory, 15.5 Gbps graphics memory speed 1x HDMI 2.0, 2x mini-DP Xe HPG Architecture, Real Time Ray Tracing, Intel XeSS upscaling, 75W TDP, DirectX 12 Ultimate, Vulkan 1.3 SPARKLE exclusive 50W TBP design, came with low-profile, single-fan with single-slot compact design. Free additional short bracket is included.
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Athena Poorman –
Excellent card for encoding/transcoding
I am using this for encoding/transcoding in Jellyfin/Plex and it works great! Way better than an old nvidia gpu and surprisingly cheap for how much it can do. Just barely a dual slot card so fits pretty much anywhere.Card is built fine, runs cool and the fan only kicks in under heavy load which is nice for keeping the noise down. I don’t actually ever hear the card as my case fans are louder overall.Tested with it working in TrueNAS, Debian, and Windows. No issues on Linux, but Windows was wonky until I got drivers as the generic drivers are trash, but that’s just a Windows thing.
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Phillip –
Perfect low power plex transcode gpu
For light gaming this gpu will actually work really well, 1080p and pretty much all esports titles will run very well on it. I was more interested in this specific model since it only uses pcie slot power, no 6 or 8 pin required. I mated this to a Beelink GTi13 with the dock, running ubuntu 25.04 and it works perfect for plex transcoding. Card is silent, the fan doesnt spin much when left on auto, temps are fine. The card is lower wattage and essentially I just plug it in and forget it, I’m not worrying about tuning fan profiles. Even an 8 pin powered a380 cannot pull 100w, the die just want use that much power. I do wish it had a backplate but I will probably just put kapton tape on the backside incase the cat decides to lick it or something.
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Shu –
For Stat Nerds. (Good Discrete GPU)
Gaming OC Instructions:Graphics-> Low Latency Mode; Change to On + Boost.Intel Driver Software -> Performance -> Basic Tuning button.Voltage 100%, Power 105%, Frequency Offset 150.VRAM Tuning: 19.1590-100 FPS on Palworld, Ultra except the last 3 including shadows which are high.I also notice alot better color accuracy with this GPU relative to my 6800xt.Summary:Slight overclock makes this arc == a default 6800xt OC.Considering the market right now, this GPU is high bang for buck.GPU itself is extremely sturdy, sticks in its socket well and only requires 1 8pin PCIe.I also enabled smooth vsync (Its version of Enhanced Sync more or less) and I enjoy gaming on this as much as my 6800xt.I strongly recomend this GPU for budget gamers and anyone needing a GPU for a newbie, particularly if they WANT to try to OC but dont have the skill yet. This GPU has alota failsafes to prevent you from breaking your own device. Bad for OC enthusiests but great for first-timers. Enthusiests will like this GPU for its small size, cool temps and quiet operation plus its video and streaming capabilities. Newbies will enjoy ease of use, OC options if they wish to tinker and a cheap option for budget gaming.However- You MUST overclock this GPU to get my results. Without it, youre looking at 60-75 FPS.
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Carter Bond –
Great for homelab!
This is one of the cheapest and smallest cards you can get that does modern AV1 encoding. I have it running on my Proxmox Server with Jellyfin and it is working great for hardware transcoding. It supports multiple 4k encoding streams and never has had an issue once I got the drivers installed. One small note is that the fan can ramp up and down sometimes, even with no load, but that does not bother me too much because it still is pretty quiet.
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Juan M. –
This GPU is amazing
This card is Amazing, Intel really fixed their 1st gen issues with this one, it is capable of running anything at 1080p and 1440p, and its idle power is around 18w much lower than my main 5070Ti, it runs quiet and it looks very nice.
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flluke –
Great transcoding card
Love the size, and works great as a transcoding card in my plex server.
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Ryan –
Fantastic Encoder
Installed this card primarily for AV1 encoding, which is does swiftly with great quality. No extra power cables needed, just popped into a slot and it handles transcoding while sipping power compared to the older nvidia card it replaced.
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BDE –
Top tier transcoding for NAS/Jellyfin but one big/small issue
This little card is the king of transcoding in small form factor PC’s. I set up a Truenas server for my daughter using an old Dell Optiplex 7010 SFF and at first tried an AMD WX4100 low profile card. That did work but performance left a lot to be desired. Then, I got this little gem and WOW, this this really shines. Very fast, very low power consumption and basically plug and play for Linux these days. You won’t do better for this use case. If you have a full size case, I would strongly recommend the Asrock Arc A380 instead. It’s a better card in every way.Now for the problem – the fan. Intel and Sparkle left a glaring problem with the fan on this card. Out of the box, you get a terrible droning fan and as a bonus, the firmware constantly ramps the fan uuuupp and downnnn. It’s enough to make you lose your sanity.I updated the firmware, which helped. That can be done in Linux command line but on Truenas Scale, it’s next to impossible due to how locked down it is. So, install it in a Windows PC or boot a Windows drive, install the Intel drivers and allow that to do it’s update. That will also install the latest firmware onto the card. Then, you can go back to Linux. However, the fan STILL ramps up and down, just a little bit less. OMG, it’s so annoying!My final fix was to run powertop on the server (install powertop, run powertop –auto-tune, systemctl enable –now powertop). That seems to have sent the card into a state of stability and the fan is basically steady now. It’s still an annoying tone but at least it’s just ONE annoying tone.If this issue was fixed, the card would be flawless for it’s usecase.
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Shaun –
Single slot, low power, quiet. Does AV1 encoding in JellyFin. Exactly what I needed.
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J. Jameson –
It’s fine, if you can get it working and the your PC is in the basement. The driver installer is a joke, results in the attached photo. The card makes an annoying whining ramp up and down constantly – NOT something you want to be sat beside all day. Other people report that updating the driver (and by side effect the firmware) on windows fixes the issue, but it does not. Intel has lost their mind, and if I don’t return this card, the annoying sound will make me lose my mind too.
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Luis Osvaldo Rodriguez Ramirez –
Muy buena gráfica , potente y con 12gb
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Andrea –
La scheda è ottima, ben costruita silenziosa. Testata su Windows va una bomba mentre su Debian e Linux Mint ho trovato problemi di performance per cui l’ho dovuta rendere. Al netto di tutto per giocare su Windows un fullhd è ottima. Quantitativo di RAM adeguato e per 200€ è la porta di accesso a nuove tech un tempo esclusiva di Nvidia e AMD. A breve recensisco anche la b580 che ho preso per il pc da gioco
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alex f. –
The card works great! It’s used in a Jellyfin media server for encoding/decoding/transcoding video, and it works great in Truenas Scale. This card can even do AV1 decoding/encoding, which is rare for this price.The card is quiet when utilized and when its idling, the fans stop spinning automatically. This means the card does have fan-stop at lower utilization/temps. I haven’t noticed any fan coil wine either.NOTE: I do not game on this card, so this card is not being fully utilized/stressed, since i use it for my media server (decoding/encoding).
Sparkle Intel Arc A310 ECO, 4GB GDDR6, 50W TBP, Short Bracket is Included, Low-Profile, Single Fan, Single Slot, HDMI x1, Mini DisplayPort x2, SA310C-4G
Athena Poorman –
Excellent card for encoding/transcoding
I am using this for encoding/transcoding in Jellyfin/Plex and it works great! Way better than an old nvidia gpu and surprisingly cheap for how much it can do. Just barely a dual slot card so fits pretty much anywhere.Card is built fine, runs cool and the fan only kicks in under heavy load which is nice for keeping the noise down. I don’t actually ever hear the card as my case fans are louder overall.Tested with it working in TrueNAS, Debian, and Windows. No issues on Linux, but Windows was wonky until I got drivers as the generic drivers are trash, but that’s just a Windows thing.
Phillip –
Perfect low power plex transcode gpu
For light gaming this gpu will actually work really well, 1080p and pretty much all esports titles will run very well on it. I was more interested in this specific model since it only uses pcie slot power, no 6 or 8 pin required. I mated this to a Beelink GTi13 with the dock, running ubuntu 25.04 and it works perfect for plex transcoding. Card is silent, the fan doesnt spin much when left on auto, temps are fine. The card is lower wattage and essentially I just plug it in and forget it, I’m not worrying about tuning fan profiles. Even an 8 pin powered a380 cannot pull 100w, the die just want use that much power. I do wish it had a backplate but I will probably just put kapton tape on the backside incase the cat decides to lick it or something.
Shu –
For Stat Nerds. (Good Discrete GPU)
Gaming OC Instructions:Graphics-> Low Latency Mode; Change to On + Boost.Intel Driver Software -> Performance -> Basic Tuning button.Voltage 100%, Power 105%, Frequency Offset 150.VRAM Tuning: 19.1590-100 FPS on Palworld, Ultra except the last 3 including shadows which are high.I also notice alot better color accuracy with this GPU relative to my 6800xt.Summary:Slight overclock makes this arc == a default 6800xt OC.Considering the market right now, this GPU is high bang for buck.GPU itself is extremely sturdy, sticks in its socket well and only requires 1 8pin PCIe.I also enabled smooth vsync (Its version of Enhanced Sync more or less) and I enjoy gaming on this as much as my 6800xt.I strongly recomend this GPU for budget gamers and anyone needing a GPU for a newbie, particularly if they WANT to try to OC but dont have the skill yet. This GPU has alota failsafes to prevent you from breaking your own device. Bad for OC enthusiests but great for first-timers. Enthusiests will like this GPU for its small size, cool temps and quiet operation plus its video and streaming capabilities. Newbies will enjoy ease of use, OC options if they wish to tinker and a cheap option for budget gaming.However- You MUST overclock this GPU to get my results. Without it, youre looking at 60-75 FPS.
Carter Bond –
Great for homelab!
This is one of the cheapest and smallest cards you can get that does modern AV1 encoding. I have it running on my Proxmox Server with Jellyfin and it is working great for hardware transcoding. It supports multiple 4k encoding streams and never has had an issue once I got the drivers installed. One small note is that the fan can ramp up and down sometimes, even with no load, but that does not bother me too much because it still is pretty quiet.
Juan M. –
This GPU is amazing
This card is Amazing, Intel really fixed their 1st gen issues with this one, it is capable of running anything at 1080p and 1440p, and its idle power is around 18w much lower than my main 5070Ti, it runs quiet and it looks very nice.
flluke –
Great transcoding card
Love the size, and works great as a transcoding card in my plex server.
Ryan –
Fantastic Encoder
Installed this card primarily for AV1 encoding, which is does swiftly with great quality. No extra power cables needed, just popped into a slot and it handles transcoding while sipping power compared to the older nvidia card it replaced.
BDE –
Top tier transcoding for NAS/Jellyfin but one big/small issue
This little card is the king of transcoding in small form factor PC’s. I set up a Truenas server for my daughter using an old Dell Optiplex 7010 SFF and at first tried an AMD WX4100 low profile card. That did work but performance left a lot to be desired. Then, I got this little gem and WOW, this this really shines. Very fast, very low power consumption and basically plug and play for Linux these days. You won’t do better for this use case. If you have a full size case, I would strongly recommend the Asrock Arc A380 instead. It’s a better card in every way.Now for the problem – the fan. Intel and Sparkle left a glaring problem with the fan on this card. Out of the box, you get a terrible droning fan and as a bonus, the firmware constantly ramps the fan uuuupp and downnnn. It’s enough to make you lose your sanity.I updated the firmware, which helped. That can be done in Linux command line but on Truenas Scale, it’s next to impossible due to how locked down it is. So, install it in a Windows PC or boot a Windows drive, install the Intel drivers and allow that to do it’s update. That will also install the latest firmware onto the card. Then, you can go back to Linux. However, the fan STILL ramps up and down, just a little bit less. OMG, it’s so annoying!My final fix was to run powertop on the server (install powertop, run powertop –auto-tune, systemctl enable –now powertop). That seems to have sent the card into a state of stability and the fan is basically steady now. It’s still an annoying tone but at least it’s just ONE annoying tone.If this issue was fixed, the card would be flawless for it’s usecase.
Shaun –
Single slot, low power, quiet. Does AV1 encoding in JellyFin. Exactly what I needed.
J. Jameson –
It’s fine, if you can get it working and the your PC is in the basement. The driver installer is a joke, results in the attached photo. The card makes an annoying whining ramp up and down constantly – NOT something you want to be sat beside all day. Other people report that updating the driver (and by side effect the firmware) on windows fixes the issue, but it does not. Intel has lost their mind, and if I don’t return this card, the annoying sound will make me lose my mind too.
Luis Osvaldo Rodriguez Ramirez –
Muy buena gráfica , potente y con 12gb
Andrea –
La scheda è ottima, ben costruita silenziosa. Testata su Windows va una bomba mentre su Debian e Linux Mint ho trovato problemi di performance per cui l’ho dovuta rendere. Al netto di tutto per giocare su Windows un fullhd è ottima. Quantitativo di RAM adeguato e per 200€ è la porta di accesso a nuove tech un tempo esclusiva di Nvidia e AMD. A breve recensisco anche la b580 che ho preso per il pc da gioco
alex f. –
The card works great! It’s used in a Jellyfin media server for encoding/decoding/transcoding video, and it works great in Truenas Scale. This card can even do AV1 decoding/encoding, which is rare for this price.The card is quiet when utilized and when its idling, the fans stop spinning automatically. This means the card does have fan-stop at lower utilization/temps. I haven’t noticed any fan coil wine either.NOTE: I do not game on this card, so this card is not being fully utilized/stressed, since i use it for my media server (decoding/encoding).