Luckily you don’t need a big suitcase like the one in the picture for Intel’s Arc cards.
After several delays, Intel has finally unveiled its graphics cards. As part of the InnovatiON event on Tuesday, there was also talk of the manufacturer’s first discrete graphics card, which is to be released worldwide: the Arc A770.
In addition to the A770, which appears in two different variants, a smaller graphics card is also planned. The Arc A750 was not mentioned during Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger’s presentation, but promised to provide information later in the week.
This information is there now.
Intel brings out the price hammer for its graphics cards
So now we have starting prices and dates for all three graphics cards: the A770, each with 8 or 16 GB of memory, and the A750. And when it comes to prices, Intel will at least be competitive.
The 16GB A770 will start at $349, the 8GB A770 at $329 and the A750 at $289. Intel is offering the first and the latter as a limited edition, which will be comparable to Nvidia’s Founder’s Edition and has nothing to do with a limited number of units. The smaller A770, on the other hand, will only be available as a custom model.
In terms of price, the three Intel cards are placed between the AMD and Nvidia competitors as follows:
| graphic card | official US price |
|---|---|
| Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti | 400 US-Dollar |
| AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | 379 US-Dollar |
| Intel Arc A770 (16 GB) |
349 US-Dollar |
| Nvidia RTX 3060 | 329 US-Dollar |
| Intel Arc A770 (8 GB) | 329 US-Dollar |
| AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | 299 US-Dollar |
| Intel Arc A750 | 289 US-Dollar |
| Nvidia RTX 3050 | 249 US-Dollar |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | 239 US-Dollar |
Our brief analysis based on the announced prices: The larger A770 should not fall behind the RTX 3060 in terms of performance and possibly even beat AMD’s RX 6700 XT, while the smaller A770 should at least match the RTX 3060.
The A750, on the other hand, should at least come close to AMD’s RX 6650 XT to persuade potential buyers to switch to Intel.
Intel’s own benchmarks suggest that this shouldn’t be a big problem for the Arc cards. In a manufacturer showcase, the A750 even beats the RTX 3060 by at least 20 percent at 1440p in titles like Dying Light 2, Metro Exodus, Watch Dogs: Legion, and F1 2022.
The A750 in official Intel benchmarks.
However, independent tests must first show whether this performance advantage can also be replicated in the general public.
All three cards are to be released together on October 12thi.e. at the same time as the new Nvidia flagship RTX 4090 – possibly the first 8K graphics card in the world.
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What do you think: are Intel’s new graphics cards already competitive in the first generation? Or should you stay away from the arc cards for now? Write it to us in the comments!
