We’re not going to waste much time before getting into a look at the performance of these new GPUs, but we did want to quickly cover some of Arc’s notable features – some of which we’ll be exploring more in the near-future in more detail. Users will be able to tap into the lighting configuration via Cooler Master software. While both of these cards look identical, a closer look at the A770’s power connector area reveals a covered header that an included cable for RGB control can be plugged into (the other end into a USB 2.0 header on the motherboard). From what we understand, Arc is actually able to be overclocked a fair bit, but we have yet to be able to experiment with that ourselves. In case a black front and back might have been too much, Intel’s applied a pattern to the backplate, and clear lettering to denote the model.īoth LE models require a 6- and 8-pin power connector, and while both might have gotten away with only a lone 8-pin (like our EVGA GeForce RTX 3060), the added power availability should help with overclocking. In a world where so many graphics cards can look downright garish, this simple all-black aesthetic is welcomed – and looks great here. Since this is a graphics card review, let’s take a moment to ogle over Intel’s Limited Edition versions: If the performance is where people would like to see it, then Intel could carve a nice piece out of the creator market. With so much VRAM on offer on the top affordable Arc SKU, we hope that future generations will continue to include models with generous amounts of memory. NVIDIA’s RTX 3060 packs 12GB, and that seemed impressive enough at its release, and now we see Intel add 33% more to its Arc GPU at the same price-point. Both the A750 and A770 look to be a great value on paper, but it’s hard to ignore what extra you get with the A770 – twice the VRAM, and a 14% core count boost. As for the A580 and A310, Intel hasn’t revealed when those cards will officially launch, or what their prices will be. The A770 LE ships with 16GB of memory (and has a $20 premium), but other versions will be made available with 8GB densities. We’ve talked a lot about Intel Arc specs recently, but here’s another quick look at the current lineup: Plus, game testing is one thing, but creation workloads can add an absurd amount of variability, so to be truly confident in our test data, a lot of sanity checking took place. When AMD and NVIDIA release new GPUs, it’s not usually hard to guess where a new model will fall into place, but with an entirely new vendor entering the arena, there’s no such luxury. The amount of testing and retesting we performed while preparing this review is almost ridiculous, but it’s not to a fault of the Arc cards. We’ll tackle the gaming angle later, as well as some features we wanted to test, but weren’t able to before embargo lift. ![]() As has become Techgage norm, we’re kicking off our coverage of these new Intel GPUs with a focus on creator workloads.
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