Intel Arc A770 Reviews Could Hit Early-October

[btarunr]

Reviews of the Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition desktop graphics card could hit the web by October 5, according to a VideoCardz report. These could succeed unboxing articles without performance numbers, on September 30. Press reviews of the A770 publishing on October 5 could mean that retail availability isn't too far behind, and we could hear more about this later today at the IntelON Innovation online event, where the company is widely expected to announce its 13th Gen Core "Raptor Lake" desktop processors. The Arc A770 Limited Edition maxes out the 6 nm ACM-G10 silicon, features 32 Xe Cores, 512 XMX matrix processors, and 512 EUs, which work out to 4,096 unified shaders. The card comes with 8 GB or 16 GB of 17.5 Gbps GDDR6 memory across a 256-bit wide memory bus. Given that Intel is extensively comparing the A770 to the GeForce RTX 3070, one can expect a price competitive to that (around $500).



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[AlwaysHope]

I look forward to this!

 

[lexluthermiester]

I look forward to this!

Same here. With all the latest shenanigans NVidia has been pulling, I've been looking for other options. Radeon is good. But it's nice to have another choice and Intel seems to be making excellent progress!

 

[cadaveca]

Same here. With all the latest shenanigans NVidia has been pulling, I've been looking for other options. Radeon is good. But it's nice to have another choice and Intel seems to be making excellent progress!

you choosing the blue pill is funny.

Pretty eager to get my hands on one of these though, that's for sure.

 

[shovenose]

Eager to buy one too

 

[Jimmy_]

Finally... they shifted to "could"

 

[Hyderz]

does intel have something to compete in the high end?
if they dont then thats good, keep the fight in the mid and keep the price lower than competition and it should sell well

 

[lexluthermiester]

you choosing the blue pill is funny.

Yeah, it feels weird too.

does intel have something to compete in the high end?

Not that they've talked about. Remember this is their first real go in the GPU market. Give them a generation or two to muster something in that level of performance. I suspect that they'll have something that can compete in a year or two, but that's only based on what they've done so far which is good progress and encouraging.

if they dont then thats good, keep the fight in the mid and keep the price lower than competition and it should sell well

That could very well be their starting strategy and I agree, it would be a good thing.

Time will tell, but so far things look very promising.

 

[RJARRRPCGP]

Price looks reasonable for the specs, too. No worse than when I got my RX 6600 XT in very-late-March of 2022, when the prices were high, but not "unobtanium", like it was in '21.

 

[ZoneDymo]

does intel have something to compete in the high end?
if they dont then thats good, keep the fight in the mid and keep the price lower than competition and it should sell well

While I understand the ermm flaw in human thinking that "expensive = quality" so they have to be careful there, it would be immensely valuable for them to indeed undercut the competition heavily while preforming better so as to make it so that really, it would not be choice to go for intel.

because the information from the customers would be of immense value for intel going forward.

 

[Hyderz]

While I understand the ermm flaw in human thinking that "expensive = quality" so they have to be careful there, it would be immensely valuable for them to indeed undercut the competition heavily while preforming better so as to make it so that really, it would not be choice to go for intel.

because the information from the customers would be of immense value for intel going forward.

also it depends on how they price it, dont wanna put it too low to make ppl think its cheap but also what intel package it with their gpu...
i cant think of top of my head but things like xess and stuff to compete with nvidia and amd..

 

[AusWolf]

Good, looking forward to it.

It seems it's gonna be the battle of the 7s for me this time around. Either I'll buy an A770 for my Core i7, or build a new system with a R7 7700X and RX 7700 XT.

 

[Bwaze]

does intel have something to compete in the high end?
if they dont then thats good, keep the fight in the mid and keep the price lower than competition and it should sell well

The problem is, this was meant to compete with high end two generations ago. Then with mid to high end Ampere. Now it's more low to midrange Ampere, at that generation's end. The card wasn't built to be midrange, nothing about It is midrange, except for performance - it has large die, 16 GB of costly memory, high TDP...

 

[Space Lynx]

Looking forward to W1zzard's review on this one!!!
Honestly if the price is right... and avaiability is good, hey you never know. Extra competition is always good, and since Nvidia no longer exists for my price range... really need Intel to give AMD some balance.

 

[TheinsanegamerN]

But will it actually release before January 2023?

 

[lexluthermiester]

While I understand the ermm flaw in human thinking that "expensive = quality" so they have to be careful there, it would be immensely valuable for them to indeed undercut the competition heavily while preforming better so as to make it so that really, it would not be choice to go for intel.

because the information from the customers would be of immense value for intel going forward.

Nah, the reviews will prove the value at that price. If the card underperforms, then the value will not be as good. If it performs on or near the claimed level, the value will be good and Intel will be competing well. If the performance exceeds expectations then Intel will likely make mountains of money and force AMD & NVidia to rethink their market positions.

 

[Space Lynx]

Nah, the reviews will prove the value at that price. If the card underperforms, then the value will not be as good. If it performs on or near the claimed level, the value will be good and Intel will be competing well. If the performance exceeds expectations then Intel will likely make mountains of money and force AMD & NVidia to rethink their market positions.

I want to see what it gets running something like Dragon Age Origins at 1440p. If it can hit 120 fps+ i'd be interested in it. I'm not interested in latest AAA's, I just want to play my backlog of games at a high refresh and at 1440p. but also - I want the capability to play something like Cyberpunk 2077 at a respectable 90 fps range 1440p.

W1zz probably won't test Dragon Age Origins though...

 

[lexluthermiester]

W1zz probably won't test Dragon Age Origins though...

Perhaps not, but what he does test with will give you insight as to what you can expect in that game.

 

[Bwaze]

Intel ARC cards really have a lot against them. BAR will be kind of mandatory, which excludes all older systems.

Inconsistencies between games and engines will be much greater than with competition - and some aren't just driver based, there is clear architectural difference. Focusing just on things that do work well can give a very skewed picture.

And then there are bugs in games, and non functional extras marketing really pushed. Sure, it's early, although at this point some markets have had ARC cards for months. But can you gamble and buy a card, and then find out Intel decided to focus their effort on next generation, or abandon the discrete gaming altogether and focus in compute / professional graphics?

And the pricing. Right now Nvidia and AMD cards are still overpriced, since they have just returned from stratosphere to about MSRP (and in some markets not even that). And low and midrange where Intel will compete is the worst in that regard. But that must change with arrival of next gen AMD and Nvidia cards in the coming months. So it makes sense to compare prices now only if you must buy really soon, otherwise it will be much better to wait.

 

[Space Lynx]

Intel ARC cards really have a lot against them. BAR will be kind of mandatory, which excludes all older systems.

What do you mean BAR excludes older games? Like if I try to run Civilization III, the game simply won't launch with BAR on? or the fps will just dip sometimes since it wasn't made with that in mind?

 

[Bwaze]

What do you mean BAR excludes older games? Like if I try to run Civilization III, the game simply won't launch with BAR on? or the fps will just dip sometimes since it wasn't made with that in mind?

According to Intel, Arc GPUs must use Resizable BAR for optimal performance

 

[purplekaycee]

Can the Intel Arc Gpus really put up with Nvidia and AMD?

 

[lexluthermiester]

Can the Intel Arc Gpus really put up with Nvidia and AMD?

The reviews and benchmarks will tell the ultimate story, but it seems very likely.

 

[AusWolf]

Can the Intel Arc Gpus really put up with Nvidia and AMD?

In price, absolutely! Nvidia for example, has nothing for $330 at the moment. In performance, we'll see in the reviews. Personally, I think they will be a good bargain considering their targeted price point.

 

[Bwaze]

In price, absolutely! Nvidia for example, has nothing for $330 at the moment. In performance, we'll see in the reviews. Personally, I think they will be a good bargain considering their targeted price point.

Would you really call an Intel card with $329 MSRP and an unknown street price "a bargain", and Nvidia RTX 3060 for MSRP of $329 and a street price of $350 as too expensive?

Remember, you loose a lot of performance if you use Intel card in a system without BAR. So, no updating of old systems. Or if the game you're playing is too old, or based on an old graphics engine. Or if it just has a bug right in that game.