Intel Arc A770 Reviews Could Hit Early-October

[AusWolf]

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?

Considering that the A380 actually sells for its MSRP while I haven't seen any nvidia card anywhere near MSRP for a long time, I'd say yes.

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.

That's true, but that wasn't the question here. I personally have a Re-BAR enabled system (two of them in fact), so I'm talking from my point of view.

 

[lexluthermiester]

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.

That is my guess as well. If the reviews are on par with Intel's statement, I think I'm going to be giving the A770 16GB a personal go.

 

[AusWolf]

That is my guess as well. If the reviews are on par with Intel's statement, I think I'm going to be giving the A770 a personal go.

Me too. I'm very excited to try Zen 4 as well, but considering the horrendous platform prices (motherboards going for 500 quid, wtf), buying an A770 for my current rig will be a MUCH better deal.

 

[lexluthermiester]

buying an A770 for my current rig will be a MUCH better deal.

That's what I'm thinking. I'm planning on trying it out with my Xeon socket 2011 system.

 

[Bwaze]

That's what I'm thinking. I'm planning on trying it out with my Xeon socket 2011 system.

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

 

[AusWolf]

That's what I'm thinking. I'm planning on trying it out with my Xeon socket 2011 system.

Does that have Re-BAR support? If not, it'll be an interesting ride.

I'm planning to put it in my main Rocket Lake rig with the i7 11700. And maybe later I'll upgrade to Zen 4, but definitely not until B650 boards are out. Maybe for my birthday in March.

 

[lexluthermiester]

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

That article is rumor, not official statement from Intel.

Does that have Re-BAR support? If not, it'll be an interesting ride.

Nope, and I don't anticipate any issues.

 

[AusWolf]

That article is rumor, not official statement from Intel.


Nope, and I don't anticipate any issues.

Just this (link). Be ready.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Just this (link). Be ready.

That's the A380. Very different.

 

[AusWolf]

That's the A380. Very different.

Still, no Re-BAR can affect performance of the A770 as well. We'll see in the reviews, I guess.

 

[Bwaze]

"Completely unusable without resizable BAR due to terrible stuttering." was the conclusion of TechPowerUP review. It's not just performance drop.

 

[lexluthermiester]

"Completely unusable without resizable BAR due to terrible stuttering." was the conclusion of TechPowerUP review. It's not just performance drop.

Again, that is the A380. It's early release GPU on early release, unoptimized drivers. Intel is not dumb enough to release a series of GPU's that can not run well without BAR.

 

[AusWolf]

Again, that is the A380. It's early release GPU on early release, unoptimized drivers. Intel is not dumb enough to release a series of GPU's that can not run well without BAR.

I don't expect anything else from any other Arc GPU, but we'll see.

 

[Bwaze]

 

[lexluthermiester]

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Link?

Changing lanes for a moment, I really like the design language for the Cards themselves. Very EVGA-like, elegant, smooth and refined.