All content mentioned in this article is subject to change and improvement. That said, this is a document that Intel has shared with their key partners, so it is currently absolutely accurate, and has a very high probability of remaining accurate (since the information shared with partners at this point in the supply chain is usually final or close to finally).
The flagship of Intel’s planned Arc A-series GPU products is the Arc A770 graphics card. It will consume 225W and should be comparable to the RTX 3060 Ti and Radeon 6650 XT while beating the RTX 3060 and Radeon 6600. According to the information obtained, it will debut for less than $399. The A750 is likely to be a stripped-down version of the same die with a power consumption of 225W, but compared to the RTX 3060 and RX 6600, the A770 will be available in 16GB and 8GB versions, while the A750 is only available in 8GB.
Next up is the A580, which is also part of Intel’s performance offerings and will be the basis for standard desktop gaming at 1080p. It will compete with the RTX 3050 and consume 175W of power. It will also be paired with 8GB of memory. Finally there are the entry-level A380 and A310 GPUs, although Intel calls the A380 mainstream, the A380 will have 6GB of vRAM and consume 75W of power compared to the GTX 1650. The A310 is Intel’s lowest-end product with 4GB vRAM, consumes 75W, and will compete with the GTX 1050/Ti.
While we don’t know the exact prices for these products, we can guess the brackets using the information given above. Just like the A380’s $135 MSRP competes with the NVIDIA GTX 1650’s $190 MSRP (even though the NVIDIA 1630’s $169 MSRP), Intel’s entire Arc lineup appears to be undercutting the competition with pricing. While NVIDIA is unlikely to budge, they may find that AMD will give them a tougher time by pairing any price cuts and offering the same value (if not more). That said, this is an excellent lineup of Intel’s first desktop discrete GPU lineup. If Intel can play its cards right and actually execute on these price points, things might get interesting very quickly.
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