Should budget conscious buyers look into Intel Arc GPUs?

Question

Should budget buyers consider Intel Arc GPUs?

Answer 1

Testing done in the recent past has instilled enough confidence to now recommending Intel Arc GPUs to budget buyers. Yes, you might be waiting for driver updates for newer game releases but in some cases, the cost-saving and performance may justify the wait. But the Arc a580 which sells for $149 is practically selling itself to budget buyers who are looking for a inexpensive model.

Comments

Arc GPUs are good... But Intel really needs to get around to releasing some new cards soon...

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Intel ARC drivers aren't really taking 'weeks' to release any more, they come at a decent pace for newly released games, e.g. driver updates for Space Marines 2 and Black Myth Wukong came out pretty much instantly.

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If you’re going budget then go AMD if you want the high end stuff I always recommend NVIDIA. With NVIDIA it feels like every other card is an after thought or a chore. And with AMD it seems like they focus on consistency over their budget cards that their high end stuff seems to miss out slightly.

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Thinking of getting an A770 16GB and as you mentioned day 1 drivers is not a big issue for me. I saw somewhere A770 had a huge performance bump with an driver update so i think there is some more hidden potential to it rather than getting an generation old 6700 or 6750 for this budget what do you think ?

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The A750 8GB at $179? Damn, it's $265 (after tax) where I live - at the absolute lowest, grey-market import price, not even retail stores.
The 7600 8GB is $268, for reference.
The A580 crept up to $210...