Intel finally officially released the ArcA580 GPU today. The newest member of Intel's Arc graphics chip family already has some beta drivers available for download that support it. In a press release, Intel said: This new product fills a gap in the Intel Arc discrete graphics product stack, providing gamers and creators with advanced gaming performance at 1080p high settings, high frame rates for e-sports games, and comprehensive media capabilities. Some of the GPU hardware features include:
Xe core-24
Rendering slices - 6
Ray tracing units - 24
Intel Xe Matrix Extended (Intel XMX) Engine - 384
Xe Vector Engine - 384
Graphics clock - 1700MHz
TBP-185W
PCIExpress configuration-supports up to PCIExpress4.0x16
Device ID0-x56A2
Memory size-8GB
Memory type-GDDR6
Video memory interface-256 bit
Video memory bandwidth-512GB/s
Memory speed-16Gbps
Intel also released a chart showing the frames per second the new ArcA580 GPU can achieve. It claims to be able to run Blizzard's "Diablo IV" at up to 155fps, games such as "Baldur's Gate 3" and "Cyberpunk 2077" at up to 119fps, and with XeSS and RayTracing turned on, the frame rate can reach 85fpg.
Intel doesn't sell public versions of its ArcA580 graphics cards, at least not yet. However, third parties are selling graphics cards equipped with this GPU. You can find two of them on Newegg right now. One is the SparkleIntelArcA580ORCOC version priced at $179.9. The other one is the ASRock Challenger ArcA580, which is priced slightly higher at $184.99. Intel said GUNNIR will also sell ArcA580 graphics cards.
Visit the purchase page:
Intel Flagship Store