Intel ARC A580 8GB Graphics Card Review Featuring Sparkle Orc

How Much Does it Cost?

So again, overall, it seems like Intel has ticked all the right boxes, and while I always find it a tough one to talk about lower-end cards, I’m well aware that not everyone has the huge amounts of dollars to fork out on a high-end Ray traced, upscaled monster and it’s cards like this that bring me down a peg or two back to reality, especially when you consider its $180 price tag, which seemingly has no competition from AMD or NVIDIA at that level

Overview

What’s clear to see is that the A580 is a perfectly fine card. You could argue it’s a bit “meh” in the grand scheme of things, as it’s taking on two cards from yesteryear, and the likes of the RX 7600, albeit more expensive does come in 32% faster in the overall averages, and with AMD now sporting FSR 3, it further gives them a push in performance that Intel are still lacking behind with.

I said it before and I think it’s worth saying again, but I still think Intel are lacking somewhat, but I think that was also expected, and I made it clear that I thought Intel’s first generation of GPUs would fall behind the mark somewhat, and that’s clear to see that they do, but they are getting better, but I think the key takeaway for the boys in blue is that they are learning from everything they do, and the next generation of Intel GPUs will be a huge leap forward, though when that will be is anyone’s guess right now, though for now, it’s nice to have a little bit more competition in the market, especially in the low-end which is an area that I guess us as reviewers tend to neglect a little bit, though I am thankful for it, because benchmarking at a single resolution is a godsend compared to some of the other more complex tests we have to do across multiple settings, resolutions and configurations.

Should I Buy One?

For now, if you are in the market for a sub $200 GPU, there really is no other choice when looking at the new market and wanting the very best bang for buck though I will admit, that RX 7600 with the inclusion of FSR 3 is a hard one to ignore, and the latest upscaling tech from AMD may just be the one redeeming quality that GPU now has after the memory bus issue it faced at launch.