To be more specific, they’ll know how well their PCs and legacy games will work with those graphics cards. People know what they’re getting with an Nvidia or AMD card.

Intel is well known for its CPUs, but its Arc GPUs represent an unknown commodity. Intel eventually released updated drivers to fix this issue, but it underlines the fact that Arc GPUs aren’t quite as game-ready as their competitors yet. In its Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition review, sister site Tom’s Hardware said that Intel Arc drivers were “finicky.” Fortnite failed to launch during the site’s testing, for example. Intel recently released a driver update that boosts the performance of DirectX 9 titles, but it's clear that older games will have problems running on Intel's graphics cards. But if you’re playing DirectX 11 titles or older, you might run into some problems. Weak driver supportĪrc GPUs work well enough on modern computers. This isn’t something first adopters in the PC gaming space are necessarily looking for. However, it also means you’re not getting cutting-edge graphics and performance from these mid-range cards. Those prices are enticing, especially after nearly two years of over-priced graphics cards on the market.

The entry-level Arc A380 is even more affordable at $139. Speaking of price, the Intel Arc A750 and A770 cost $289 and $329 (respectively).

Intel Arc vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series.

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