We see a sign of further improvement in Forza Horizon 5a game where the 8GB Radeon RX 7600 and 8GB Intel Arc A750 struggle compared to similar cards with a bit more RAM (although Nvidia's 8GB cards seem to handle it just fine). An extra 2GB of RAM isn't a ton, but it can be enough to make a difference with games that are on the verge of being limited to 8GB RAM. But as we saw with the 16GB RX 7600 XT, more often than not, GPU power will still be the limiting factor.
Finally, the power efficiency of the B570 when gaming is downright impressive, consuming around 30W less than the B580, a little less than the RTX 4060, and much less than the RX 7600 (with the caveat that we're using software-informed power ). consumption figures, which are not as accurate as power usage measured with specialized hardware, and comparisons between different manufacturers and different GPU architectures are imperfect). It seems safe to say that Intel's Battlemage cards are quite competitive in power efficiency when gaming, something that wasn't really true with the A700 series GPUs.
It's worth noting, as other reviewers have noted, that Arc's idle Power consumption is still quite high compared to modern AMD and Nvidia cards, especially with multiple monitors connected.
A competent alternative to Nvidia if you can't get a B580 for $249
Intel's Arc is making some progress, at least in performance and specifications. Credit: Andrew Cunningham
Buying an Intel card still comes with some caveats, even if you only spend $220. Nvidia GPUs are still dominant and well supported, and buying anything from any other company means missing out on expanding DLSS and the broader universe of AI and rendering software that specifically leverages CUDA or other Nvidia GPU features. .
I also have to wonder how dedicated Intel will be to its graphics cards in the long term: Intel's Michelle Johnston Holthaus said the company remained “very committed to the discrete graphics market,” although that's little consolation coming from the interim company of a company. -CEO.