While i agree these may be the best looking GPUs next to RTX 20s Founders cards,I think the real problem why other companies won't opt for it is due to how hard it can be to disassemble them and replace parts,like the fans for example. Like i got the RTX 2060 and i still think it's one of the beautiful looking GPU i've bought so far and i've looked up Gamers Nexus for a Tear Down video and jesus,It is frustrating and gives me more reason to take extra good care of it.

idk man i think all the new ref cards from amd and nvidia are clean af..

@@jaysanj152 clean designs and easy teardown are not mutually exclusive. What makes these Arc cards look good is the fact they don't have 270 kinds of RGB crystals and stupid shapes for no reason, they don't have a hacker marketing them, they don't have a waifu slapped on them, and they don't have any of the hundred other stupid "gamer trends". They offer a clean and mininalist look, which is dramatically better than anything else on the market.

most beautiful tech in history has to be Nvidia 3000 series founders cards, especially 3090(ti)

@@Xenoray1 they aren't bad, but I like these quite a bit more. Also, compared to board partner designs... well, yeah. Lmfao

looks great indeed, 70 tag should mean it surpasses 60ti then (maybe even better than 3070 with re-bar on who knows)

Hey if it passes a 3060 as they say then they are already ahead of where i thought they would be its slimmer then 99% of modern gpus.

Well, massive coolers are there for a reason ;)

What is the benefit of slimmer gpu's if they are louder/slower?

@@iikatinggangsengii2471 I think it's almost the same as a 3060 ti if not better, will have to wait for proper benchmarks.

Are you going to buy one?

@@rcane6842 Probably not - I have an RTX 2080 ti, and obviously I only want an upgrade from there, so I'm kinda squarely in the enthusiast market when I finally decide to make a purchase. 40 series is really pricey AND has crazy power draw, so I'm kind of just waiting for the right time and opportunity, whether that ends up being a 3090 ti, high-end AMD, or something else. 2080ti is still great for a 1440p @ 144hz setup.

@@ryo-kai8587 look towards the AMD 7900xt or 6900xt once new gen drops so it's even cheaper. 6900xt is on par with the 3090 ti while being 500$ cheaper

@@ramonlujan2377 Yeah, those would be in that range for sure. Still, I'm not really sure when I'll make a purchase. I can still play most games at 100-144 FPS on max settings at 1440p.

who cares , everyone will still just buy Nvidia

That DX11 and lower FPS tho...

@@advanceddarkness3 yeah but when you don't play competitive games the 10fps don't really matter

@@mikethompson7046 10 fps? Its more like halved. Anything not DX12 and it struggles.

@@advanceddarkness3 AMD and Nvidia drivers have decades worth of optimizations to work with, Intel is, essentially, starting from the ground up. It makes sense that they'd focus on current and upcoming technologies and APIs (like DX12 and Vulkan), and I think it's the right move for them to make. They'll probably rush optimizations for really popular older titles, but it'll probably take a couple years for things to really catch up on the rest of those older titles using outdated technologies and APIs.

@@advanceddarkness3 to be fair after the recent video with the charts they showed its not as bad you lead on. Ofcourse we should take it with a grain of salt but if they can achieve 80% of the performance out the gate on older titles with the assumption this will improve over time then its a great option.

Ah the good ol 750 TI days

Honestly not since the 1660/1650

Yeah I'm running a 1650 in a laptop wich can runs all my games on at least mid to low (including MSFS) but this card is attractive and really look like a great upgrade path.

The cool thing is Intel has the best factory system in the world besides TSM and if these get popular they can crank them out like crazy! This could be the generational upgrade the middle class income gamer has been desperate for.

3060ti is affordable now and offers good performance.

Right. It's simple. It's clean. It's sleek. It's a great design and one I would love to see more companies emulate.

Agreed. It’s refreshing to see a clean and simple design instead of all the edgelord “gamer” designs we’ve been getting. I also like that it’s a normal 2-slot card instead of 3+.

I got a 3080 Strix but I'd still buy an Arc just for its clean look!

it literally looks like a OEM Dell video card lmao. minus the Green Board.

It doesn't look too much different than older fe cards. It do be lookin nice though.

100% agreed. I've switched to AMD twice in the last several years, and it was the drivers, not the hardware, that pushed me back to Nvidia both times. If Intel can get that nailed down, I'll happily go Team Blue and Nvidia can kick rocks.

They've had a year to work on it, and their last showing a few months ago was better but still lacking. It's obvious with their architecture and ray tracing they are focusing on modern and future games as they grow bottom up (as everything does). They really are trying to poach the sweet spot on cards though - 1440p with ray tracing built in. That's 3060ti territory, we'll see where they land after sampling and benchmarks.

Same here, I used to be all Nvidia but I wanted to try something else last time I picked up a GPU... Can't say I didn't regret the purchase, but after joining the AMD Vanguard programe helping with beta testing it has become a lot better. So I really hope Intel will follow suit and do this as well, they have the money for internal QA but following their chipset and network driver development it's not going very fast. So the coming 6 months will be very interesting to follow, see what happens. What actions intels take to make their GPUs a reliable purchase. Because in the past it has been a bit shaky with the onboard/inCPU graphics... 🤞🤞

Yeah, it's going to be an interesting coming 6 months (just a random number I picked) for Intels GPUs. I can't wait to see what comes of this. I hope they embrace the community like AMD has with the Vanguard programme, if they feel that their internal QA department can't cope. 1440p, and VR will be interesting to see, for sure.

NO, Intel a multi-billion dollar tech company doesn't understand about focusing on drivers. That's why Intel sent reviewers their GPU's without any drivers. AMD & Nvidia haven't been in the GPU market for DECADES acquiring companies along the way for nothing. And both companies still deal with drivers issues. This is not a easy task

the A770 16GB closely resemble between 3060Ti and 3070... like smack in the middle... if the specs are true, just a bump up from 3060... oh man! I can't wait for 3rd-party to check this.

I mean a 3060 is damn near a base model card, you think they'd make a card to compete a 1080? it wouldn't sell. they have to make something equivalent to the competitors CURRENT lowest card at the least

Steam Hardware Survey is 90.96% 1440p and below, and 80.04% 1080p and below. 4K is only 2.54%. Why? These monitors cost too damn much.

@@Mr.Morden plus humans can't see most of the 4k spectrum.

so its like a 3060ti 3070 performance, Im hoping

Tell that to the aibs

I mean, isn't the AMD reference & Nvidia FE cards are minimal designs?

@@spankbuda7466 Compared to this they're rather busy... Not close to being as awful as what the AIBs come up with, though...

In terms of appeareance, these are easily the best looking gpus for me, black, with a smooth surface and lighting that seems like neon blacklight? Sounds like a GTA V car i would make tbh lmao

@@spankbuda7466 he didnt say anything about AMD or Nvidia, he just said he liked the card

Unfortunately EVGA announced they wouldnt work with Intel or AMD either but I guess we shall see.

@@atranimecs then who the fuck they gonna work with , they left nvidia.

The technology has come so far, you simply cannot expect prices to stay the same forever especially considering the huge leaps in technology.

@@apersonontheinternet8006 Yes u can. Those older cards were big leaps in technology for their time as well. People need to let these things sit on shelves and we'd see lower prices. Nvidia is at an all time high in cockiness because of COVID shut down and the mining boom. They think they can charge whatever cuz we showed them they could for well over a year.

@@atranimecs Yup. Thats why I said it wouldn't happen. I just really don't want to see EVGA leave the GPU market. They were the only ones charging a fair price for the 30 series cards.

Nvidia seems to also be doing their best to put themselves in an uncomfortable position recently.

All I have to say F***** Nvidia.

Nvidia feels like Apple with their phones. Just aimed at people with too much money to spend and who think that they must have "the best". Sad to the transition, but they lose a customer like me who buys 80s tier cards for 600-800$ all their life in the process, but I'm simply not going to spend 2000€ on a 4 slot card with a shitty 14pin power supply adapter, drawing 600W when kWh costs 56cents(€). I'm not gonna switch out my PSU on a whim, as one might switch out a GFX card. That's a lot more work. I always considered myself "well-off", but I'm not rich enough for Nvidia anymore.

@@Dominian1 Its a real shame. I'll always enjoy NVIDIAS desire to constantly push the envelope. While they have had releases that don't have good values, like the 20 series, they usually kept it within relatively acceptable ranges. That has changed drastically. Idk what the hell theyre thinking pricing the 40 series like that. It's BEGGING for another company to greatly undercut them with a somewhat less powerful product. It's like they're pricing the cards for miners.

How? And wouldn't AMD be in that exact same position? But, Intel got to be a threat before they can make anyone uncomfortable.

Each to their own, but I love the retro look of AMD cards :P

I personally like the msi gaming x trio style thats just what i prefer but intel of they keep it up and can hit above its price range for less id definitely buy an arc gpu. They do look quite nice.

@@DRAG0N1012 same, also I like(d) EVGA designs, powercolor, sapphire, some huge asus cards, fallout 4 evga gtx 970, 2080ti cyberpunk looked cool, some blower gpus look cool too bad they suck tho lol

@@RonnieMcNutt666 RIP EVGA Cards, such a bummer, bought their GPUs for over a decade.

Agree - A750 and 770 are the best looking GPUs on the planet.

But at the same time I hope it dont go away yk? Like its cool to see all these different designs even if i only like some of them.

Unfortunately a lot of consumers are more interested in shiny lights, than they are in actual features and quality.

Gotta disagree with you there. I like different designs as long as it looks good.

@@-opus no bro everyone wants performance over look

@@-opus I bit the bullet and bought a GPU right before the scalping and crunch REALLY started. And I have to say, it was surprisingly hard to find a 2070 super that didn't have RGB.

or wait for nvidia 40 series release and then pick up a 3070 or 3070ti

@@CNW21 nvidia 40 series is a scam

Right, do you really need all those FPS, I mean if you make money gaming sure, but sometimes the cool thing is the better choice than the faster thing

​@@nicholasboule5134 what do you mean? is it bad to spend money on something you like and would entertain you or what

@@PumpyGT I am saying this thing is awesome, just because other GPUs are faster doesnt me there isnt a place for these GPUs. The person I was replying to said "I almost want to get one for that reason" So I was just saying, its not always about the best performace(NVIDIA CARDS) sometimes its about buying something cool (INTEL Cards)

I'd shove it under my desk, only seeing it during cleaning. Wouldn't even plug in the rgb cable.

@@nicholasboule5134 best performance goes to AMD cards, my dudes. The 6950 XT beats out the 3090 Ti.

I wish they were in fps and not some stupid number to confuse us with their benchmarks

@@raven4k998 it's relative preformace, a bit scientific notation, which is actually better than fps because you don't have to calculate the ratios in your head and at the first glace, you know if it's good or bad.

@@hhvhhvcz ok nerdo

i guess between 3060-3060ti

This is how I feel too.

I'm looking at getting an upgrade for my rx 570 for Christmas. I these look like a great option but I'm skeptical about the early adoption bugs, that may be fun to go through because I already have a GPU if it does not work. Hopefully, they are out in time.

Same, just for the fun of playing around with something new

Gotta see how those drivers work first tho!

I'll buy even if for novelty, I want them to compete with AMD and Nvidia but if it fails I'll have a momento of a different time.

Not in the first gen (speculatively speaking). Why would they? The next gen RTX is about to release. I'd be willing to bet this is all for 1st gen, and they'll target lower end 40's with 2nd gen, which should match/beat the high 30's.

The A770 is between 3060 and 3070. It has problems for old directx 9 games though, the architecture/drivers were not design for legacy.

I'm OK for the next four or even five years now(Ryzen 5 5600 & RX 6900XT) BUT when the time comes to upgrade it looks like I will have a choice of three Companies to choose from and I won't be going top tier next time. So as long as Intel are up there with the drivers, it will be price/value rather than performance I'll be going with. Nice looking card though, not that looks matter hidden inside a case(I'm not interested in RGB).

Low wattage means more freedom in design.

@@phrazz Good news for college goers like me. I'd love a beefier PC but rent and bills exist.

Agreed. All of the 40 series AIB cards are hideous

Meanwhile, at the AXG office: an empty room

the design is awesome bro, and the performance (on paper) plus its price are making me want to maybe build an intel system rather than AMD and save myself a thousand dollars.

@@rosetta_toned2850 - Why would you buy into a brand new product line without even seeing it in action first? You're the reason as to why hardware companies become predatory, because you're stupid enough to buy something that's shiny just because a few words are put on paper.

@@rosetta_toned2850 enjoy those Intel drivers bro you're gonna love that shit LOL

@@dootpooter4740 I’ll have to see

The high prices need to end

nvidia just secured 4nm from tsmc and figured out how to quadruple framerates with ai. “complacent”

Nvidia makes great products.

You said it!

@@JackMott 4x framerate in a cherry picked games that no one play while consuming 450 watts. never take manufacturer benchmarks for granted

Whassup mate? Not fancy some Ar Gee Bee?

@@fajaradi1223 I have a full rgb system but its nice to see something less crazy with it xD

More options is always nice! I hope they stick with it and make intel GPU a competitor so we have more options.

What about the aib, i saw some of the images of arc aib designs and so far, disappointing

Noice

except this isnt the first time they have made dedicated gpu's lol or back then people refered to them as video cards

@@kyles8524 People still call them video cards

Well, the GPU is the chip processing the graphics. The video card is, well, the card itself, as a PCB with the GPU, RAM, power control circuits and what not, heat dissipation solution, that you connect to the motherboard.

I am glad for them but dissapointed they only support 10th gen and higher CPU for the Arc GPU, I assume this is because of PCIe 4.0?

😎

I'm not sure about 'stunning'. There's nothing stunning about it.

Try as they might, nothing is going to hold a solitary candle to the RTX 4090.

@@VesperAegis Most likely, but that’s not what they’re among for anyway.

@@VesperAegis very few people actually buy the 4090.. makes sense where Intel is targeting

@@rikvdmark "Among for"? No offense, just trying to grasp what you're trying to say here.

@@kamau6988 Intel's graphics cards are a relative unknown. At least for this cycle in particular, it seems unlikely to me that they will still manage to outcompete the 4070 and 4080. Nvidia is extremely reliable in terms of performance and stability, something which Intel is quite unproven at hitherto at least for mainstream standalone graphics cards. I very much doubt AMD will even approach the level of 4090 as well. If you're after absolute top, Nvidia is literally the only choice, and I would wager more gamers today than ever are after those top marks.

You say that, and i agree, but order for anyone else to compete with AMD and Nvidia, they will sadly have to make cards as power hungry as the incumbents unless they find the holy grail of an architecture that is über performant and efficient.

Yeah and thats the HIGHEST their cards go. There's one being sold with a 75w power draw which is insanely good for electricity efficiency. Kinda sucks we're all forced into unnaturally high electricity bills if we just buy the best card on the market (unless we want to underclock it massively), especially in this energy crisis.

@@danielmonsanto8286 well... do they *have* to compete that way??? most of the money is in the average joe cards. That's what they're doing this generation after all, do they have to change that?

@@Genshinlmpact fr. I hope they never compromise on that honestly. not too likely, but still.

225 watt for a 3060/ti rival , 3060 tdp is 170W and 3060ti is 200W

Absolutely agreed. It's a beautiful design without being in your face and gaudy.

Kinda difficult to get such an obtrusive colour to fit in a pc though

then try an intel gpu for the hell of it, it should do well for that point

@@raven4k998 I will, as soon as I can get my hands on one here in New Zealand. I do have a RTX 3070ti in my rig atm but will certainly grab an ARC just for the hell of it.

​@@mylordass8120 I don't have a recent GPU yet, but I plan on buying the A770 LE to both show support and just because I think it's a really cool card. Whether or not I'll actually use it idk, I may switch right to AMD once the RX 7000 series cards drop or wait until the RTX 3070 TI is dirt cheap.

@@thegiovannimauro We need another competitor in the GPU space and Intel has definitely got my support.

Benchmarks by a Vietnamese youtuber have been up for a month. It trades blows with 3060-3060ti-3070 depending on the title. With some old titles dropping below 3060.

same the simple look is amazing, sure other cards might look cool too but this is what GPUs should be. plus its slim enough to fit another 1 or 2 depending on your motherboard ofc

@@quantumforce4791 whats the use of 3 competitors if the 2 only release budget cards that enthusiasts don't care about if you want a weak card just buy used old gen

@@samuelkdu Millions of people who bought the RX 480 (Amd's newest card at the time) would beg to differ

Thats the main reason i went with the gigabyte 2080 super when i built my pc.. Rgb is fine in small doses, most graphics cards look like they got rgb thrown up on them lol.. These look clean af

@@samuelkdu because old cards won't have new features like XeSS. Plus don't limit yourself dude try new stuff it might suit your needs, and if it don't no harm no foul

They have to walk before they run. It’ll be nice when they get to high end though.

@@whitekong316 Well said 👍🏾. Rushing things wouldn't help Intel at all.

Yep. Intel doesn't need to compete at the top end, they just need to compete in the mainstream.

@@MistyKathrine this is intel we are talking about they will definitely not rest till they have absolute performance crown in everything under the sun they are not called the chipzilla for nothing.

@@kingyogesh441 I would love to see them give Nvidia a real challenge. That would be great for consumers. I've kind of given up on AMD offering that challenge since they just don't seem to care about that side of their business that much. Radeon was better before AMD acquired them.

Really disappointed there isn't one above for 3070 to 3080 performance.

they cant..cause raja cadouri ,,this was his best design..he cant deliver he worked for amd..his best wwas entry level rx480 did not even compete with nvidia now he is working for intel amd has new engineers..and they have delivered better and cheaper gpus than nvidia with the rx 6000 series gpus

as long as it can perform then yay who cares what it looks like when your pc's got your dead grandma's ashes spilled all over your computers insides🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Yeah this exactly. I watched Nvidia's announcement last week and literally wondered 'How many people actually have this much disposable income to buy these inflated priced graphics cards?" I guess there must be quite a few people but I'm not one of those people unfortunately

@@magnubeido8832 The only people buying 4090s will be creators who can claim them as a business expense on their taxes.

Also if you are on 1080p you don’t need the 40 series heck even 1440p