Intel just released one of the you can buy — the Arc B570. As you can read in my , it delivers solid gaming performance at 1080p, and at a price we haven’t seen in years. But it faces some stiff competition from Nvidia in the form of the .

Intel's Arc B580 graphics cards have been its best-reviewed to date, maintaining the aggressive pricing of the old A-series Arc cards with fewer driver bugs, fewer weird performance outliers, and fewer caveats all around.

This puts it at just $30 / £30 (about AU$90) cheaper than the Intel Arc B580 released in December 2024. That said, it is a good deal cheaper than the competing AMD Radeon RX 7600 and Nvidia RTX 4060, both of which run at least 20% more expensive for roughly the same performance.

Intel's new $220 Arc B570 puts up an impressive fight, and marks a return of truly budget GPU offerings. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Affordable graphics card with AI acceleration, XE SS, and ray tracing for smooth gaming at 1080p and 1440p resolutions.

It would be so much easier to recommend the Intel Arc B570 if it was a $199 card, rather than $219. At that price, it’d be 20% cheaper and a much better deal than the B580. Instead, when it comes to a pure value perspective, it’s a wash between the two graphics cards, but you’re going to feel the difference in more demanding PC games.

Intel's Arc B570 GPU is ready for launch, featuring Xe2 cores, 10GB VRAM, and AI-powered Frame Generation. Discover its specs, pricing, and performance.

Intel's second desktop Battlemage GPU is here, with the Intel Arc B570 joining the Arc B580 this week. Stay tuned for our full review.

With the sibling Arc B570 scheduled to launch on January 16 at $219, many are wondering if the B580 was a one-off success. This new performance leak is limited in scope, but it suggests that Intel could have another sellout on its hands.

Intel's upcoming entry-level B570 graphics card was benchmarked in Geekbench AI featuring 90% the performance of Intel's mid-range B580.