Intel Arc B580 review: the fastest mainstream GPU - and 12GB of VRAM is the cherry on top

The review embargo lifts today for Intel's Arc B580 graphics card - the firm's second generation GPU architecture, fully supporting hardware-accelerated machine learning and ray tracing. Intel is aiming squarely at the budget gamer with the $250 Arc B580, promising 12GB of VRAM and average performance that is, according to its own benchmarks, around 10 percent faster on average than the market leader: Nvidia's more expensive RTX 4060 8GB. A B570 is following in January, with a mild haircut to shaders, bandwidth and VRAM (10GB), with a mooted $220 price-point. Read more

Intel Arc B580 review: the fastest mainstream GPU - and 12GB of VRAM is the cherry on top

Intel Arc B580 review: the fastest mainstream GPU - and 12GB of VRAM is the cherry on top

Intel Arc B580 review: the fastest mainstream GPU - and 12GB of VRAM is the cherry on top

Intel Arc B580 review: the fastest mainstream GPU - and 12GB of VRAM is the cherry on top

Intel Arc B580 review: the fastest mainstream GPU - and 12GB of VRAM is the cherry on top