First-generation product — no release history to base predictions on
Superseded by Arc B770
Best for: Budget gamers who want 16GB VRAM and primarily play modern DX12/Vulkan titles. Not recommended for older game libraries or professional CUDA workloads.
Full details →Early in cycle — strong buy, no urgency to wait
Best for: 1440p and 4K gamers who want 16GB VRAM, competitive rasterization, and don't need NVIDIA-specific features like DLSS or CUDA.
Full details →| Intel Arc A770 | AMD RX 9070 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | Mid-range | High-end |
| Generation | Arc Alchemist | RX 9000 |
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 225W | 304W |
| Upscaling | XeSS | FSR4 |
| Ray Tracing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Launch MSRP | $349 | $599 |
| Released | Oct 12, 2022 | Mar 12, 2025 |
| Cycle length | — | ~820 days |
| Cycle advice | Caution | Buy |
| Deals advice | Buy | Caution |
| Successor | Arc B770 | — |
The cheapest way to get 16GB VRAM in a discrete GPU. Unmatched for VRAM-per-dollar.
Intel's driver team has spent 2+ years maturing the Alchemist stack. DX12 and Vulkan are now solid.
Intel's AI upscaler works across all GPU brands but is optimized for Arc hardware.
4GB more than the RTX 5070 at the same price. Future-proofs for 1440p ultra and 4K textures.
AMD's first machine-learning upscaler, narrowing the gap with DLSS 4.
AMD's open-source driver stack and FSR's open standard avoid proprietary ecosystem dependencies.