First-generation product — recently released, still early days
Best for: Gamers interested in Intel's ecosystem who want a 1440p high-end card with 16GB VRAM at a competitive price.
Full details →Overdue for a refresh — no successor announced yet. Prices should be at their lowest
Superseded by RX 9070 XT
Best for: Gamers and creators who want 20GB VRAM at a clearance price — a middle ground between the 16GB mainstream and 24GB XTX.
Full details →| Intel Arc B770 | AMD RX 7900 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | High-end | Enthusiast |
| Generation | Arc Battlemage | RX 7000 |
| VRAM | 16 GB | 20 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 250W | 315W |
| Upscaling | XeSS | FSR3 |
| Ray Tracing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Launch MSRP | $449 | $899 |
| Released | Mar 15, 2026 | Dec 13, 2022 |
| Cycle length | — | ~820 days |
| Cycle advice | Buy | Wait |
| Deals advice | Caution | Buy |
| Successor | — | RX 9070 XT |
Intel continues to offer more VRAM per dollar than NVIDIA.
Expected improvements to Intel's AI upscaler.
Higher-tier Battlemage silicon with more cores.
More VRAM than any RTX 5000 card except the 5090 (32GB), and 4GB more than the 7800 XT. A rare middle ground.
Superseded but strong value — clearance pricing makes this competitive with the RX 9070 XT at launch MSRP.
Over 2 years of driver optimization for rock-solid stability.