Early in cycle — strong buy, no urgency to wait
Best for: Budget gamers targeting 1080p high refresh rates or entry-level 1440p with DLSS.
Full details →First-generation product — no release history to base predictions on
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 →| NVIDIA RTX 5060 | Intel Arc A770 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | Entry | Mid-range |
| Generation | RTX 5000 | Arc Alchemist |
| VRAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 150W | 225W |
| Upscaling | DLSS4 | XeSS |
| Ray Tracing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Launch MSRP | $299 | $349 |
| Released | May 19, 2025 | Oct 12, 2022 |
| Cycle length | ~800 days | — |
| Cycle advice | Buy | Caution |
| Deals advice | Caution | Caution |
| Successor | — | — |
The cheapest way into Blackwell's AI-powered frame generation.
No PSU upgrade needed for most systems — works with 500W PSUs.
Modern architecture with RT and Tensor cores at a budget price.
16GB VRAM at the $349 price point — more than the B580 (12GB) and any NVIDIA card at this tier.
Intel released driver 32.0.101.8626 in March 2026, with ongoing optimisations for DX12 and Vulkan titles.
Intel's AI upscaler works across all GPU brands but is optimized for Arc hardware.