Just launched — full driver maturity ahead
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
Superseded by Arc B770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 →| 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 | Sep 15, 2025 | Oct 12, 2022 |
| Cycle length | ~800 days | — |
| Cycle advice | Buy | Caution |
| Deals advice | Caution | Buy |
| Successor | — | Arc B770 |
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.
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.