Intel has formally launched its first Arc desktop graphics card within the type of the A380 in China. The chipmaker claims as much as 25% extra efficiency than rival AMD’s Radeon RX 6400 at a lower cost level. Moreover, it’s being marketed as a price-effective GPU for FPS and eSports followers, providing over 60 FPS in the preferred titles.
The assist web page for the Arc GPUs is up, detailing the minimal {hardware} necessities of the brand new components. Though the first Gen Arc lineup ought to nearly be appropriate with all PCIe Gen 3 succesful motherboards, Resizable BAR or Sensible Entry Reminiscence might be restricted to simply three of the newest Intel platforms.
| CPU | Motherboard |
|---|---|
| twelfth Gen Intel Core Processors | Intel 600 Sequence motherboard with Resizable BAR assist enabled |
| eleventh Gen Intel Core Processors tenth Gen Intel Core Processors | Intel 500 Sequence motherboard with Resizable BAR assist enabled Intel 400 Sequence motherboard with Resizable BAR assist enabled |
These embody the twelfth Gen Alder Lake, eleventh Gen Rocket Lake, and the tenth Gen Comet Lake processors and their accompanying chipsets/motherboards. Help for AMD Ryzen techniques could also be added at a later date. It’s humorous that Intel makes use of the time period Sensible Reminiscence Entry for rBAR on its official assist web page as that’s merely AMD advertising lingo somewhat than being a technical phrase.
Motherboard Necessities
- Full-size PCI Categorical 3.0 (or newer) x16 slot
- Resizable (Re-Dimension) BAR
