Despite the Intel CEO announcing the Arc A770, the Intel Arc A750 graphics card was noticeably absent from Pat Gelsinger’s keynote at Intel Innovation 2022 a few days ago. (opens in new tab) between shows. Thankfully, we can confirm that we won’t have to wait long, or indeed anytime, for a cheap card: the Intel Arc A750 launches on his October 12th for $289.
The Arc A750 has 28 Xe cores, four less than the Arc A770. So these two cards of his are expected to be pretty close in terms of game performance. That being said, the Arc A750 runs slightly slower with a graphics clock of 2,050 MHz and comes with 8 GB of GDDR6 at 16 Gbps. It’s slower than the Arc A770 on both counts.
This also means that the Arc A750 has less VRAM than the Arc A770 Limited Edition card we see at launch. The reason I mention this very specifically is that Intel plans to start the 8GB model of the Arc A770 starting at $329. This will be provided by the partner at a later date. Graphics guru Tom Petersen won’t say who Intel’s partner for the Arc 7 card is.
Petersen says Intel expects partners to bring the cheaper Arc A770 8GB to market “very quickly,” while the more expensive Arc A770 16GB Limited Edition, with Intel’s own design, , seems to be only one of the two A770s. The model will go on sale on his October 12th. The 16 GB model is priced at $349.
You can check out the official specs for both Intel Arc Limited Edition graphics cards in detail in the table below.
| Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition (16GB) | Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| generation | alchemist | alchemist |
| Xe core/XMX engine | 32/512 | 28/448 |
| render the slice | 8 | 7 |
| Ray tracing unit | 32 | 28 |
| Graphics clock (MHz) | 2,100 | 2,050 |
| memory configuration | 16GB GDDR6 @ 17.5Gbps | 8GB GDDR6 @ 16Gbps |
| memory interface | 256 bits | 256 bits |
| memory bandwidth | 560GB/s | 512GB/s |
| system interface | PCIe Gen4 x16 | PCIe Gen4 x16 |
| Electricity (TBP) | 225W | 225W |
| power connector | 1x 8-pin, 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin, 1x 6-pin |
| hardware accelerated media | AV1, HEVC, H.264, VP9 | AV1, HEVC, H.264, VP9 |
| display output | 3x DisplayPort 2.0, 1x HDMI 2.1 | 3x DisplayPort 2.0, 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| form factor | 10.5″ long, dual slot | 10.5″ long, dual slot |
| API support | DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3 | DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3 |
| OS support | Win 10/11, Ubuntu | Win 10/11, Ubuntu |
| Intel Deep Link Technology | yes | yes |
| guarantee | 3 years | 3 years |
It’s a little disappointing to hear that the $329 price tag on Gelsinger’s head during the Intel Innovation keynote isn’t available on October 12th. You can’t help but think that. Petersen went on to make further reference to the announced price, saying it is an “unpaid price” that will “reset the market.”He also believes Intel can “actually achieve his MSRP.” It says it does.
So where does the A750 stand in the competition? Intel says it offers 53% better performance per dollar than the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060. (opens in new tab)However, this is based on the assumption that Intel currently estimates the actual price of the RTX 3060 at $418. In some cases this is closer to the goal, but it’s worth noting that some of his RTX 3060 graphics cards are available. well below $400 (opens in new tab)— perhaps Nvidia is paying attention to what Intel is up to.
Petersen also refers lightly to one of the limited edition cards as an “overclocked version”, but has not confirmed if these cards actually are. I’m afraid Petersen meant to say limited edition, but either way I’ll follow up with Intel to confirm.
You can actually reach the suggested retail price.
Tom Petersen, Intel
Another card worth comparing to the Arc A750 is AMD’s Radeon RX 6600. (opens in new tab)This is a card that frequently undercuts today’s MSRP. $240 (opens in new tab)Performance wise that card can’t quite match an RTX 3060 frame by frame, but I suspect the same is true for the A750 depending on the APIs used in the particular game. Intel says Arc GPU many It’s better suited for modern APIs like DX12 and Vulkan, but can struggle with DX11 and older games.
Will Intel’s Arc A750 “reset the market”? At this point, I’m assuming based on Intel’s internal testing, so it’s hard to make a blanket statement. . Intel plans to remain fairly open to price adjustments from AMD and Nvidia when these cards are released. But if that’s how you get an entry-level, more affordable GPU, so be it.
That said, we’re not far from having a card we can test ourselves. The Arc A770 Limited Edition and Arc A750 Limited Edition launch on his October 12th, and PC gamer stats and numbers await you on that date.
