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Superseded by Arc B770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 →First-generation product — recently released, still early days
Best for: Mid-range 1440p gamers who want 16GB VRAM without paying high-end prices.
Full details →| Intel Arc A770 | AMD RX 9060 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Generation | Arc Alchemist | RX 9000 |
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 225W | 150W |
| Upscaling | XeSS | FSR4 |
| Ray Tracing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Launch MSRP | $349 | $349 |
| Released | Oct 12, 2022 | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Cycle length | — | — |
| Cycle advice | Caution | Buy |
| Deals advice | Buy | Caution |
| Successor | Arc B770 | — |
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.
AMD continues to offer more VRAM per dollar than NVIDIA at every tier.
ML-powered upscaling at the mid-range price point.
Ultra-efficient — no PSU upgrade needed for most builds.