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Superseded by Arc B770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: Gamers interested in Intel's ecosystem who want a 1440p high-end card with 16GB VRAM at a competitive price.
Full details →| Intel Arc A770 | Intel Arc B770 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | Mid-range | High-end |
| Generation | Arc Alchemist | Arc Battlemage |
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 225W | 250W |
| Upscaling | XeSS | XeSS |
| Ray Tracing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Launch MSRP | $349 | $449 |
| Released | Oct 12, 2022 | Mar 15, 2026 |
| 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.
Intel continues to offer more VRAM per dollar than NVIDIA.
Expected improvements to Intel's AI upscaler.
Higher-tier Battlemage silicon with more cores.