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 →Overdue for a refresh — no successor announced yet. Prices should be at their lowest
Superseded by RTX 5090
Best for: 4K enthusiasts who can find the RTX 4090 at a significant discount and don't need DLSS 4 or GDDR7.
Full details →| Intel Arc B770 | NVIDIA RTX 4090 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | High-end | Enthusiast |
| Generation | Arc Battlemage | RTX 4000 |
| VRAM | 16 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 250W | 450W |
| Upscaling | XeSS | DLSS3 |
| Ray Tracing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Launch MSRP | $449 | $1599 |
| Released | Mar 15, 2026 | Oct 12, 2022 |
| Cycle length | — | ~840 days |
| Cycle advice | Buy | Wait |
| Deals advice | Caution | Buy |
| Successor | — | RTX 5090 |
Intel continues to offer more VRAM per dollar than NVIDIA.
Expected improvements to Intel's AI upscaler.
Higher-tier Battlemage silicon with more cores.
More VRAM than the RTX 5080 (16GB), making it relevant for AI workloads and 4K texture packs.
Street prices have dropped significantly below $1599 MSRP, offering 5090-adjacent performance for less.
Over 2 years of driver optimizations make this one of the most stable GPUs available.