Affordable graphics card with AI acceleration, XE SS, and ray tracing for smooth gaming at 1080p and 1440p resolutions.

Intel's Arc B580 graphics cards have been its best-reviewed to date, maintaining the aggressive pricing of the old A-series Arc cards with fewer driver bugs, fewer weird performance outliers, and fewer caveats all around.

Intel has expanded its GPU lineup with the introduction of the ARC B570 Limited Edition, part of the Battlemage series. This graphics card is aimed at the mainstream market segment and is priced at $219 USD.

It would be so much easier to recommend the Intel Arc B570 if it was a $199 card, rather than $219. At that price, it’d be 20% cheaper and a much better deal than the B580. Instead, when it comes to a pure value perspective, it’s a wash between the two graphics cards, but you’re going to feel the difference in more demanding PC games.

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