ASRockIntel ARC A380 Challenger ITX 6GB OC GDDR6 96-bit DisplayPort HDMI 0dB Silent Cooling 2250 MHz 7680 x 4320 PCI Express4.0 Graphics Card 500W

I've upgraded from the 5700 XT, which has held down its fort perfectly for the last 5 years. After running one of many tests and seeing how well AMD was able to optimize its GPU via FSR and its improved rendering capabilities was what kept me with them for years, but I have now upgraded to this Intel Arc A770 GPU and there is a significant difference between the two. Granted the architecture of the two are years apart, so it is an unfair comparison, but the addition of Ray-tracing and how it adds another layer of descriptive graphic details to your experience as gamer is something that appears to be under-valued. There has been several generations of RT cores and its Ray-tracing capabilities, but I don't believe I've ran into a review that truly explains the differences of the two. After watching and testing several games with the 5700 XT and seeing it's max potential, I was able to see new graphical features that were not present with the 5700 XT, but are with the Arc A770. I don't believe anyone has explained how ray-tracing does change the overall appearance of the gamings atmosphere via different levels of graphic details, better details in reflections, and just added graphics that is not there without Ray tracing. One simple example, let me bring up an old game without ray-tracing, like Monster Hunter World running at 4k. Although the 5700 XT was able to run 4k and its highest settings with an average of 55 FPS, when you zoom up to the characters face, you can see the pixelated details to the drawings of the individuals face, but when you zoom up in Arc A770, you can actually see the sheen that reflects off of the characters face, which appears to be well-moisturized face. That one difference is clearly there and then there's more, but there's too much to describe. Anyhow, based on value, this has to be one of the best budget GPU's out here for the money with near top-tier performance. There are some minor issues with it though, and hopefully through better optimization, drivers, and application formats with better data set features, this GPU will unleash its full potential. The package came in without any damage and the box was in perfectly good, new condition. Thanks.

Pairs very very well with a Intel I5 12600k CPU, literally a perfect match. Zero bottleneck from either.I'm a warzone player, this runs 100+fps with medium to high settings and XeSS on balanced.Very smooth gameplay and no input lag or stutters like you see with 6600xt cards or RTX 3060 cards.Pros:-$200 for a good GPU for gaming.-Intel software custom fan curves allows for better cooling. Rarely does my GPU go above 50c while gaming. Idles at 32c.-Drivers in 2025 have corrected past problems with games. No more fear!-No input lag in gaming, just smooth game play, 100+fps in AAA games-Factory overclocked 2400mhz instead of 2200mhz like other models-White L.E.D Lights on bottom and front and stylish backplateCon/kinda not a con:-backplate is small compared to the cooler and fans, however it does give it good venting for air flow.If you have been hesitating on buying this GPU or if your just newly interested in buying this, take my word for it. I very satisfied with it, especially for $200 or under!

I like this GPU for its media handling capabilities. It can encode, decode or transcode AV1 along with other codecs rapidly which was my primary reason for getting the A380. The 3D performance isn't award winning when I tried gaming with it, but lighter lower requirement or low graphic gaming worked really well. It's not a Cyberpunk 2077 GPU unless you like lower FPS gaming, just letting people know. Stability is much better considering Intel has spend a lot of time improving the drivers over the years. I'm happy about that.It does what I need it to do quite well, so it's a great lower powered GPU with a good value attached to it that I would recommend. Power consumption is pretty good, however the one thing I didn't like is the above average idle power consumption. That's the only issue I had with it and is why I reduced 1 star from my review. I even did all of the recommend adjustments that works for some, but it didn't do anything for me unfortunately.