On October 12th, Intel’s midrange Arc A770 GPU will ship for $329.

It is priced similarly to the RTX 3060, while performance is unknown.

Gaming enthusiasts around the world are now getting access to Intel’s long-promised desktop GPUs. Intel has stated that the Arc A770 GPU will be offered in a variety of versions starting on October 12th at a starting price of $329 as part of its barrage of announcements. The GeForce RTX 3060, Radeon RX 6650 XT, and other mid-tier video cards are directly targeted by this, as the price would imply. Intel boasts “1440p gaming performance” and up to 65 percent stronger “peak” ray tracing performance than competitors, though it didn’t mention any specific hardware.

Intel is relying on artificial intelligence just as much as its rivals do. The Arc A770 features Xe Super Sampling (XeSS), which uses AI upscaling to increase frame rates at higher resolutions, similar to NVIDIA’s DLSS or AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution. By the end of 2022, it ought to be supported by more than 20 games and compatible with both Intel’s dedicated and integrated GPUs.

The Arc A380, the first mainstream desktop GPU from Intel, was only available in China, according to Tom’s Hardware. For many people living outside of that nation, this is their first opportunity to get a discrete Intel graphics card.

After promising to release the GPU this summer, Intel is releasing the A770 later than anticipated. However, the timing might be suitable. With the RTX 40 series, NVIDIA is now concentrating on the high end, while AMD hasn’t really done much more than speed up the RX 6000 range. The A770 might stand out as an excellent choice for gamers on a tight budget, especially since GPUs like the RTX 3060 continue to have higher official costs.