Intel Arc A580 Review ft. Sparkle Orc

1. Introduction2. Meet the Sparkle Arc A580 Orc3. Testing Methodology4. Reference vs Factory Overclocked Scaling5. 3DMark Fire Strike & Time Spy6. 3DMark DirectX Raytracing7. Assassin's Creed Valhalla8. Cyberpunk 20779. Forza Horizon 510. God of War11. Horizon Zero Dawn12. The Last of Us Part 113. A Plague Tale: Requiem14. Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart15. Red Dead Redemption 216. Resident Evil 417. Returnal18. Total War: Warhammer III19. Performance Summary (12-Game Average)20. Cost Per Frame Analysis21. Ray Tracing: Cyberpunk 207722. Ray Tracing: Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart23. Ray Tracing: Returnal24. Ray Tracing: Shadow of the Tomb Raider25. Clock Speed26. GPU Temperatures27. Acoustics28. Power Draw: 1080p29. Power Draw: 1440p30. Performance per Watt: 1080p31. Performance per Watt: 1440p32. Total System Power Draw33. Closing Thoughts34. View All Pages

Using the average frame rate data presented earlier in the review, here we look at the cost per frame using the current UK retail prices for each GPU. Please note, UK pricing for the A580 is unconfirmed at the time of publication. The below data is based on two hypothetical price-points for this GPU (£179 and £199).

Just to give you an idea of value, depending on the price the A580 lands at, we have inputted data based on it coming to market at either £179 or £199 – of course we will have to wait and see for the actual figure!

Still, at 1080p, even if the A580 hit the UK market at £179, it would only be on par with the RX 6600, which has fallen as low as £190 in recent months. If the A580 comes in at £199, even the RX 7600 would be better value.

That does change at 1440p, where the A580 scales better, but not every game is playable at this resolution without dropping image quality settings by a fair degree.

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