Rest of Intel Arc A700 Series GPU Prices: A750 Lands October 12 Below $300

Enlarge / Intel is coming in at a crucial sub-$300 price for its Mid-range GPU option. But will it be an interesting price compared to its performance? Intel

Intel's high-end graphics lineup is nearing commercial launch, which means we're getting more answers to crucial market questions about pricing, launch dates, performance, and more. the availability. Today Intel answered more of these questions about the A700-series GPUs, and they're paired with claims that every Arc A700-series card responds to Nvidia's RTX 3060, 18 months old.

After announcing a price of $329 for its A770 GPU earlier this week, Intel has clarified that it will launch three A700 series products on October 12: the aforementioned Arc A770 for $329, featuring 8GB GDDR6 memory; an additional Arc A770 Limited Edition for $349, which upgrades to 16GB GDDR6 with slightly higher memory bandwidth and otherwise sports otherwise identical specs; and the slightly lower A750 Limited Edition for $289.

Enlarge / Breakdown of A770 (16GB model) and A750 specs. Intel

If you missed the memo on this sub-$300 GPU when it was announced, the A750 LE is basically a bundled version of the A770's chipset with 87.5% of the units shading and ray tracing (RT) units turned on, plus an ever so slightly downclocked boost clock (2.05 GHz, compared to 2.1 GHz on the two A770 models).

Intel has previously confirmed that new purchases of Arc A700 series GPUs made by January 2023 will come with a bundle of downloadable games and software, including this year's remake of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Gotham Knights, and more.

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Enlarge / A refresher on Intel's variety of first-generation Arc GPUs. Intel

During a conference call with the press, Intel representatives declined to clarify the initial number of shipments for its first three A700-series GPUs, except to suggest low inventory for the 'A770 LE with larger memory: "I suspect we'll sell this one very quickly," Intel Graphics Fellow Tom Petersen told Ars. He was hesitant to elaborate on whether he expected early sales of the Intel A700 GPU: "We don't know if we're going to have a supply problem or a demand problem. Hopefully we have a demand problem." He then confirmed that Intel plans to produce its own GPU models in-house over time, instead of cutting "LE" production while demand may still exist. .

Unfortunately, Intel has compounded the issue of GPU availability by not confirming which expansion board (AIB) partners will be part of the October rollout of the A700 series. Petersen kicked off this possibility by suggesting that these third-party GPU makers would make their own announcements, then mentioned his interest in expanding his list of Arc-powered AIBs.