Intel’s latest Battlemage generation of graphics cards promised excellent performance at an entry-level price. Both the Intel Arc B580 and Intel Arc B570 are solid GPUs, but finding one for a decent price has made them an annoyingly hard sell. We reviewed the Sparkle Guardian OC B570 card, which is now available at Micro Center for its $219 MSRP. Sadly, you can only pick it up in-store, so if you can’t do that, your next-best option is an ASRock model for $10 more at Newegg.
Intel Arc B570 drops to MSRP at Micro Center
If you happen to live in close proximity to a Micro Center store, or don’t mind a small road trip, this is a great offer to take advantage of. Usually priced at $289.99, the Sparkle Guardian OC model is now just $219.99 – Intel’s recommended price.
Specifications
- GPU: BMG-G21
- Cores : 18
- Shading units: 2,304
- VRAM: 10GB GDDR6
- Memory bus width: 160-bit
- Bandwidth: 380GB/s
- Base/boost clock speed: 2,500MHz/2,660MHz
Since we’ve reviewed this exact card, we can give you more insight into how it performs. At first glance, the 10GB of VRAM is an impressive spec at this price point, especially since Nvidia and AMD are still offering 8GB in their cheapest GPUs.
We were impressed by its excellent 1080p performance, which is what we’d recommend buying this card for. The 1440p performance leaves a little to be desired in comparison (outside of optimized or esports titles), and the 10GB of VRAM makes it more future-proof now that AAA games are starting to eat up memory, even at full HD. The gaming benchmarks below reveal how it does in 1080p, 1440p, and 4K.
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If you’re looking for more GPU deals, we recently saw the 9060 XT 8GB drop below MSRP, so that’s another one worth checking out if you can stretch your budget up to $260.
