Question Intel Arc B580

[pap3rmario]

Hello,

Thinking of purchasing the Intel Arc B580. Would this be a solid GPU for computer programming, productivity applications, and casual gaming?

Could I pair this with my Intel i7-12700k?

Here are my PC specifications:

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor
MB: MSI MAG B760 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard
M: Kingston FURY Beast 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory
NVME: WD_BLACK SN770 2TB
PS: MSI MPG A1000G PCIE 5 80 Plus Gold 1000W

 

[USAFRet]

If so, will it cause my PC to bottleneck?

That is an irrelevant statement.

Take that "b" word out of your vocabulary.

 

[Eximo]

Hello,

Thinking of purchasing the Intel Arc B580. Would this be a solid GPU for computer programming, productivity applications, and casual gaming?

Could I pair this with my Intel i7-12700k?

12700K has resizeable bar and supports the OS that drivers exist for with Intel Arc.

Computer programming doesn't really rely on GPU performance generally. Productivity is going to be hit and miss. Entirely up to developers to make Intel GPUs worthwhile to use.

Casual gaming, absolutely. With the caveat that there are likely to be times when Intel drivers aren't very good for certain games. These may or not get corrected over time. A lot depends on the popularity of the games. Older DX versions are where Intel still has difficulties, so returning to classic titles is more problematic with Intel than AMD and Nvidia generally.

 

[USAFRet]

Read here:

Review Thread 'Intel Arc B580 review: The new $249 GPU champion has arrived'

Thursday at 10:20 AM

Intel's Arc B580 graphics card kicks off the next generation GPUs a month early, bringing significant architectural improvements and a budget-friendly price. Drivers are still a bit of a question mark, but the underlying hardware delivers strong performance and good features and an attractive price.

Intel Arc B580 review: The new $249 GPU champion has arrived : Read more

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[QyInvoLing]

Are you a AI researcher that uses CUDA, or a normal service developer? If latter, b580 will satisfy your programming work.
Do you play old dx11 games often, or prefers new dx12 games? If latter ,b580 will satisfy your relaxing demands.
Does b580 sells a bit cheaper than 4060 in your area? If all these questions' answer are latter&yes, b580 will be fine. If one of these questions turns out to be former/false, it won't.
Besides, what do your "productivity applications" refer to? Are they claiming that they supports Intel's gpu?

 

[dan1991Ro]

I dont understand the hype around the b580 to be honest.
It is slightly better than the 7600xt and at around the same price point.

 

[Eximo]

Give or take $65. That is a whole SSD or the next CPU tier, more system memory, etc.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Basically in my opinion as someone who’s been on a tight budget in the past I concur with the above statement. If you’re trying to build say a 500 dollar gaming pc this is huge for your because you get 4060 performance for less. That’s basically a budget case and maybe a set of fans.

 

[pap3rmario]

Are you a AI researcher that uses CUDA, or a normal service developer? If latter, b580 will satisfy your programming work.
Do you play old dx11 games often, or prefers new dx12 games? If latter ,b580 will satisfy your relaxing demands.
Does b580 sells a bit cheaper than 4060 in your area? If all these questions' answer are latter&yes, b580 will be fine. If one of these questions turns out to be former/false, it won't.
Besides, what do your "productivity applications" refer to? Are they claiming that they supports Intel's gpu?

I am just starting to learn computer programming and computer forensics too. I am not learning AI. I just need a GPU for casual gaming. I don't have any specific type of games in mind. Maybe Halo Infinite multiplayer? Here in Canada, it starts for $359.99. I'm fine with this price range. Also, all the components I got for my PC were on good deals at the time, and I was just waiting to find a suitable GPU for a fair price range. For productivity applications, I was thinking more if I was using SQL or application IDE.

 

[pap3rmario]

Basically in my opinion as someone who’s been on a tight budget in the past I concur with the above statement. If you’re trying to build say a 500 dollar gaming pc this is huge for your because you get 4060 performance for less. That’s basically a budget case and maybe a set of fans.

Yes, I'm seeking for a budget GPU.

 

[punkncat]

Basically in my opinion as someone who’s been on a tight budget in the past I concur with the above statement. If you’re trying to build say a 500 dollar gaming pc this is huge for your because you get 4060 performance for less. That’s basically a budget case and maybe a set of fans.

I really feel like the most movement in the market is this low price point currently. Given that the new baddy console is ~$740 or more it makes these budget builds much more attractive.

OP, I think an important consideration here would be what monitor and what sync type it can utilize, if anything other than V Sync. To expand on that, AMD has not only less expensive cards with high VRAM in that middle price point of which you can also pair with a Free-Sync monitor on DP and have a great experience even sub 60FPS. I am not fully aware of what sync methods the Intel cards are compatible with. NVIDIA's G Sync is really nice, but the cost of entry is high and especially so for confirmed capable monitors. There are some 'compatible' G Sync monitors as well.