Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition 8GB PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card 21P02J00BA

Pros: - No issues with initial driver setup on Windows 11
- My favorite games work and run well (Minecraft, VRChat)
- VR works in SteamVR when using Virtual Desktop instead of Oculus software
- Regular desktop applications run without issue just as they do on Intel iGPUs
- AV1 video encoding is massively improved over CPU only, from 3 fps -> 45 fps for 4k30 VP9 transcode, and CPU was still the bottleneck
- A significant improvement over my previous 1050 Ti

Cons: - Still some driver instability, minor annoyances like UAC popups for Arc Control panel
- Was unable to get Ubuntu drivers working properly
- Limited application specific support (e.g. Minecraft Ray Tracing, Oculus VR tethering)
- Limited use in neural network applications at present due to many application's CUDA requirements (though the same could be said of AMD)

Overall Review: The Arc A770 is full of potential and has exceeded my expectations for Intel's first foray into the dGPU market. I've had the card for about a week now and my overall experience has been positive. That's not to say everything has been perfect, but I believe Intel recognizes the long term investment it will take to be competitive with the likes of Nvidia and AMD. With the latest beta drivers (released 10/27), I'm able to stream games like VRChat and Beat Saber to my Quest 2 when using Virtual Desktop and SteamVR (instead of the Oculus software which doesn't support the card yet), and they certainly run well compared to my old 1050 Ti ��. Other games I've tried like Minecraft (Java & Bedrock), Portal 2, 0 A.D., and What Remains of Edith Finch have run well too.

I paired the card with a Ryzen 5 3600, and with Smart Access Memory enabled (AMD's resizable bar) performance is as expected. If you go with AMD, you need to have a 500 series motherboard to enable SAM, like the B550 I went with, which even the Arc's box warns you about in the fine print.

Overall, if you're a tinkerer and are willing to deal with Intel's first generation growing pains, I can definitely recommend the A770. I'm excited to see what a third contender to the GPU market will bring.

Pros: good ray tracing on a budget and 1440p gaming granted the game runs

Cons: would have problems getting a lot of games to run

Overall Review: yes...for a tinkerer or intel fan