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Intel Arc B580 review: The new king of $250 GPUs (for now)


Intel’s Arc B580 is a rare $250 GPU delivering solid 1080p and 1440p gaming, even with a bit of ray tracing.

In Dragon Age: The Veilguard, I hit 70 fps on average with high graphics settings, mid-range ray tracing and Intel's XeSS upscaling flipped on. At least the XeSS 2 AI upscaling seems more useful than AMD's FSR 3 (FidelityFX Super Resolution), as Intel's tech looks dramatically better and can often increase a game's performance by 30 percent or more. While there will be third-party cards available, I was also impressed by Intel’s reference design: The B580 feels premium and sturdy, not cheap and plasticky like many other budget GPUs.

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