Comments by "Andy Dee" (@AndyViant) on "12GB VRAM, 10% faster than 4060 and only $249?? Intel ARC Battlemage is going to be nuts!" video.

  1. It seems strange that they dedicated a slide on 1060 and 1660 but I think the point they're trying to make is that the B580 is basically targeting the market space that the 1060 and 1660 once occupied, and for that kind of user the time to upgrade is definitely now, and that the B580 is that kind of generational jump they need at around the same price point those other cards originally cost. Although it would have made more sense to include the 2060 6gb card in there too, or instead of the 1660 Super, which was technically a first gen ray tracing card. The B580 should monster that even with raytracing enabled, based on vram alone. Realistically, no one is going from a 3060 Ti or 6600XT to an Arc 580. The performance gains are too minimal to justify the expense. The target for these cards is upgrades from 10 series, 16 series or 20 series Nvidia, or new builds who were looking at 6600, 7600 or 4060 cards. It looks promising for US$249 - not of any use to me, since I'm well above that performance tier already. I hope they follow up with a B770 card in the new year. If it gets near 4070Ti Super raster and raytracing I'll be interested.
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