Intel has announced the immediate worldwide availability of Intel Arc A580 desktop graphics through its partners. This new product occupies a central position within the Intel Arc discrete graphics product lineup, catering to gamers and creators. It excels in delivering advanced gaming performance at 1080p high settings for popular modern games, achieving high frame rates in esports titles, and offering a comprehensive array of media capabilities.
The Intel Arc A580 graphics solution incorporates cutting-edge technologies, including AI-enhanced Intel® Xe Super Sampling (XeSS) and hardware-accelerated ray tracing. These innovations enhance gaming performance and deliver visually realistic experiences. With a memory bandwidth of 512 gigabytes per second, more than double that of its closest competitors, Intel Arc A580-based add-in cards are well-equipped to handle modern games with ease. Moreover, they offer comprehensive media support, including dual hardware-accelerated AV1 decode and encode engines, allowing creators to work with their preferred codecs.
The inclusion of built-in Intel® Xe Matrix Extensions (Intel® XMX) AI engines not only powers Intel XeSS, an AI-based upscaling technology but also delivers impressive performance in various other AI workloads, such as generative tasks utilizing models like Stable Diffusion.
Regarding Availability: Intel Arc A580-based add-in cards are readily available from ASRock, GUNNIR, and Sparkle, with prices starting at $179.
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