Intel Discontinues Arc A770 Restricted Version Graphics Card

In a slightly sudden transfer, Intel this week discontinued its Arc A770 Restricted Version graphics card, which was its flagship discrete graphics providing for desktops. Intel’s companions will proceed to supply their Arc A770 add-in-boards (AIBs) with 8 GB and 16 GB of GDDR6 reminiscence.

Intel discontinues its Arc A770 Restricted Version graphics card slightly abruptly: the corporate listed June 20, 2023 because the final product order date and the final product cargo date, which primarily implies that it now not produces and ships these boards. As quickly because the remaining inventory of those merchandise will probably be depleted within the channel, they’ll now not be out there. Apparently, the product was a Restricted Version certainly since it’s being EOLed lower than a 12 months available on the market.

A fast test at Amazon and Newegg reveals that the Arc A770 LE board is accessible for as a lot as $497.35 at Amazon and is now not out there at Newegg. In the meantime, Newegg has three CPU + A770 graphics cards bundles containing Acer’s Predator BiFrost Arc A770 16 GB AIBs. Individually, this board prices $339 at Newegg.

Intel’s personal Arc A750 Restricted Version and Arc A770 Restricted Version graphics playing cards had been meant to convey the viewers one of the best expertise potential with an all-new GPU household. As well as, they demonstrated that Intel wished its Arc A700-series merchandise to compete for the mainstream market section with out utilizing fancy and big cooling techniques. Certainly, Intel’s personal Arc A750 LE and Arc A770 LE boards look very modest, but supplied all the pieces that the corporate’s ACM-G10 GPU needed to supply when it comes to efficiency and performance.

By now, there are Intel Arc A770 graphics playing cards from quite a few AIB producers, together with ASRock, Acer, Gigabyte, Gunnir, MSI, and Sparkle, so Intel does probably not want to supply its personal playing cards to make sure that its top-of-the-line product is current available on the market.

Curiously, however Intel’s Arc A750 Restricted Version graphics playing cards stays afloat for now. Maybe, whereas Intel nonetheless has these boards in its personal inventory.

Supply: Intel