Intel Arc B570 Dethrones Budget GPU Hierarchy at $199 — But Can It Handle 4K?

A $200 GPU that outperforms the RTX 3060 in ray tracing? Intel's Arc B570 is rewriting the budget graphics card rulebook.

Sparkle's Arc B570 Guardian OC dual-fan GPU now available for $199.99 (13% off) features 10GB GDDR6 VRAM, 380 GB/s bandwidth, and XeSS upscaling support. It performs almost identically to the RTX 3060 12GB and Arc A770 16GB while beating the RX 7600 by 10% in rasterized-only geomean at 1080p.

The 170W TDP design includes dual 95mm AXL fans with double-ball bearings. In ray tracing workloads, the B570 approaches RTX 4060 performance, outperforming the RTX 3060 8GB ($249) in this segment. The closest competitor remains the RTX 3060 8GB as AMD and Nvidia have effectively exited the $200 GPU market.

"B570 performs almost identically to the RTX 3060 12GB and Arc A770 16GB, while beating the RX 7600 by 10% in rasterized-only geomean at 1080p"

Intel's dominance in this price bracket is notable, but the B570 struggles to achieve 60 FPS at 1080p ultra settings in modern AAA titles. This limitation persists despite XeSS upscaling, which helps maintain frame rates at higher resolutions through AI-enhanced rendering.