Intel’s budget-friendly Arc B570 GPU is a new low price on Prime Day, and we’ve reviewed the exact model
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Amazon’s Big Deal Days event has arrived, and that means many great Prime Day GPU deals are up for grabs for the next couple of days. One thing that caught our eye is the Sparkle Intel Arc B570 Guardian OC, one of the best budget graphics cards on the market, sitting just below Intel’s B580. Better yet, we’ve reviewed this exact model from Sparkle, so we’re well-equipped to tell you why it’s worth your hard-earned cash.
We’ve already seen deals on high-end cards like the RTX 5080, but we figured it’s time to take a look a something a little more budget-friendly – even more so now that it’s Prime Day. The sales are taking place over October 7th and 8th, so don’t delay if you’re in the market for a new graphics card.
Sparkle Intel Arc B570 Guardian OC
What we like about the Sparkle Intel Arc B570 Guardian OC
The first thing to point out is that this is the cheapest we’ve seen this graphics card on Amazon. According to the price tracking site Camelcamelcamel, this GPU has been listed for $249.99 for a little while now, only dropping as low as $229.99 before shooting up in the months following launch. Right now, Prime Day has slashed the price to just $209.99, making it the best time to pick one up; the deal is exclusive to Amazon Prime members.
Excellent price-to-performance ratio
Now priced at $209.99 during Prime Day, this Intel Arc B570 is an excellent choice versus the likes of Nvidia’s RTX 5060 & 4060 or AMD’s RX 9060 XT or last-gen RX 7600. For example, a browse on Amazon during Prime Day shows that the 4060 and 5060 continue to retail for around $300 at their cheapest. Performance-wise, the B570 does fall slightly behind, but the price more than makes up for it. You can take a look at our in-house benchmarks (down below) for comparison.
10GB of VRAM
The discussion of VRAM (memory) in graphics cards has become a hot topic, especially over the past year or so. Many AAA titles are more memory-hungry than ever, leading to a good chunk of PC gamers claiming that 8GB of VRAM “isn’t enough anymore“. The great thing about the B570 is that it offers an extra 2GB compared to rivals like the RTX 5060. This leaves you with more headroom to lift memory-dependent settings such as texture quality while avoiding a memory bottleneck.
B570 performance for gaming
We gave Sparkle’s B570 a run for its money in our testing lab, benchmarking it in a range of popular games at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K with the graphics settings cranked up. You can take a look at the benchmarks down below, compared to the Intel Arc B580 and RTX 4060. Don’t expect any amazing figures at 4K – 1080p and 1440p are where this card shines best.
- GPU: BMG-G21
- Cores : 18
- Shading units: 2,304
- VRAM: 10GB GDDR6
- Memory bus width: 160-bit
- Bandwidth: 380GB/s
- Base/boost clock speed: 2,500MHz/2,660MHz
Sparkle Intel Arc B570 Guardian OC Counter Strike 2, Image by PC Guide
Sparkle Intel Arc B570 Guardian OC Doom Eternal, Image by PC Guide
Sparkle Intel Arc B570 Guardian OC Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Image by PC Guide
Sparkle Intel Arc B570 Guardian OC AC Mirage, Image by PC Guide
Sparkle Intel Arc B570 Guardian OC Indiana Jones, Image by PC Guide
Sparkle Intel Arc B570 Guardian OC Cyberpunk 2077 performance, Image by PC Guide
Overall, the Intel Arc B570 is an excellent choice for any budget-minded buyer. You’ll be hard pressed to find better value for money in a GPU right now – a current-gen model for little over $200 is a steal in our eyes, so be sure to check it out before Prime Big Deal Days comes to a close.
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