And that was without any upscaling help at all.

Like I say, good stuff.

Honestly, I think its a bit of both.

The Intel Arc B580 graphics card on a table.

At the same time, its not like theres a stone-carved requirement for the newest Core i9.

It’s not just ray tracing where Intel is catching up, either.

Beating it, even.

The The Intel Arc B580 Limited Edition graphics card on a table.

As such, the Arc B580 doesnt quite make the RTX 4060 obsolete.

Nvidia will likely keep first dibs on doing that themselves, with the inevitable RTX 5060.

And it doesnt even need twenty driver updates to get there.

A bar graph showing how the Intel Arc B580 performs in various gaming benchmarks, versus other GPUs.

This review is based on a retail unit provided by the manufacturer.

A bar graph showing how the Intel Arc B580 performs in various gaming benchmarks, versus other GPUs.

A bar graph showing how the Intel Arc B580 performs in various gaming benchmarks, versus other GPUs.

A bar graph showing how the Intel Arc B580 performs in various gaming benchmarks, versus other GPUs.

The The Intel Arc B580 Limited Edition graphics card on a table.

A view of the the Intel Arc B580’s cooling fan through its exposed radiator.