If even half of Intel’s claims are true, this could be a big shake up in the midrange market that has been entirely abandoned by both Nvidia and AMD.
If even half of Intel’s claims are true, this could be a big shake up in the midrange market that has been entirely abandoned by both Nvidia and AMD.
Yeah, I’ve got a 6650 XT as well, and it’s been great for what I want it to be. I play in 1440p, mostly older games and indie games, and even w/ newer games it gets an acceptable framerate (and yeah, 40 is acceptable).
That said, I’m interested in playing w/ VR and LLMs, and 12 GB VRAM just ain’t it, I’d much rather get 16GB or more. However, I don’t need top-tier performance, so something like a 15-20% uplift may be enough. I play exclusively on Linux, so good Linux support is really important (and this new card seems to hit that w/ FOSS drivers), but AMD provides better cards w/ more VRAM for not that much more money (can get 6800 XT for $100 or so more). That would last at least a couple years more than the B580.
But if I decide to build a desktop for my kids, maybe I’ll try it out. $250 isn’t a bad price, it’s just not a very big uplift from what I’ve got. If they could add another 4GB VRAM and keep the price under $300, I’d be a bit more interested since that opens up entry-level LLMs.
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Yeah, 40 isn’t great, but I play a lot of Switch games, and 40 is generally a good framerate for those. But I definitely notice it when switching between new AAA and indie/older games.
Intel could’ve earned my business by making up for mediocre performance with a ton of VRAM so I could tinker w/ LLMs between games. But no, I guess I’ll stick w/ my current card until I can’t even get 40 FPS reliably.