JEMC said:
As Darc Requiem has said, they're better than what they were at launch, but they're still behind AMD and Nvidia in terms of ease of use and support for older games. They're no longer at a point where buying one makes no sense, but there may still be situations where an average consumer won't know what to do. But who knows. Given how much they've improved in such a short amount of time, maybe in a couple months they'll be able to iron most of those problems and be a viable option for everyone. |
Honestly, at the rate Intel is improving, Arc maybe the superior choice at the low end if you only play newer games soon (6 months or so). Intel's raytracing implementation is much better than AMD's. It's actually competitive with Nvidia's. However when you can get a RX 6600 for roughly $225 or a RX 6600XT for around $275, it's hard to recommend Arc for someone on a budget. Personally I'd take an Arc 750 or 770 over anything Nvidia has at the low end. Their prices are absurd and the RTX 3050 should never bought by anyone ever. Even with mature drivers the performance of that card is just terrible.
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