Intel's foray into the domain of discrete graphics cards with the Arc series was not entirely unexpected, but it certainly was received with a copious dosage of skepticism by PC enthusiasts, ...

Intel announced its second-gen "Battlemage" desktop GPUs on December 4, 2024, and since then it's been surrounded by (mostly) good news. The Arc B580 debuted on December 13 with a $249 price tag.