On the other hand, Intel's Core Ultra 200V series (Lunar Lake), uses the same GPU technology for its integrated graphics (albeit stripped down to save power), and Intel's integrated GPUs technically dominate the market; XeSS 2 will run on Lunar Lake, which could be a big incentive for developers to support it.

Intel's brand new Arc B580 graphics card looks very promising for budget gaming. But it turns out that Intel has already designed the generation of GPUs that will follow. What's more, Intel's engineers are currently designing the generation after that.

With the new Intel Arc B580 and Arc B570, however, it's entirely possible that we might be able to see a new graphics card in the budget segment capable of tackling 1440p, the fastest-growing resolution for PC gaming, where their competitors at this price point cannot.

Intel has announced its next-generation Arc B-series desktop graphics cards, based on its new Xe2 architecture dubbed "Battlemage". Two new graphics cards, the Intel Arc B570 and B580, have been announced for gamers running displays at 1440p resolution, starting at an attractive $219 USD.

At a glance Expert's Rating Pros ・Fast frame rates at high visual quality settings ・12GB memory and bandwidth for 1440p gaming ・Low, low $249 price ・Superb ray tracing for price class (beats RTX 4060) ・Bugs and performance oddities from 1st-gen Arc GPUs have been fixed ・Uses standard 8-pin power connector ・XeSS in over 150 games ・Well-designed,