Intel fixes memory slowdown issue with the reference Arc A770 16GB Limited Edition

Intel has announced that it has solved an issue with GDDR6 memory slowdown in the reference Arc A770 16 GB Limited Edition graphics card.
The manufacturer has released a new beta version of the driver, which fixes this bug in a software way, as well as solving a number of other problems.Image source: IntelIt was previously reported that some owners of the reference graphics cards Intel Arc 770 Limited Edition with 16 GB of memory have encountered discrepancies with the actual specifications of the gas pedal declared by the manufacturer.
In particular, a number of owners noted that their graphics cards did not deliver the claimed GDDR6 memory speed of 17.5 Gbps per pin.
Instead, the memory was running at 16Gbps.
As a result, the memory bandwidth dropped from the claimed 560 GB/s to 512 GB/s.An Intel representative said via its Twitter page that the company has released a new beta version of the Arc Graphics Driver 31.0.101.3793.
The new software solves the problem.
\"For those who haven't seen it yet, we've released a new beta version of the driver that solves the problem.
This was a bug on our end.
We will now double check during the [driver] validation process to make sure we don't make similar mistakes in the future,\" Intel commented.Image source: CapcomThe new Arc Graphics Driver 31.0.101.3793 also fixes a number of issues with Arc graphics cards in games.
For instance, Marvels' Spider-Man (DirectX 12) fixes an issue with textures when Ambient Occlusion is turned off or the HBAO+ setting is used.
Also fixed texture corruption issue in Payday 2 when using DirectX 9 API.
Resident Evil Village with DirectX 11 fixed a bug with distorted colors.
In Age of Empire II & III: Definitive Edition the problem with display text in the game menu has been resolved, and in the application Topaz Video Enhance AI corrected performance problems with the video card Arc A380.In addition, the new driver provides support for graphics cards Arc games Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Resident Evil Village Gold Edition and Victoria 3Pick up Arc Graphics Driver 31.0.101.3793 from the official Intel website (in Russia requires VPN).

Intel reveals how to make Arc A770 and Arc A750 graphics cards save power at idle

Intel Arc A770 and Arc A750 reviews have shown that the graphics cards consume at least 41W of power even when idle.
This is significantly higher than competitors whose power consumption in the same conditions can be less than 10W.
Intel has proposed a solution to the problem of excessive power consumption of its graphics cards.Image source: VideoCardzIntel recommends to solve the problem of high power consumption of Arc graphics cards in idle mode to change some BIOS settings of your motherboard, as well as the power management scheme in the Windows operating system.
Idle power consumption comparison chart for arc cards.
Image source: TechPowerUpThe Arc architecture uses L0 and L1 power modes for PCIe 2.0, which are disabled by default and must be manually enabled by the user.
The company recommends changing the ASPM (Active-State Power Management) feature settings in the BIOS.
This is a power-saving technology for the PCIe bus.
It is worth remembering that different manufacturers may use different names for the same parameter in the BIOS.
\"It is necessary to set the Native ASPM parameter to Enabled in the BIOS.
Then you need to find the PCI Express root port ASPM item and enable L1 Substates,\" Intel points out.After that, Intel recommends that you select the maximum power saving mode for Link State Power Management in the Windows power settings, as shown in the screenshot below.

Intel announced the launch of the Arc A770 and Arc A750, but you can't buy the graphics cards anywhere

Intel yesterday announced the launch of the Arc A770 and Arc A750 graphics gas pedals.
So far, all indications are that, as was the case with the previously released junior model Arc A380, the launch was more of a formality.
New graphics cards are simply nowhere available for purchase right now - at best the order is suggested to wait until October 17, and many vendors do not even indicate the terms.Image source: IntelIn the case of the Arc A770 and Arc A750 models, Intel has immediately expanded the list of regions where you can find these gas pedals.
The official Intel website indicates that the graphics cards will be available in the U.S., Germany, Spain, Britain, Norway, Sweden, China, Australia, South Korea and Taiwan.
At the same time new items will be available at a very modest number of retailers.
In those stores where graphics cards are already listed in the range, they are not yet in stock.
For example, a large American retailer Newegg cards are out of stock.
Others offer to place an order.
Image source: NeweggFrench retailer Topachat will get the graphics cards only on October 17.
The Arc A770 reference model with 16GB of memory is priced at €460 there and the Arc A750 at €380.
In Germany, only pre-orders are available, only in one store and only for the Arc A750.
The price is €350.
The British store Ebuyer has not yet received the new intel graphics cards either.
No date of their appearance is given.
The reference versions of the gas pedals there are priced at 400 and 330 British pounds, which is about $445 and $367 respectively.
You can already order the Arc A750 and A770 in the reference version from the Polish retailer Komputronik.
Delivery of the purchase is promised on October 20.
Recall, that Arc A770 is based on ACM-G10 graphics processor with 32 Xe cores (4096 FP32 blocks), 32 raytracing modules, and 512 XMX engines.
The card will be available in 8GB and 16GB GDDR6 memory versions.
The recommended price for the version with 8 GB of memory is $329, and the variant with 16 GB of memory is $349.
The Arc A750 uses a slightly \"stripped down\" ACM-G10 GPU with 28 Xe cores (3,584 FP32 blocks), 28 ray tracing blocks and 480 XMX matrix engines.
The card has 8 GB of memory and is priced at $289.
By now only ASRock and Gunnir have presented their versions of video cards.
Also variants from Acer are preparing for release.

Technobloggers showed unpacking of reference versions of Intel Arc A770 and Arc A750 graphics cards

Technobloggers started getting Intel Arc A770 and Arc 750 graphics gas pedals for reviews.
The ban on unboxing video cards was lifted today, so the reviewers rushed to take advantage of this.
They showed off the cards in their Limited Edition reference design in all their glory.Image source: PCWatchThe review kits come in big boxes.
The reference graphics cards themselves will be shipped to stores in blue cardboard boxes, which are shown in the photo above.
Inside, apart from the graphics card buyers will only find documentation, and with the older model even a cable to control backlighting through the motherboard software.
Source image: MyNaviIn addition to the graphics cards Intel has included different promotional materials, a set of branded screwdrivers, as well as a lamp in the shape of the Arc logo in the reviewer's kit.
These things can't be found in retail kits, of course.Image source: MyNavi Image source: MyNaviWhich according to VideoCardz, Intel will allow Arc A770 and Arc A750 graphics cards to be reviewed starting October 5th.
In the sale gas pedals will go on sale October 12.
The older model is priced at $329, the younger - at $289.Above and below you can see the video portal HotHardware, as well as popular technoblogger JayZTwoCents, in which the unpacking of gas pedals.

Buyers of Intel Arc A770 and Arc A750 graphics cards will get Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and several other games

Intel Arc A770 and Arc 750 graphics gas pedals will come with a copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
Buyers of these graphics cards will also be able to get a copy of Gotham Knights, Ghostbusters and The Settlers, says gaming publication PCGamesN.Image source: PCGamesNIn their latest video on the performance of the Arc A770 and Arc 750, Intel representatives Ryan Shrout and Tom Petersen said that the company is \"bringing balance\" to the graphics card market.
Both also claim that the senior Arc A750 \"offers 53% more performance per dollar than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060.
\"Image source: IntelShrout added that buyers of the Intel Arc A770 and Arc 750 will receive $70 activation keys for the game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
Meanwhile, early buyers of the gas pedals who register the graphics cards with the Gaming Access Program will also be able to get keys to three additional games: Gotham Knights, Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed and The Settlers.Intel recently announced the recommended price of the Arc A750 graphics card at $289.
The graphics card uses the ACM-G10 GPU with 28 Xe cores (3,584 FP32 blocks), 28 ray tracing blocks and 480 XMX matrix engines.
Claimed expected GPU frequency is 2050 MHz.
The card features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory with 16 GHz effective bandwidth (16 GB/s), 256-bit bus bit rate and 512 GB/s bandwidth.
The Arc A770 in turn uses ACM-G10 GPU with 32 Xe cores (4096 FP32 blocks), 32 ray tracing blocks, and 512 XMX matrix engines.
The graphics chip has a claimed frequency of 2100 MHz.
The card supports configurations with 16GB or 8GB of GDDR6 memory with an effective frequency of 17.5GHz (17.5Gbps) or 16GHz (16Gbps), depending on the capacity.
As Intel notes, the latter has a 256-bit memory bus size and a bandwidth of 560 GB/s.
In the reference Arc A770 Limited Edition, the graphics card will only be available with 16 GB of memory.
Intel has priced the Arc A770 at $329.Both of these Intel gas pedals will go on sale Oct.
12.
On the same day, a much higher performance and much more expensive GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card from NVIDIA, which is priced at $1600, will go on sale.

Intel showed off non-standard Arc A770 and Arc A750 graphics cards from Gunnir and ASRock

At yesterday's Innovation 2022 event, Intel showed off non-standard versions of the Arc A770 and Arc A750 graphics cards from its partners Gunnir and ASRock for the first time.
Until now, the company only showed the reference versions of these gas pedals in their own Limited Edition.Arc A770 and Arc A750 in Gunnir and ASRock implementations.
Image source: Cool3CGunnir some time ago confirmed that they are developing their own versions of the Arc A7 series graphics cards.
The manufacturer's range will include solutions with cooling systems with two and three fans.
The graphics cards themselves have a thickness of 2.2 expansion slots.
They got two 8-pin connectors for additional power.
For comparison, the reference versions of these graphics cards have one 8-pin and 6-pin power connectors each.
Image source: Cool3C Gunnir Arc A770.
Image source: EngadgetASRock has also shown two versions of its new graphics cards, the Arc A770 Phantom Gaming and Arc A750 Challenger.
Both ASRock graphics cards are also equipped with pairs of 8-pin auxiliary power connectors.
ASRock A770 Phantom Gaming and Arc A750 Challenger.
Image source: XFastest Intel has confirmed that partners are allowed to change the frequency characteristics of the gas pedals.
In other words, in non-standard versions of video cards will receive factory overclocking of the graphics processor.
Unfortunately, during the presentation Intel did not announce the sales launch date of non-reference versions of Arc A770 and Arc A750 graphics cards.
At the moment we know that the sale of the senior Arc A770 in the Limited Edition reference version will start on October 12.
The card is priced at $329.

The Intel Arc A770 graphics card will begin sales on October 12, with a recommended price of $329

Speaking at the Intel Innovation Conference, Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger announced the sales launch date for the Arc A770 discrete graphics gas pedal.
It is scheduled for Oct.
12.
The recommended price for the graphics card will be $329.Image source: IntelAccording to Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger, test samples of the Arc A770 are on their way to reviewers, and reviews will appear when the card comes to market.Intel Arc A770 features have long been known.
It's based on a full-size ACM-G10 GPU with 32 Xe cores (4096 FP32 blocks), 32 ray tracing blocks, and 512 XMX matrix engines.
A frequency of 2100 MHz is claimed for the graphics chip.
As Intel explains, this figure reflects not the maximum, but the expected GPU frequency.
In other words, depending on the load it may be higher or lower than this value.The card supports configurations with 16 or 8 GB of GDDR6 memory with an effective frequency of 17.5 GHz (17.5 Gb/s) or 16 GHz (16 Gb/s), depending on the volume.
As noted by Intel, in the second case, the memory bus bit depth is 256 bits, and memory bandwidth - 560 GB/s.In the reference version of the Arc A770 Limited Edition video card will be available only with 16 GB of memory.

The Arc A770 graphics card's imminent release has been confirmed by an Intel executive, but when it will be released is still unclear

Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger posted a photo on his Twitter page showing him posing with the reference version of the Arc A770 Limited Edition graphics gas pedal.
According to him, the company is almost ready to start shipping its first batch of these graphics cards.Image source: Twitter / @PGelsinger \"This rainy Sunday evening I received a surprise package from Raja Koduri - an Intel Arc A770 [graphics card].
We're getting ready to start selling the first batch of A770 cards.
Very much looking forward to it!\", Gelsinger wrote.It's worth noting that Gelsinger is far from the first high-level Intel official to promise to start shipping the Intel Arc A770.
A little over a week ago, Raja Koduri, head of Intel's graphics division, made a similar statement.Unfortunately, neither Kodri nor Gelsinger specified exactly when Intel will start selling the long-awaited Arc Alchemist graphics gas pedals.
Due to various development issues, the manufacturer has significantly delayed their release, although it promised that the latter would take place \"this summer.\" Since many companies in the U.S.
live by the astronomical calendar, the summer ends on the day of the autumnal equinox, which could be the 21st, 22nd, 23rd or 24th of September.
This leaves Intel with only four days to keep their promise and release the Arc graphics cards on time.
However, it seems unlikely.Intel has scheduled the Innovation conference for September 27-28.
It is expected to host the announcement of the 13th generation Core processors (Raptor Lake).
With any luck, the event may present discrete graphics cards.
But they are likely to go on sale no earlier than October.