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I’ve been testing arc a770 in specific games (various settings) on my channel. Seems like people are VERY happy with the gpu (like me). I take game test requests If curious I can provide some game specific feedback. Via comments here or there. I just want eyes on arc! THANK you GN for actually covering this gpu. I was losing hope being one of the only channels covering it.
@@TechGuyBeau Can you pls make some power consumption draw with the latest drivers? That was my biggest complaint about the Arc gpu, especially the idle draw. It doesn't seem to get much attention
Blower Fan or cage runner is more efficient against Finns on building pressure, the overall flow will be higher than normal blade fans... This design is smart and far from stupid, it is silent by low load and high performance but loud under load when the blower engages. By the way is nvidia and at I stupid for using the blower fans?
As some one who remembers GPU advertisements from the 90s and 00s, Im glad Acer went above and beyond for their advert on newegg, definitely alot more than the competition is doing and its a fun and interesting way to advertise a GPU. Acer did indeed go above and beyond for this one. Thanks Steve.
I tried to get an internship at Amazon, now every time i hear/see „above and beyond” I get flashbacks of those days. Theyve got a list of stuff they need you to believe in/act like you believe in, and they care about it as much if not more than how technically competetive you are. Above and beyond gets engraved in your brain.
The market really needs ANY player besides Nvidia. We like to think that's AMD, but their market share is very small in comparison. As long as Nvidia has this quasi monopoly, they'll dictate their ridiculous prices.
@@SMGJohn is that becoming a big phenomena? With IEMs waifu are everywhere. Not something I care about it all but can't help but notice that almost every new product has one
I’ve been tearing game requests on my channel with true LE model. It’s hyper clean. ….But tbh this bifrost looks really appealing. It has an oldschool vibe to it
Wouldn't mind some innovation, so I'm quite interested in these new ways of trying to cool a card. Truly hope Intel won't give up becoming the third competitor in the GPU business, consumers really need it.
I doubt that Intel will stop now, they already spent ridiculous amounts of money, and are finally at the point where people start buying/recommending their GPUs. Stopping now seems really stupid. But then we are still talking about Intel, so we might not be out of the woods jet.
I hope they add the good type of competition. Not the type of "who makes worse decisions" and "who can make the best 4GB card without deleting a blogpost" competition AMD and nVidia are seemingly doing since 2020.
@@GamersNexus i think the fire extinguishers were a joke that the card is so fast it'll light on fire. I dont think they legitimately accidentally put 2 fire extinguishers in frame.
This is great news. For Intel, Acer and us the buyers. Hopefully Acer stays with Intel and releases unique cards for every generation to come or simply just release good cards.
I feel like Intel is leaning into the novelty of their GPUs. It's great to see Intel making moves. Hopefully next gen will come on time and compete as we desperately need it. Let's go Intel!
Even just beginning with the thermal coupling to the backplate, I like how they worked towards making the Arc a promising piece of graphics hardware competition. At least that's what it seems like. So, good on them.
Not all DIY cases have good airflow. For ITX cases, it's a real possibility that you don't get any exhaust fan at all. This card can be very helpful in those scenarios.
amen, so many people forget that blowers exist for a reason; closed up enterprise computers and SFF cases. Honestly if designed right with a good low pitch fan; they are perfectly fine for cards under 250watts and can be quite under 200w. There are plenty of open case coolers that have been worse, both for noise and performance; anyone whose had an older Gigabyte Windforce card, or most any bottom rung Asus, Msi and Inno3d cards; can attest.
I have the Bifrost A770 in my main rig and am slowly getting parts together for a beige box sleeper project, for which I'm strongly leaning toward the Bifrost A750 variant. The ancient case needs all the help it can get when it comes to airflow.
This whole video is an absolutely perfect introduction to the channel. It's quite approachable and understandable for viewers who may be relatively new to the hobbyist PC space, as it has a fairly tight scope (this video mainly just compares the new Acer card vs the original Intel A770 card, so the fact that there are only two cards to keep in mind and their names are relatively simple and memorable means this video is easier to follow and not as overwhelming as some others), freshly introduces the viewer to all your normal testing methodologies and processes (including stuff that I as a regular viewer hadn't been fully aware of), and keeps everything simple and succinct (which I really appreciated- the data analysis section in particular felt a lot less visually and numerically overwhelming than in the other GN reviews I've seen, though I'm guessing that's mainly because, again, there were only two cards being compared here).
Thanks so much for all this feedback! This is helpful for us to read as well because we're so 'in the weeds' with this stuff that it gets hard to see it from the outside. Very helpful!
@@GamersNexus Likewise!!! It's so validating to hear that from you guys. 😊 Thank you so much for all the work you do, and thank you for finding time in your busy day to read and respond to comments like mine.
Nice to see Intel getting support for ARC from well known companies, they need a company like EVGA who has experience in the GPU market to start creating ARC GPUs though. Kingpin A770 GPU maybe 🤔 I'm watching Intel ARC with interest as a third player is needed 😁
@@theghostofthomasjenkins9643 I had several EVGA cards and they're the best I've had. Hopefully Intel piques EGVA's interest enough to wanna look at Arc as a way to get back at Nvidia foe the BS they've caused for EVGA. EGVA Arc has a nice ring to it.
@@ResidentWeevil2077 i'll admit, if i fanboy any part maker, it's them. you just know you're getting a certain level of quality or they wouldn't sell it.
You mentioned that this fan setup might have an impact on a "hot box" OEM build - I'd be interested to see that. If you still have one of the super hot pre-builts, maybe test a reference against the Bifrost for thermals and performance on both the CPU and GPU. I wouldn't expect it to be huge or anything, but it'd be interesting to see if that's a problem that this card can actually address.
@@sammiller6631 There's no other option and hasn't been for a while. There is never any reason to buy AMD or Intel. Price is the least important argument for a piece of equipment that should just work and cause as little headache as possible in widest possible selection of games and programs. So as long as Nvidia isn't asking twice the price, they're the automatic buy for all people, in all situations. It's not impossible for AMD or Intel to win against Nvidia at some point, but it's not going to be easy and it doesn't matter if that time isn't here yet. Today is today. Buying hope or trying to support inferior competitor is not acceptable behavior from a consumer. You must always buy the best, so market stays healthy with sensible incentives.
@@noway8662 @No Way You have a very naive view of capitalist market's,Nvidia has 90% market share making it practically a monopoly using predatory tactics at best and price fixing at worst,the market hasn't been healthy in a while and going green unless necessary will not change it.
I know you guys hear it a lot, but I want to say it again; your diligence in clear, concise, and unbiased testing is fantastic. Thank you for what you do.
17:50 Very nice design! No RAM chips on the bottom where the biggest pressure happens. Not really a big deal, since it is a light card, but nice to see. Compared to Nvidia's boards where most of the boards have RAM chips also near PCIe slot.
Really love the look of this card! Was already contemplating on buying an intel card, both because of needing an upgrade and also to support the (hopefully) new soon to be competitor on the market, this video convinced me to get one :)
I have the LE model which is super sleek. That’s what I’ve been testing with on my channel. But the Bifrost is strangely charming to me.. want.. don’t need… but WANT
I definitely agree that this cooling solution really only makes sense in restrictive cooling situations, however unfortunately such circumstances are pretty dang common in this industry. Prebuilts, cheap budget builds, heck even sleeper builds deal with issues like this (In fact it's sleeper PCs where I can see this shine, particularly since it can both exhaust effectively out the expansion slot bracket with the blower fan *and* use flow-through cooling with the axial fan to push air above the GPU to where traditionally most older cases house their single exhaust fan for the system). Also, since this card can be easily disassembled I can definitely see it's potential for custom paint work, and the cheap price will make it even easier to justify. Overall I think this card has a lot of potential, but much like the 1070 Katana it's a lot of potential in very niche circumstances. Still a neat card though. Might pick one up :D
I hate how the industry has almost totally dropped a blower style cooler option from modern cards. I do understand that they're not as efficient at all as a regularly cooled card, but in return, they work in far more cases than a regularly cooled card would. There's a reason Quadros are still using blower style coolers.
@@arnox4554 Thermal Resiliency, at least as how I use the phrase, is the idea of how certain cooling solutions hold up under a wide array of thermal situations and environments. For instance, I have a little HP Stream netbook with a quad core 1Ghz Atom APU at it's center. The chosen cooling solution is a thin sheet of copper attached to the plastic case to transfer heat. Efficient for this low-watt chip? Yes. Resilient? Absolutely not. If the laptop is in any remotely hot climate it runs into serious cooling problems, because the cooling solution is much more sensitive. In this instance, "traditional" multi-fan axial-blade arrangements for GPU cooling are much more noise-efficient than "blower-style" coolers, assuming the fan curves are handled correctly, but they are also much more sensitive to their thermal surroundings. Axial-fan coolers can get to a point where they will start to have problems attempting to cool the GPU, given a thermally-constrained environment. Blower-style coolers, while louder, can usually "brute force" through tougher thermal situations, and due to their design often pull much higher static pressures for airflow and thus can sometimes succeed in areas axial-fan cooling solutions cannot. Personally I tend to use blower-style GPUs for sleeper builds, as they tend to handle the constrained airflow situation much better than other cooling solutions on GPUs on the current market. The sad truth is that many pre-builts, cheap cases and even "nicer" aftermarket cases have the same airflow limitations and challenges as sleeper builds have, and sometimes they are even worse.
The more I see of Intel's Arc A770, the more impressed I am with it. Very affordable, competitive midrange performance, and modern features (XeSS+FSR, AV1 encoding, AI acceleration, etc).
yeah, it's still not "competitive" yet, but everything about it shows it's going that direction. it's got a good future if they don't pull anything stupid.
Yep. I did not expect Intel to actually be trending in the right direction with their GPUs. That's good!!! Hoping they don't kill them off here shortly.
It reminds me a bit of the 5700xt. A mid range card for a new architecture that is there to test the waters and iron out issues. I look forward to seeing what they come out with for their 800 series.
Really cool card with nice attention to detail with the thermal putty. "Unique" doesn't always mean "good", but in this case, it at least does not seem to be a hinderance in any way other than idle noise. If they keep up with the simple construction of the card (without plastic bits... Intel), I am really excited to see what is in store for the Battlemage cards.
Motel 6 springy bed sound on the heat sink. 🤣 That's why I subscribed way back. Re edit your post, I need to see that grin on your face buddy. Very good, detailed review and teardown. I'm one of the lucky ones to purchase this at Amazon for a low $349. Mainly, I purchased it because of the low price and looks. I do believe the two-fan setup works hand in hand as the (Aeroblade closer to the CPU) blower fan expels all the hot air at the back heat sink preventing heat buildup inside the case. The foam on the side of the heat is to prevent hot air leakage making sure all hot air passes through the heat sink, and ultimately the frostblade cools down the tube ends. Please do a revisit review if you can on the performance when Intel issues a new driver, firmware updates.
I have been using an A770 since launch and I really like it. The improvements have been huge at times and the worst is just a few crashes here and there which I have had the same with Nvidia and AMD cards also. I will be buying the next gen Intel GPU at launch. I'm really looking forward to their Battlemage architecture update.
Same; I built my current rig with an NZXT H1, and compared to the Gigabyte 3070 Ti I have, I'd rather use the A770 as it's quieter and takes up far less space than the 3070 Ti. Not to mention 16GB of VRAM is more desirable than 8GB, even if GDDR6X is supposed to be faster. Hopefully Battlemage will utilize GDDR6W VRAM; Samsung is developing GDDR6W as an alternative to Nvidia and Micron's GDDR6X VRAM, and it looks to be comparable in terms of overall speed and bandwidth.
@@ResidentWeevil2077 Agreed. I love how quiet my A770 is and the 16gb of VRAM is definitely a plus in my eyes. It works great for the games I play at 1440p max settings.
I have this card for a month or so and I'm very happy with the peformance and thermals, besides the odd fancurve on the axial/blower where it goes between ~900-1200rpm inconsistent... and can't do a fancurve with the useless software that comes with the card... but hey, the tiny little details with being a early adopter, right? edit: oh boy, 1700 for the axial.. god damn
I have had mine for 3 weeks. And the only time I have had a crash was when I enabled overclocking. So I just skipped until Intel improves that feature in the drivers. Otherwise everything is running great.
@@goldenhate6649 You can always trust some Nvidia fanboy goober to come along and spout the AMD driver meme in a completely unrelated discussion. Like clockwork you guys are.
@@CaptainKenway or it's something that actually happened and it's relevant to the conversation. you don't need to get offended when someone bad mouths AMD.
Since I own an Acer Predator laptop with an RTX 3080 and it's pretty neat, especially because I got it for the price af a Desktop 3080 back in 2021, I really appreciate this cooperation. Also: That Bionic(le) pun totally got me. That stuff is pure childhood! The best thing Lego ever did! :'D
I am so excited to see board partners elevate Intel's GPUs. I just built a new all AMD desktop last November, so I won't be upgrading anytime soon, but if this kind of build-quality is paired with more meaningful software improvements, Intel may well be the definitive mid-tier value choice for me next time I decide to upgrade. Refreshingly positive news - thanks GN for the coverage!
Just got the Limited Edition 16GB A770. After all the updates, tweaks and tricks, it really runs well. The price of a 3060 but the performance of a 3070. I just with the coil while was not to damn loud.
It’s great to see some established pc company taking on making gpus after EVGA pulling out. Acer offering an interesting design and going with Intel sounds like a good thing.
Blowers are usually better for your other components. Would be cool to see you re-test the BiFrost vs reference model as to which system will have a cooler CPU inside the case.
Best thing about this channel is how you hold the manufacturers accountable to potential customers. I have begun paying more attention to the videos presented here.
It's a shame there aren't more blower + axial flow-through designs on the market. They offer a valuable option for SFF and HTPC pc cases, which can have unusual layouts
I really hope that Acer can punch into the market with how this review went. Intel having board partners that are allowed to make more unusual designs is really interesting to me, and when I eventually upgrade my GPU in probably about 5+ years (assuming Intel manages to make it that long) it might steer me towards getting an Arc card vs Radeon or Geforce.
I always liked the blower design, mostly because it dumps the GPU heat outside the case. This helps a lot with the internal temperatures of the case. And in a well vented case it helps with GPU temps, because it's just that bit extra heat that you don't need to deal with. Much in the same way that you'd have your PSU draw in external air, rather than vent the case through the PSU. My current system has the radiator mounted on the outside of the case. So the heat from the CPU and GPU is taken outside and dumped straight into the room. The radiator fan draws in room temperature air, not pre-heated case air, which keeps temps low.
Cool, I really wanted to see this unconventional card reviewed with teardown. Regarding your point towards the end on pricing vs. the reference design, here in Europe the A770 ref is widely available in 8GB but virtually inexistent in 16GB so just having the Bifrost card in stock is nice !
This design is actually quite interesting, especially if you're building in a confined space with limited airflow. They also offer a 7600 RX version. I wish GPU manufacturers would start producing smaller GPUs.
Thanks, Steve. I'd ordered everything for my first ever Intel build, except the GPU. I was torn, really wanted a 3060Ti but the prices! Possibly open to the A770, watched this and other videos and when the card suddenly/miraculously showed up on Newegg yesterday, it seemed like destiny calling. Maybe a bit too much bli- ... ooh, shiny!
Not gonna lie, took me until 4:58 to realize it was Acer not ASUS 😅. Very cool to see a new board partner, especially a new partner to a new GPU manufacturer!
I will say from a strictly looks perspective this is probably one of the most interesting cards to come out in a long time, I wouldn't buy it as it's way below the performance level I'm looking at, but still a very cool looking design.
Hopefully you're right. If they can start gunning a little bit for the high end market, might force red and green to stop with their ridiculous pricing schemes. Conversely, they can just steal the low to midrange market from red and green.
@@sammiller6631 Won't happen. Most people cheering Arc on just want it to force Jensen to lower prices so they can buy an Nvidia card cheaper, i.e. the same role they've expected from AMD/ATI to fulfill for the past couple of decades.
Was going to finally upgrade my 1070 to a 4090 but now I'm going to get an Arc A770 and then when battlemage comes up get one of those cards and pass the A770 to my cousin :)
The 50 dollars markup is worth it just based on the fact that they made it serviceable, and Intel did the exact opposite of that. Also, bonus points for getting an "it's not bad" summary from Steve. Honestly, I'm impressed at how much they got right from the get-go. Definitely proving that they give a damn, even though they could have skipped the thermal puddy on some of the components. They're preparing themselves for higher output cards, which I have no doubt Intel will bring to the market in the near future.
I just ordered one of these on Amazon for $350... It has been roughly 6 hours since then and it's back to $400. Now here's hoping that the one or two games I play do alright with the teething issues called drivers lol.
@@legendaryjimbob7685 for now I'm kinda stuck on X4: Foundations lol. My 1070 is running it in 4K but struggles a bit. Otherwise, I'm kind of not sure. 😂
20:55 I think the foam's function is that of a gasket. That way they ensure that the radial center fan blows through the high impedance thinstack instead of leaking around it. Blower fans don't rattle more than axial fans, not sure where you picked that up. They really aren't inherently bad. They just get a bad rep because they are used in extremly cost conscious designs since one fan is obviously less complex than multiple axial fans. I think a card with a bigger blower (similar to what you see in a PS5) and a beefy thinstack would be quieter than most axial solutions available today. They also don't pump hot air into your case which is a big plus imo.
A gasket function for flow guidance makes sense in places where it might otherwise leak, yes. But metal blower fans absolutely rattle more than plastic axial fans. 100%. We picked it up in our testing over the years. Especially thin metal -- it transfers to everything securing it in place if it's not built well.
@@GamersNexus Thanks for clarifying. I thought you meant that blowers in general rattle more than axial fans. I can see how a metal impeller with thin blades would be more susceptible to resonance caused by motor commutation. The higher mass also augments imbalance which causes a lot of the low frequency vibration traveling to neighbouring components.
@@tlv8555 I used it for a while, then sold it due to driver incompatibility issues with my AI video upscaling software. I ended up with a 4080, which I paid way too much for, but it works perfectly.
Now I have no regrets for cancelling my Bifrost order, because I was able LE instead. I think both cards have their pros and cons, but I really didn't want to deal with the Predator software Thank you for the video.
As weird as it is, I'm glad that they decided to throw something out there. Glad to see more AIBs pushing Intel GPUs, I'm certainly open to seeing how Intel's GPUs develop for the future! Weird design aside, I think it's unique! Kinda reminds me of the Cute Pet RX 570, or the Yeston RX6000 / RTX 3000 series GPU coolers. More unique designs, even if they're not my taste, may help to promote more innovation, which is good c:
I have to admit.. I normally dont love RGB cards. But this one somehow makes me feel nostalgic, even if I cant say it looks like anything Ive ever owned. I love it. And I would consider this for a new low-mid build on design alone
The card really looks beefy and I heard it OCs good not that it helps much. Just uploaded undervolt video and it seems to be as good as on newer nvidia cards and it fixes coil whine that most LE have? Did you have any coil whine when running this card at stock? Thanks for disassembly just what I was looking for only saw unboxing videos so far.
coil whine can be caused mediocre power from the grid not being cleaned up enough by a underperforming power supply. The same card in two different places and systems can have two different levels of coil whine.
23:45 those foam strips seem to have more to do with directing and sealing the airflow from the radial fan than with vibrations. But, since they are actual foam strips, they should help to quieten things up also
When they were first released the BiFrost was about 50 - 70 dollars cheaper than the Intel "founder" cards in Sweden. I haven't looked at current pricing though. Back then we were still waiting for benchmarks and could only speculate if these would turn out to be worth the money. The A770 from intel was introduced at a price of just over $600 and the A770 BiFrost at about $550, which made them look more interesting even with the weird fan arrangement. But when benchmarks were available they were not really interesting at anything approaching that price. If the prices look really horrible then know that they include VAT of 20%. So the prices excluding VAT was about $480 for the Intel cards and $440 for the Acer BiFrost. Having a quick look all versions are in stock at various stores, but prices are still way to high to make them interesting.
Having used an A770 on and off since launch, I can confidently say that they're in a pretty good place now. Their next 1-2 generations should fix a lot of the "low hanging fruit" on the hardware side and rapidly advance their GPUs to a strong competitive position.
They seem to be in a good place now because Nvidia is not actively crippling their performance. But once they get Nvidia's attention their gaming performance will be crippled on games using Nvidia tech. We'll have to see if Intel is willing to spend big money to counteract it.
I just got the Bifrost to add to my collection after getting the LE back in October. Biggest difference that i experienced is the thermals and noise in a compact case. The LE gets a lot hotter. Still have to figure the Bifrost card out for overclocking but i doubt that it will be able to match my LE (currently rank 1 time spy gpu score, done with stock cooler and -5c ambient temps)
I dont know crap about computers but i love this dudes channel an how he breaks everything down. Its very interesting to watch an he knows his stuff this dude deserves millions of viewes.
This is probably the one I would buy just because the design is interesting. Good to see they got the coveted “It’s alright!” from GN which is mostly what I needed to know.
That is some impressive looking power management for a relatively low power card. Acer did Intel a solid when they reworked the card for their adaptation of it. I don't know if it is because the GPU is picky and needs that kind of extreme power delivery, but more is generally better when it comes down to it and that card certainly looks impressive.
This card I have had for 3 weeks. It works great for me in my work computer. It replaced the very slow but stable RTX2060. Autodesk Inventor now runs smoothly and stable thanks to the 16GB memory. And I can truely recommend it for work use
man im a year late but have you tested this card in Solidworks? looking to replace my 2060Super because it lags when i have assemblies with up to 100 parts
I’ve been game testing Arc A770 on my channel. Seems like people are VERY happy with the gpu (like me). I take game test requests If curious I can provide some game specific feedback.
I have been curious about this card since it was first shown just due to the aesthetic so thanks for the video. I hope Intel is still in the GPU market when I do my next build. Aside from having more competition, it will be interesting to see what they'll do to make themselves standout from the other two and see what other partners start making Arc cards. I'd be perfectly content with them focusing on entry/mid range cards for awhile.
This is a top of the line cooler design. Not many like this one today. Most manufacturers will not transfer weigth from the plate, fan or cooler into the case/IO panel. Failure to do this results in the many damaged slots or cracked cards we see today. Even some with massive backplates are just hanging off the PCIe slot. Also really nice that the RAM/VRM plate is separate from the cooler, so you can keep those cool and switch the fan for a waterblock, if need be. My only complaint would be the noise the ball bearing fan may produce, as FDB would be preferrable. But it is the right choice for a horizontal fan, so not really a negative. Will definitely look for these Acer designs for my next card.
This was a very informative and entertaining video. Thanks, Steve! Here's an idea for another video: reassembly of video cards after teardown! One from each maker / vendor, for example, for comparing the “easiness” of fan replacement or repasting the GPU. I would like to know how to deal with glued parts, PITA connectors (technical name), etc. I’m positive the GN team can make it worth our while.
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Sending some love to Vince/Kingpin! A true craftsman!
He could be the one to accelerate ARC to something market-friendly.
I’ve been testing arc a770 in specific games (various settings) on my channel. Seems like people are VERY happy with the gpu (like me). I take game test requests
If curious I can provide some game specific feedback. Via comments here or there.
I just want eyes on arc!
THANK you GN for actually covering this gpu. I was losing hope being one of the only channels covering it.
@@TechGuyBeau Can you pls make some power consumption draw with the latest drivers? That was my biggest complaint about the Arc gpu, especially the idle draw. It doesn't seem to get much attention
Blower Fan or cage runner is more efficient against Finns on building pressure, the overall flow will be higher than normal blade fans...
This design is smart and far from stupid, it is silent by low load and high performance but loud under load when the blower engages.
By the way is nvidia and at I stupid for using the blower fans?
I like the looks
As some one who remembers GPU advertisements from the 90s and 00s, Im glad Acer went above and beyond for their advert on newegg, definitely alot more than the competition is doing and its a fun and interesting way to advertise a GPU. Acer did indeed go above and beyond for this one. Thanks Steve.
It was a fun ad from them!
I just want Ruby back :(
Ruby will be missed. o7
Yeah, they could be pretty intense. It's like the GPU companies took note how the 16 bit era console companies advertised, it was like a bloodbath.
I tried to get an internship at Amazon, now every time i hear/see „above and beyond” I get flashbacks of those days.
Theyve got a list of stuff they need you to believe in/act like you believe in, and they care about it as much if not more than how technically competetive you are. Above and beyond gets engraved in your brain.
I am rooting for intel. The market needs a third player. Slowly making steps forward.
Market needs some jail time, then maybe third player
@@Wakka9000 😂
@@Wakka9000 Amen to that!
@@Wakka9000 so true !
The market really needs ANY player besides Nvidia.
We like to think that's AMD, but their market share is very small in comparison.
As long as Nvidia has this quasi monopoly, they'll dictate their ridiculous prices.
I love the older aesthetic of this card. Looks like something that would have been around in the late 2000s / early 2010's.
I’ve been testing the a770 on my channel. But I have the LE. Im half tempted to get a bifrost to compare them 😅
I’ll stick with my LE model
"Older" "early 2010s"
Pain intensifies hahaha
@@GamersNexus cries in mid 30s…. (“Back in my day”)
@@GamersNexus Jesus Christ, Steve...
@@GamersNexus I know your pain. 'Older'. That doesn't look like a mid-90's VESA card, or a Voodoo2!
It’s really nice to see some interesting designs. These days every card seems to be designed more or less the same.
There are some super cool ones out there still!
@@GamersNexus
I agree, waifu cards are super cool. Glad we agree
Well, there is a strict reason behind standard design. As in: if it works, don't break it.
@@SMGJohn is that becoming a big phenomena? With IEMs waifu are everywhere. Not something I care about it all but can't help but notice that almost every new product has one
I’ve been tearing game requests on my channel with true LE model. It’s hyper clean.
….But tbh this bifrost looks really appealing. It has an oldschool vibe to it
Wouldn't mind some innovation, so I'm quite interested in these new ways of trying to cool a card. Truly hope Intel won't give up becoming the third competitor in the GPU business, consumers really need it.
Really hoping they stick to it! It'll take years to really punch into the market, but they're the only ones who have the money and staff to do it.
I doubt that Intel will stop now, they already spent ridiculous amounts of money, and are finally at the point where people start buying/recommending their GPUs.
Stopping now seems really stupid.
But then we are still talking about Intel, so we might not be out of the woods jet.
I hope they add the good type of competition. Not the type of "who makes worse decisions" and "who can make the best 4GB card without deleting a blogpost" competition AMD and nVidia are seemingly doing since 2020.
if they stick to it, i will switch to intel. even if it's not the best, i want a 3rd party.
@@GamersNexus i think the fire extinguishers were a joke that the card is so fast it'll light on fire. I dont think they legitimately accidentally put 2 fire extinguishers in frame.
This is great news. For Intel, Acer and us the buyers. Hopefully Acer stays with Intel and releases unique cards for every generation to come or simply just release good cards.
Hopefully EVGA comes back to the GPU Market with Intel GPU's.
Hopefully Acer releases a waifu extreme OC edition
@@LlamitaFiel you want that, don't you?
Lol you guys only want new companies so you could continue shilling for nvidia for lower price. That will make the entry of new companies useless.
I'm glad to hear Vince is doing well and was able to help you guys with this. c:
I liked that little treat! I kinda wish EVGA would make something for AMD... My Red Devil has been great though lol.
EVGA and Kingpin live on, you love to see it
I feel like Intel is leaning into the novelty of their GPUs. It's great to see Intel making moves. Hopefully next gen will come on time and compete as we desperately need it. Let's go Intel!
Yeah, all they need is a decent 4k card and intel will be some real competition.
Even just beginning with the thermal coupling to the backplate, I like how they worked towards making the Arc a promising piece of graphics hardware competition. At least that's what it seems like. So, good on them.
This would look bloody amazing vertically mounted, it would look unlike anything on the market
Agreed. I have one, almost finished with a Prey (2017) themed build using it. And yes, vertically mounted.
I have one in my work computer and it looks great.
I have a cooler master HAF cube with a mesh top cover. The acer GPU would indeed look funny.
@@zivzulander I loved that game!! Do you have a build log posted somewhere? Really curious to see what you've done!
The gold standard 1080 Ti FE design is finally making a comeback!
Not all DIY cases have good airflow. For ITX cases, it's a real possibility that you don't get any exhaust fan at all. This card can be very helpful in those scenarios.
Especially because it's also a fairly compact card as well.
amen, so many people forget that blowers exist for a reason; closed up enterprise computers and SFF cases. Honestly if designed right with a good low pitch fan; they are perfectly fine for cards under 250watts and can be quite under 200w. There are plenty of open case coolers that have been worse, both for noise and performance; anyone whose had an older Gigabyte Windforce card, or most any bottom rung Asus, Msi and Inno3d cards; can attest.
I have the Bifrost A770 in my main rig and am slowly getting parts together for a beige box sleeper project, for which I'm strongly leaning toward the Bifrost A750 variant. The ancient case needs all the help it can get when it comes to airflow.
This whole video is an absolutely perfect introduction to the channel. It's quite approachable and understandable for viewers who may be relatively new to the hobbyist PC space, as it has a fairly tight scope (this video mainly just compares the new Acer card vs the original Intel A770 card, so the fact that there are only two cards to keep in mind and their names are relatively simple and memorable means this video is easier to follow and not as overwhelming as some others), freshly introduces the viewer to all your normal testing methodologies and processes (including stuff that I as a regular viewer hadn't been fully aware of), and keeps everything simple and succinct (which I really appreciated- the data analysis section in particular felt a lot less visually and numerically overwhelming than in the other GN reviews I've seen, though I'm guessing that's mainly because, again, there were only two cards being compared here).
Thanks so much for all this feedback! This is helpful for us to read as well because we're so 'in the weeds' with this stuff that it gets hard to see it from the outside. Very helpful!
@@GamersNexus Likewise!!! It's so validating to hear that from you guys. 😊 Thank you so much for all the work you do, and thank you for finding time in your busy day to read and respond to comments like mine.
Asrock also has an arc 770 but it only has 8 GB of memory.
Nice to see Intel getting support for ARC from well known companies, they need a company like EVGA who has experience in the GPU market to start creating ARC GPUs though. Kingpin A770 GPU maybe 🤔
I'm watching Intel ARC with interest as a third player is needed 😁
I know enough intel people, the marketing and upper management are too arrogant to think they need evga. It's never going to happen.
Yes. K|NGP|N B990 GPU! (B for Battlemage Intel's 2nd Gen Xe2-HPG)
i would kill for someone to get EVGA back into cards. they always made the best.
@@theghostofthomasjenkins9643 I had several EVGA cards and they're the best I've had. Hopefully Intel piques EGVA's interest enough to wanna look at Arc as a way to get back at Nvidia foe the BS they've caused for EVGA. EGVA Arc has a nice ring to it.
@@ResidentWeevil2077 i'll admit, if i fanboy any part maker, it's them. you just know you're getting a certain level of quality or they wouldn't sell it.
You mentioned that this fan setup might have an impact on a "hot box" OEM build - I'd be interested to see that. If you still have one of the super hot pre-builts, maybe test a reference against the Bifrost for thermals and performance on both the CPU and GPU. I wouldn't expect it to be huge or anything, but it'd be interesting to see if that's a problem that this card can actually address.
It also points to a future where we see Dell / HP mid-tier boxes with them.
I wish Intel's GPU department the best of luck because Nvidia went full bananas with ripping us off and AMD as always just follow.
Nvidia wouldn't charge so much if you all would quit blindly buying them.
That is exactly the reason I bought this card for my workstation. It has a great price/performance value against everything else available.
AMD is even a bigger rip off because for produtivity, their Radeon cards are garbage.
@@sammiller6631 There's no other option and hasn't been for a while.
There is never any reason to buy AMD or Intel. Price is the least important argument for a piece of equipment that should just work and cause as little headache as possible in widest possible selection of games and programs. So as long as Nvidia isn't asking twice the price, they're the automatic buy for all people, in all situations.
It's not impossible for AMD or Intel to win against Nvidia at some point, but it's not going to be easy and it doesn't matter if that time isn't here yet. Today is today. Buying hope or trying to support inferior competitor is not acceptable behavior from a consumer. You must always buy the best, so market stays healthy with sensible incentives.
@@noway8662 @No Way You have a very naive view of capitalist market's,Nvidia has 90% market share making it practically a monopoly using predatory tactics at best and price fixing at worst,the market hasn't been healthy in a while and going green unless necessary will not change it.
This card is cool glad you are doing a review
I know you guys hear it a lot, but I want to say it again; your diligence in clear, concise, and unbiased testing is fantastic. Thank you for what you do.
17:50 Very nice design! No RAM chips on the bottom where the biggest pressure happens. Not really a big deal, since it is a light card, but nice to see. Compared to Nvidia's boards where most of the boards have RAM chips also near PCIe slot.
Really love the look of this card! Was already contemplating on buying an intel card, both because of needing an upgrade and also to support the (hopefully) new soon to be competitor on the market, this video convinced me to get one :)
I have the LE model which is super sleek. That’s what I’ve been testing with on my channel. But the Bifrost is strangely charming to me.. want.. don’t need… but WANT
You don't need to kickstart a multi billion dollar company.
@@crylune lol real talk.
Got that GPU last week, looking forward to see it mature!
it run gow at like half power, or less
I definitely agree that this cooling solution really only makes sense in restrictive cooling situations, however unfortunately such circumstances are pretty dang common in this industry. Prebuilts, cheap budget builds, heck even sleeper builds deal with issues like this (In fact it's sleeper PCs where I can see this shine, particularly since it can both exhaust effectively out the expansion slot bracket with the blower fan *and* use flow-through cooling with the axial fan to push air above the GPU to where traditionally most older cases house their single exhaust fan for the system).
Also, since this card can be easily disassembled I can definitely see it's potential for custom paint work, and the cheap price will make it even easier to justify. Overall I think this card has a lot of potential, but much like the 1070 Katana it's a lot of potential in very niche circumstances. Still a neat card though. Might pick one up :D
I hate how the industry has almost totally dropped a blower style cooler option from modern cards. I do understand that they're not as efficient at all as a regularly cooled card, but in return, they work in far more cases than a regularly cooled card would. There's a reason Quadros are still using blower style coolers.
@@arnox4554 People love to talk about thermal efficiency, but something that can also be crucially important is *thermal resiliency*
@@xPLAYnOfficial I'm pretty sure I know what you mean but could you go ahead and explain thermal resiliency a little further?
@@arnox4554 Thermal Resiliency, at least as how I use the phrase, is the idea of how certain cooling solutions hold up under a wide array of thermal situations and environments. For instance, I have a little HP Stream netbook with a quad core 1Ghz Atom APU at it's center. The chosen cooling solution is a thin sheet of copper attached to the plastic case to transfer heat. Efficient for this low-watt chip? Yes. Resilient? Absolutely not. If the laptop is in any remotely hot climate it runs into serious cooling problems, because the cooling solution is much more sensitive.
In this instance, "traditional" multi-fan axial-blade arrangements for GPU cooling are much more noise-efficient than "blower-style" coolers, assuming the fan curves are handled correctly, but they are also much more sensitive to their thermal surroundings. Axial-fan coolers can get to a point where they will start to have problems attempting to cool the GPU, given a thermally-constrained environment. Blower-style coolers, while louder, can usually "brute force" through tougher thermal situations, and due to their design often pull much higher static pressures for airflow and thus can sometimes succeed in areas axial-fan cooling solutions cannot.
Personally I tend to use blower-style GPUs for sleeper builds, as they tend to handle the constrained airflow situation much better than other cooling solutions on GPUs on the current market. The sad truth is that many pre-builts, cheap cases and even "nicer" aftermarket cases have the same airflow limitations and challenges as sleeper builds have, and sometimes they are even worse.
@@xPLAYnOfficial Got it. Thanks!
The more I see of Intel's Arc A770, the more impressed I am with it. Very affordable, competitive midrange performance, and modern features (XeSS+FSR, AV1 encoding, AI acceleration, etc).
Battlemage may actually kick ass and take names.
yeah, it's still not "competitive" yet, but everything about it shows it's going that direction. it's got a good future if they don't pull anything stupid.
Yep. I did not expect Intel to actually be trending in the right direction with their GPUs. That's good!!! Hoping they don't kill them off here shortly.
It reminds me a bit of the 5700xt. A mid range card for a new architecture that is there to test the waters and iron out issues. I look forward to seeing what they come out with for their 800 series.
To be frank, they're selling it at a loss. Still, for a first generation product, it's shaping up quite well.
Really cool card with nice attention to detail with the thermal putty.
"Unique" doesn't always mean "good", but in this case, it at least does not seem to be a hinderance in any way other than idle noise. If they keep up with the simple construction of the card (without plastic bits... Intel), I am really excited to see what is in store for the Battlemage cards.
Interestingly, the thermal putty is exactly the same colour as Upsiren U6.
“Unique doesn’t always mean good.” Ha, damn right, my friend.
Motel 6 springy bed sound on the heat sink. 🤣 That's why I subscribed way back. Re edit your post, I need to see that grin on your face buddy. Very good, detailed review and teardown.
I'm one of the lucky ones to purchase this at Amazon for a low $349. Mainly, I purchased it because of the low price and looks. I do believe the two-fan setup works hand in hand as the (Aeroblade closer to the CPU) blower fan expels all the hot air at the back heat sink preventing heat buildup inside the case. The foam on the side of the heat is to prevent hot air leakage making sure all hot air passes through the heat sink, and ultimately the frostblade cools down the tube ends. Please do a revisit review if you can on the performance when Intel issues a new driver, firmware updates.
lol, Love how you put up the fire extinguisher in the shot. Nice work guys!
Looks like Acer did a great job, especially for their first run! Competition 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I have been using an A770 since launch and I really like it. The improvements have been huge at times and the worst is just a few crashes here and there which I have had the same with Nvidia and AMD cards also. I will be buying the next gen Intel GPU at launch. I'm really looking forward to their Battlemage architecture update.
Same; I built my current rig with an NZXT H1, and compared to the Gigabyte 3070 Ti I have, I'd rather use the A770 as it's quieter and takes up far less space than the 3070 Ti. Not to mention 16GB of VRAM is more desirable than 8GB, even if GDDR6X is supposed to be faster. Hopefully Battlemage will utilize GDDR6W VRAM; Samsung is developing GDDR6W as an alternative to Nvidia and Micron's GDDR6X VRAM, and it looks to be comparable in terms of overall speed and bandwidth.
@@ResidentWeevil2077 Agreed. I love how quiet my A770 is and the 16gb of VRAM is definitely a plus in my eyes. It works great for the games I play at 1440p max settings.
don't you have a loud coil whine? my a770 LE is so loud even when watching youtube videos lol
@@sosuke91 No, my A770 LE doesn't have any coil whine at all.
@@dracer35 can i ask your mobo and your PSU what are? Thx
I love that you guys also put a fire extinguisher behind the box as well when displaying it lol
I have this card for a month or so and I'm very happy with the peformance and thermals, besides the odd fancurve on the axial/blower where it goes between ~900-1200rpm inconsistent... and can't do a fancurve with the useless software that comes with the card... but hey, the tiny little details with being a early adopter, right? edit: oh boy, 1700 for the axial.. god damn
Probably still better off than the poor early amd adopters, I heard horror stories from those times.
@@goldenhate6649 All horror stories grow as they get older with each retelling. AMD is no different.
I have had mine for 3 weeks. And the only time I have had a crash was when I enabled overclocking. So I just skipped until Intel improves that feature in the drivers. Otherwise everything is running great.
@@goldenhate6649 You can always trust some Nvidia fanboy goober to come along and spout the AMD driver meme in a completely unrelated discussion. Like clockwork you guys are.
@@CaptainKenway or it's something that actually happened and it's relevant to the conversation. you don't need to get offended when someone bad mouths AMD.
Since I own an Acer Predator laptop with an RTX 3080 and it's pretty neat, especially because I got it for the price af a Desktop 3080 back in 2021, I really appreciate this cooperation.
Also: That Bionic(le) pun totally got me. That stuff is pure childhood! The best thing Lego ever did! :'D
I am so excited to see board partners elevate Intel's GPUs. I just built a new all AMD desktop last November, so I won't be upgrading anytime soon, but if this kind of build-quality is paired with more meaningful software improvements, Intel may well be the definitive mid-tier value choice for me next time I decide to upgrade. Refreshingly positive news - thanks GN for the coverage!
Just got the Limited Edition 16GB A770. After all the updates, tweaks and tricks, it really runs well. The price of a 3060 but the performance of a 3070. I just with the coil while was not to damn loud.
I've had one for a while now, really liking it.
It’s great to see some established pc company taking on making gpus after EVGA pulling out. Acer offering an interesting design and going with Intel sounds like a good thing.
Blowers are usually better for your other components. Would be cool to see you re-test the BiFrost vs reference model as to which system will have a cooler CPU inside the case.
0 impact unless it is a very hot, bad case.
@@GamersNexus like most ITX cases?
I feel like it would be a good option for something like the T1 or Velka 5
Best thing about this channel is how you hold the manufacturers accountable to potential customers. I have begun paying more attention to the videos presented here.
it looks like they made it well. It actually looks like a quality product
It's a shame there aren't more blower + axial flow-through designs on the market. They offer a valuable option for SFF and HTPC pc cases, which can have unusual layouts
I really hope that Acer can punch into the market with how this review went. Intel having board partners that are allowed to make more unusual designs is really interesting to me, and when I eventually upgrade my GPU in probably about 5+ years (assuming Intel manages to make it that long) it might steer me towards getting an Arc card vs Radeon or Geforce.
its crazy to me to see just how close the 750 and the 770 are. but great video
The regular fan + blower fan aesthetic actually looks pretty nice.
I always liked the blower design, mostly because it dumps the GPU heat outside the case. This helps a lot with the internal temperatures of the case. And in a well vented case it helps with GPU temps, because it's just that bit extra heat that you don't need to deal with. Much in the same way that you'd have your PSU draw in external air, rather than vent the case through the PSU.
My current system has the radiator mounted on the outside of the case. So the heat from the CPU and GPU is taken outside and dumped straight into the room. The radiator fan draws in room temperature air, not pre-heated case air, which keeps temps low.
Cool, I really wanted to see this unconventional card reviewed with teardown. Regarding your point towards the end on pricing vs. the reference design, here in Europe the A770 ref is widely available in 8GB but virtually inexistent in 16GB so just having the Bifrost card in stock is nice !
Only place I was able to get an A770 was on ebuyer. Got one a few days ago and so far very impressed.
Actually haven't seen the a770 8gb card been sold in Australia nor would I have bought as it is not enough for 4k.
This design is actually quite interesting, especially if you're building in a confined space with limited airflow. They also offer a 7600 RX version. I wish GPU manufacturers would start producing smaller GPUs.
The fire extinguisher ascended me lmfao
Thanks, Steve. I'd ordered everything for my first ever Intel build, except the GPU. I was torn, really wanted a 3060Ti but the prices! Possibly open to the A770, watched this and other videos and when the card suddenly/miraculously showed up on Newegg yesterday, it seemed like destiny calling. Maybe a bit too much bli- ... ooh, shiny!
The fact that you can disassemble this for maintenance makes it more desirable in my eyes over the intel card. Also glad to see its a 2 slot design
I have Intels A770 and the thing is sharp. I like this design as well!
I really like the look of this card, definitely a unique cooler design
Not gonna lie, took me until 4:58 to realize it was Acer not ASUS 😅. Very cool to see a new board partner, especially a new partner to a new GPU manufacturer!
Great teardown video, it was very informative. Thanks Steve!
I rarely get excited about GPUs but this is such a neat design and well made.
I will say from a strictly looks perspective this is probably one of the most interesting cards to come out in a long time, I wouldn't buy it as it's way below the performance level I'm looking at, but still a very cool looking design.
That's the GPU I went with. It was expensive getting it to Australia but I love it.
"BRUSH!!!"
hahahaha, I honestly liked that video. It was better than I'd expect from a retailer!
Cool video! Thanks Steve and the team! Also cool to revisit some of your testing areas at the office.
I sold my 3070 for an Arc and I couldn’t be happier. It’s an extremely powerful card and it’s outperforming my 3070 across the board.
Given smaller size of actual heatsink, its highly impressive what Acer achived thermally with that card.
Love to see a 3rd party partner model for Arc Graphics. It's a good sign, I think, that Intel may have some staying power in the market.
Hopefully you're right. If they can start gunning a little bit for the high end market, might force red and green to stop with their ridiculous pricing schemes. Conversely, they can just steal the low to midrange market from red and green.
@@SteelJM1 If you all would stop buying Team Green so blindly, they wouldn't be encouraged to start ridiculous pricing schemes.
@@sammiller6631 Won't happen. Most people cheering Arc on just want it to force Jensen to lower prices so they can buy an Nvidia card cheaper, i.e. the same role they've expected from AMD/ATI to fulfill for the past couple of decades.
The quality of this GPU build if you ask me is exceptional. Everything was cooled with some sort of attention and that I like.
The Acer A770 was actually $349 on Amazon until they ran out of stock... Same price as the Intel but better
Was going to finally upgrade my 1070 to a 4090 but now I'm going to get an Arc A770 and then when battlemage comes up get one of those cards and pass the A770 to my cousin :)
I hope Intel comes with new gpus in the future may drivers mature like fine wine
I bought this exact GPU 3 weeks ago, I'm very happy. I live in Sweden.
The 50 dollars markup is worth it just based on the fact that they made it serviceable, and Intel did the exact opposite of that.
Also, bonus points for getting an "it's not bad" summary from Steve. Honestly, I'm impressed at how much they got right from the get-go. Definitely proving that they give a damn, even though they could have skipped the thermal puddy on some of the components. They're preparing themselves for higher output cards, which I have no doubt Intel will bring to the market in the near future.
I just ordered one of these on Amazon for $350... It has been roughly 6 hours since then and it's back to $400. Now here's hoping that the one or two games I play do alright with the teething issues called drivers lol.
@@SergeyPupkoMusic What games you planning on playing with it?
@@legendaryjimbob7685 for now I'm kinda stuck on X4: Foundations lol. My 1070 is running it in 4K but struggles a bit. Otherwise, I'm kind of not sure. 😂
1:08 “Always gotta look at optics when you’re filming what’s in the background of a shot, because it might convey a message”
I liked that bit
20:55 I think the foam's function is that of a gasket. That way they ensure that the radial center fan blows through the high impedance thinstack instead of leaking around it.
Blower fans don't rattle more than axial fans, not sure where you picked that up.
They really aren't inherently bad. They just get a bad rep because they are used in extremly cost conscious designs since one fan is obviously less complex than multiple axial fans.
I think a card with a bigger blower (similar to what you see in a PS5) and a beefy thinstack would be quieter than most axial solutions available today. They also don't pump hot air into your case which is a big plus imo.
A gasket function for flow guidance makes sense in places where it might otherwise leak, yes. But metal blower fans absolutely rattle more than plastic axial fans. 100%. We picked it up in our testing over the years. Especially thin metal -- it transfers to everything securing it in place if it's not built well.
@@GamersNexus Thanks for clarifying. I thought you meant that blowers in general rattle more than axial fans.
I can see how a metal impeller with thin blades would be more susceptible to resonance caused by motor commutation.
The higher mass also augments imbalance which causes a lot of the low frequency vibration traveling to neighbouring components.
This GPU looks like it really had love in it from people who made it, it just looks great.
Just bought this card from Amazon for $339. Wish me luck, everybody!
How did it work out?
@@tlv8555 I used it for a while, then sold it due to driver incompatibility issues with my AI video upscaling software. I ended up with a 4080, which I paid way too much for, but it works perfectly.
Now I have no regrets for cancelling my Bifrost order, because I was able LE instead. I think both cards have their pros and cons, but I really didn't want to deal with the Predator software
Thank you for the video.
As weird as it is, I'm glad that they decided to throw something out there. Glad to see more AIBs pushing Intel GPUs, I'm certainly open to seeing how Intel's GPUs develop for the future!
Weird design aside, I think it's unique! Kinda reminds me of the Cute Pet RX 570, or the Yeston RX6000 / RTX 3000 series GPU coolers. More unique designs, even if they're not my taste, may help to promote more innovation, which is good c:
I have to admit.. I normally dont love RGB cards. But this one somehow makes me feel nostalgic, even if I cant say it looks like anything Ive ever owned. I love it. And I would consider this for a new low-mid build on design alone
The card really looks beefy and I heard it OCs good not that it helps much. Just uploaded undervolt video and it seems to be as good as on newer nvidia cards and it fixes coil whine that most LE have? Did you have any coil whine when running this card at stock? Thanks for disassembly just what I was looking for only saw unboxing videos so far.
coil whine can be caused mediocre power from the grid not being cleaned up enough by a underperforming power supply. The same card in two different places and systems can have two different levels of coil whine.
"It's not bad, and that actually is good"
The ultimate GN compliment!
This looks like a "rare" card from 20 years ago. A card a tech channel does a review on, as an "interesting find".
Steve, when you disassemble the card - make it ASMR!
LTT: We have all these expansive pointy foams with no numbers.
GN: Here are the numbers.
23:45 those foam strips seem to have more to do with directing and sealing the airflow from the radial fan than with vibrations.
But, since they are actual foam strips, they should help to quieten things up also
I made sure to watch the newegg video for context before finishing yours. I was not disappointed
Lol... /thanks Steve...
To me, Acer coming in and delivering a very well built product is expected, and I hope their next entry is something I can grab onto.
When they were first released the BiFrost was about 50 - 70 dollars cheaper than the Intel "founder" cards in Sweden. I haven't looked at current pricing though. Back then we were still waiting for benchmarks and could only speculate if these would turn out to be worth the money. The A770 from intel was introduced at a price of just over $600 and the A770 BiFrost at about $550, which made them look more interesting even with the weird fan arrangement. But when benchmarks were available they were not really interesting at anything approaching that price.
If the prices look really horrible then know that they include VAT of 20%. So the prices excluding VAT was about $480 for the Intel cards and $440 for the Acer BiFrost. Having a quick look all versions are in stock at various stores, but prices are still way to high to make them interesting.
Having used an A770 on and off since launch, I can confidently say that they're in a pretty good place now. Their next 1-2 generations should fix a lot of the "low hanging fruit" on the hardware side and rapidly advance their GPUs to a strong competitive position.
They seem to be in a good place now because Nvidia is not actively crippling their performance. But once they get Nvidia's attention their gaming performance will be crippled on games using Nvidia tech. We'll have to see if Intel is willing to spend big money to counteract it.
I just got the Bifrost to add to my collection after getting the LE back in October. Biggest difference that i experienced is the thermals and noise in a compact case. The LE gets a lot hotter.
Still have to figure the Bifrost card out for overclocking but i doubt that it will be able to match my LE (currently rank 1 time spy gpu score, done with stock cooler and -5c ambient temps)
I dont know crap about computers but i love this dudes channel an how he breaks everything down. Its very interesting to watch an he knows his stuff this dude deserves millions of viewes.
Yay for great testing zones. I like the new office. Great job!
I’ve been waiting months for this. It’s such a cool looking GPU.
The moment I realized that I need more of your content was when I almost typed "LTT" into the search bar.
This is probably the one I would buy just because the design is interesting. Good to see they got the coveted “It’s alright!” from GN which is mostly what I needed to know.
That is some impressive looking power management for a relatively low power card. Acer did Intel a solid when they reworked the card for their adaptation of it. I don't know if it is because the GPU is picky and needs that kind of extreme power delivery, but more is generally better when it comes down to it and that card certainly looks impressive.
This card I have had for 3 weeks. It works great for me in my work computer. It replaced the very slow but stable RTX2060. Autodesk Inventor now runs smoothly and stable thanks to the 16GB memory. And I can truely recommend it for work use
man im a year late but have you tested this card in Solidworks? looking to replace my 2060Super because it lags when i have assemblies with up to 100 parts
Happy to hear this first step was pretty solid from Acer working on an Intel card :) Hoping this trend will continue going forward.
Dang, i love the new setup in the background during game benchmarks!
I’ve been game testing Arc A770 on my channel. Seems like people are VERY happy with the gpu (like me). I take game test requests
If curious I can provide some game specific feedback.
I have been curious about this card since it was first shown just due to the aesthetic so thanks for the video. I hope Intel is still in the GPU market when I do my next build. Aside from having more competition, it will be interesting to see what they'll do to make themselves standout from the other two and see what other partners start making Arc cards. I'd be perfectly content with them focusing on entry/mid range cards for awhile.
This is a top of the line cooler design. Not many like this one today. Most manufacturers will not transfer weigth from the plate, fan or cooler into the case/IO panel. Failure to do this results in the many damaged slots or cracked cards we see today.
Even some with massive backplates are just hanging off the PCIe slot.
Also really nice that the RAM/VRM plate is separate from the cooler, so you can keep those cool and switch the fan for a waterblock, if need be.
My only complaint would be the noise the ball bearing fan may produce, as FDB would be preferrable. But it is the right choice for a horizontal fan, so not really a negative.
Will definitely look for these Acer designs for my next card.
It looks like a pretty sweet card. The visuals especially are unique in a good way,
That card in white paint + blue fans would look so freaking cool
This was a very informative and entertaining video. Thanks, Steve! Here's an idea for another video: reassembly of video cards after teardown! One from each maker / vendor, for example, for comparing the “easiness” of fan replacement or repasting the GPU. I would like to know how to deal with glued parts, PITA connectors (technical name), etc. I’m positive the GN team can make it worth our while.