Sparkle Intel Arc A580 ORC OC Edition, 8GB GDDR6, ThermalSync, Torn Cooling, Axial Fan, Metal Backplate, SA580C-8GOC

I have this installed in the Fractal Ridge and the size is spot on so I can fit this GPU next to the AIO. (ITX/SFFPC challenges lol)The build quality is very good, and the construction is very sturdy (thick plastic in the shroud, fans have no play, etc).Even though there's an AIO next to it. No problems with the temperature. Idles at 40c-47c (zero fan), and at 100% load, temps stay around 57c to 60c. These temps are also when the CPU is at 100% load because I multi-task doing encoding, software encoding, and decoding for the next project.I did some light gaming on it (Ready or Not), and there were no problems with "Epic/High" graphics at 1080p. However, its main purpose is Long GOP workloads (Adobe Pr and Me), AND it beats/eats/demolishes (and has 4:2:2 chroma) the 7900XTX and the 4090 while only costing a fraction of the cost!(I got mine used for even more savings!)

Out of the box I had some issues with this card. I paired this card with a Ryzen 5 5600 and 32GBs of Ram running at 3600mhz. Drivers aren’t quite as easy to install compared to Nvidia or AMD. I had to use DDU to fully remove graphic drivers as intel drivers has some issues when other drivers are still installed. Comparing this card to the one I replaced the RTX 2060, performance is hit or miss on some games. Some older titles that use DX11 frame rates are very inconsistent, with stutters at High settings. At low the problems are gone and the card runs fine. For DX12 game’s, performance is much better. Fortnite at Med to High setting I would average 90-100fps. On Shadow of the Tomb Raider set at Max Settings the card managed 90fps. Temperatures often stay at 75-80 in my ATX. Verdict, would I recommend this card? Yes, but to those who have built one or two and know what they are doing.

This GPU has paired extremely well with my Intel i5-13400. It lets me play every game I own at 1080p ultra settings, which is perfect since my monitor is only 1080p, and is able to maintain 75fps (also capped by my monitor). Most of these games are DX11 and DX12, but for now I have so far not had any issues with older titles neither performance nor stability wise. I gotta say the Arc A580 has seriously exceeded my expectations, and I intend to hold on to it before upgrading to Battlemage when it comes out.

The media could not be loaded. Honestly great card . I use it for a little bit for light video editing and gaming but realize it’s really meant for somebody just getting into gaming or editing . For me who been doing it for a while i need a card with more vram.

I was very pleasantly surprised with the incredible value of this card. For the $150-$170 range this is amazing.It's also cool how the RGB logo changes colors with temp changes; I slotted this into an old Dell XPS 8900 case that I gutted and rebuilt, but you can still see the logo peeking through the side vents.Yeah it's a bit weird-looking with the blue color, but especially if you don't have a glass side panel, you can't go wrong with this for an awesome budget gamer build. Huge sleeper card!

The Sparkle A580 GPU suffers from several problems. The first is a hardware or firmware bug that causes the fans to spin up from 0 RPM to around 1200 RPM every ten seconds. It wouldn't be so bad if the fans were quiet, but the fans are really loud. They actually rumble and I can feel the vibration on my desk and on the floor. You can set the fans to stay on, but the minimum fan speed is 30% and it's loud at that point. Unfortunately, this problem has been known since this card has been released and there hasn't been a firmware fix yet. You can read about complaints online. I wish I had.There are also other problems that plague Intel Arc GPUs in general. One that I found is that you will sometimes get a flashing black screen when booting up or in the BIOS screen. This card suffers from that too.Another problem is driver installation. Intel's latest drivers refused to install for me on Windows 11 22H2 on an AMD AM4 platform. It would exit out immediately after loading the installer. I was finally able to get it working after upgrading to Windows 11 24H2.The final problem I experienced with this card, and the latest Arc drivers, is that they won't install on C610 LGA 2011-v3 platform. The system will crash with a WHEA unrecoverable error. But using an older driver works fine. I was also able to install it on an old Z79 LGA 1155 based PC, but not on a C610 Broadwell workstation that has ReBAR support.I have been building PCs since 1990 and this has been one of the most frustrating experiences I've had with a piece of hardware in terms of compatibility, driver issues, and noise.

I'm pairing the A580 with the i3-14100f, I'm playing most games at 1080p and ultra settings. It took a bit to get all the settings/drivers set. I've gotten consistent 60 fps at ultra Baldur's Gate 3, Hogwart's Legacy, and Fallout 4. Starfield I got consistent 55-60 fps on high/ultra. Great combo and will definitely last me a few years.I was tempted to return it for the A770 due to the vram and slight performance boost. Now that's I've seen this combo in action I'm glad I didn't. I hope Intel keeps at it.

me agrado lo rapido que llego, pero el soporte de intel y mas de esta tajeta sparkle es minimo no se pudo solucionar un problema con el driver que no permitia salida de audio por el HDMI, la imagen era muy buena el desempeño en juegos super y entonces mejor devolver el articulo antes de que pase el tiempo y no se solucione el problema con los drivers. la use con un i5 de 9generacion y 32G de ram ddr4 la pantalla un tv samsung 43bu8. en algunis foros recomiendan el uso de esta tarjeta con procesadores de la 11° gen hacia arriba.