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For one thing, both that Nvidia card and that AMD card weren\u2019t great when they were new! Ars Technica<\/em> called<\/a> the RTX 3050 \u201can overpriced 1080p GPU\u201d over 20 months ago<\/em>. The AMD RX 6600 is two years old this month<\/a>. Still, those are the cards in the same price band as the new Intel A580 \u2014 since the RX 7600, RTX 3060, and RTX 4060 cost more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The good news is that Intel seems to be willing to hit prices with new cards (and 256-bit memory interfaces for fewer 1440p bottlenecks) that its competitors aren\u2019t always willing to match. And while drivers aren\u2019t yet mature, they are maturing<\/em><\/a> to the point that some journalists are willing to recommend the A750 as a budget alternative to Nvidia and AMD. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n I\u2019d suggest waiting until Intel releases its Battlemage GPUs in 2024 instead of picking up this last vestige of the Alchemist GPU generation. Hopefully, AMD and Nvidia will do better with budget GPUs, too \u2014 it\u2019s been a rough run<\/a> for entry-level desktop PC gamers recently.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n But if you\u2019ve only got $180 to spend and really can\u2019t budget for an A750? Well, maybe go for for the ASRock A580 instead of the Sparkle A580 since both Tom\u2019s Hardware <\/em>and TechPowerUp<\/em> found<\/a> the Sparkle has unusually loud fans. TechPowerUp<\/em> says<\/a> the ASRock doesn\u2019t seem to have that issue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n