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

I purchased this as a dedicated hardware transcoding GPU for a rack mount server, it requires no external power, fits in a 2U case, comes with both full size and low profile brackets, but swapping them requires a little creativity as the plastic shroud covers the upper screw. Installation is easy as no external power needs to be connected. Out of the box, the cards firmware contains a bug that causes the fan to constantly spin up for a few seconds, this is fixed by installing the Intel GPU drivers under Windows which also upgrades the firmware during install. After that, it runs quietly and fulfils that role perfectly and runs cool, the fan is barely noticeable, even at full chat. While it was in a windows environment, I ran 3D Mark, being a 4GB card it’s clearly going to struggle, so had to drop to the basic benchmarking test, 3D Mark predicted FPS results on 1080 High: Fortnight 180+ Battle Field V 55+ Apex Legends 110+ GTA V 145+, Red Dead Redemption 2 35+ Obviously those are just guide numbers, but for a basic card at 1080p, it looks like Arc has some decent performance potential. It handles transcoding multiple streams with ease, unlike NVIDIA, no artificial session limit on transcodes, the only concern is 4GB VRAM, but that is more than enough for over a dozen H264/H265 transcodes from 1080 down to whatever. If you need more, then choose a card with extra VRAM. Is it good value? That depends on your needs. For gaming at 1080, I would pay a little more and go Arc 570/580, at 1080 they are significantly more capable. If you just need to add a low power, quiet GPU for transcoding duties with AV1 support for the future, it’s the cheapest and arguably best option, also ideal if you stream and want to hardware encode in real time without hitting your main GPU’s resources.

Needed a GPU for my Jellyfin server, this one does the job absolutely fine for a few clients. Great value for money, decoding done properly at a low price-point. Looks great, fits nice in my mid-tower server and the speed is great. Temps are nice, unless you run it to the max & depends on your environment but for me it sits very nice

One star deducted for its lack of Blu-ray and 4K hardware playback, aka it will not play a disk with Cyberlink Software. If this is not an issue for you then it's streaming of HD and UHD content on a older generation machine's is flawless. Comes with 2x mini DP out and one HDMI, I found the HDMI to be a bit temperamental. Ever wanted to get more mileage from am older generation i5 for some light gaming and streaming 1080p HD and 4K video? This has you covered 💯. Don't expect miracles, but I was impressed with it's performance at this price point Use it for your plex server! Use it to stream your family HD and UHD videos. Use it to finally play Half-life 2 😉. Small/ slim profile allows it to fit into a slim PC. Comes attached with the larger bracket. Slimline case one is included but it's tricky to remove the top screw as the cover/ cooling mounting is obstructive.

Bought this to add hardware transcoding support to Plex and other apps on my TrueNAS machine. What can I say. This added proper hardware transcoding support to my machine, and fantastic encoding for such a small GPU. I tested this with Handbrake running via Docker. Previously I was getting maybe 150 fps encoding via software H.264 for my DVD rips, but now I'm encoding at the slowest preset, HEVC H.265 at 800 fps. I ordered this on 28th December and it arrived all the way from the USA on 5th January. For it to arrive so quickly over the New Year is amazing.

As many people would guess this I did not get for gaming but for encoding/decoding and transcoding for a jellyfin setup! And i have to say since i have an x series cpu with no igpu this takes a huuge load off my cpu, it is constantly processing 3 1080p feeds from cameras as well as can easily transcode 4k streams to my tv and devices even at the same time! Easy to install great packaging really, has a half height side you can install if required for low profile cases Draws about 45W or so most of the time, and some people mentioned it being loud? Well no issues with that for me in a 4U chassis almost cant even hear it. My cpu fan is louder than this tiny fan. Works wonderfully with jellyfin and can transcode to av1! Space savings here we go! Specific linux kernel required for drivers but the intel drivers are stable as it can be, no crashes or hiccups yet!

Bought this card to run transcoding operations for Plex and Handbrake. While the low power consumption, Intel GPU, and small form factor are enticing, the fan has a major firmware bug where it continuously spins up and down. Sparkle claims that installing the latest Intel drivers will push a firmware update, but after trying several times through a Windows VM and on bare metal this was proven false. After researching this further, I found that users have the same issue and neither Sparkle nor Intel seem to care to fix this. If you're looking for a small, efficient graphics card, look elsewhere.

These cards are exceptional, offering outstanding performance for applications like Unraid and Plex, as well as for various desktop tasks. They possess the power to handle demanding workloads while maintaining an efficient balance, ensuring they don't consume excessive energy or generate significant heat. This makes them an ideal choice for users seeking high capability without sacrificing thermal management.

Good card, but there's a bug in the firmware when running in a Linux host where there is no fan control, so it constantly revs from idle to about 30%, can make the noise a bit annoying depending how quiet your environment is

Stuck this in an old i7-6700k running Linux and it's exactly what it needed. Great value for the price. My next major build will have an intel as well. Nvidia and AMD can get bent.

Intel ARC oramai si sta consolidando soprattutto su Windows senza disdegnare l'ambiente Linux laddove pero' manca ancora di un pannello di controllo per monitorare voltaggi e temperature (che nel mio caso sono stati fisicamente sopperiti con una sonda e un pannello frontale del case). Con le variabili d'ambiente DXVK migliora ancora di piu' anche se per me il gaming e' saltuario. Principalmente la uso per Blender 4.2 LTS con le openAPI dove al benchmark ha totalizzato 1800.94 punti. Dignotosissima, considerando che si pone tra una RTX 2060 e una RTX 2070 (la Super e' logicamente superiore). Non e' complicata da configurare, i drivers open source MESA sono i medesimi delle AMD Radeon su Linux. Spero duri di piu' della mia defunta Radeon Pro 5500 e che non speculino sui prezzi in futuro perche' l'unico vero dubbio su Intel e' la distribuzione in Europa, al momento, non all'altezza e a dir poco irrispettosa. Infatti da poco e' uscita la B580 e non e' ben supportata dalle nostre parti, non e' purtroppo un problema relativo solo all'Italia ma in tutta Europa, quindi grave come situazione. Speriamo Intel rimedi presto perche' queste schede hanno un senso se riescono a ridurre il predominio Nvidia sulla fascia media essendo anche migliori delle Radeon di fascia media (e almeno fino ad Alchemist, meno costose).

La arc a580 tiene la mejor relación precio/FPS del mercado según tomshardware, pero tiene algunas desventajas: 1. Intel todavía necesita mejorar los drivers porque algunos juegos como Uncharted se cierran inesperadamente haciendo imposible terminar el juego. 2. Cuando los abanicos funcionan al 90%-100% de velocidad son muy ruidosos, literalmente como una aspiradora. En conclusión, no encontrarás una GPU nueva con mejor rendimiento por ese precio pero también es un riesgo porque no sabemos que tanto pueda mejorar los drivers de Intel en futuras versiones.

Price is a bit high, card is not good for games but very efficient and powerful for transcoding

Looking for a good low profile videocard and wanted actually an Intel card, so this one is obvious surely for the price! a lot better than those ancient 730 videocards you see around for a lot more money..