Japanese Retailer Offers Free Intel A750 GPU with Nvidia RTX 4090 Purchase

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By Anton Shilov
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Enthusiasts should try Intel's Arc A750 graphics card out, thinks a Japanese retailer.

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A Japanese retailer is running a promotion aimed at those who would like to get the highest performance in games and try out Intel's Arc 'Alchemist' discrete GPU at the same time. For a limited time, if you buy an Asus TUF GeForce RTX 4090 24GB Gaming graphics card (which is among the best graphics cards money can buy today) from NTT-X, the retailer will also give you a free Intel Arc A750 graphics board, reports PC Watch.

The retailer charges $2,310 (¥314,460 without VAT) for the TUF GeForce RTX 4090 24GB Gaming, which may not look like a great price for a graphics card that has an MSRP of $1,599. Yet, prices in Japan tend to be higher compared to prices in the USA, and when you make the purchase, NTT-X also bundles an Intel Arc A750 graphics board. That makes the whole package look at least somewhat more competitive. Furthermore, loyal customers can get a $122 (¥16,360) discount, sweetening the deal.

GeForce RTX 4090 buyers are usually performance-minded PC gaming enthusiasts with deep pockets that demand absolutely the best bleeding-edge performance possible. By contrast, Intel's Arc A750 is a midrange offering that attempts to deliver an attractive balance of price, performance, and overall experience. In other words, it definitely isn't fast. 

While most GeForce RTX 4090 owners would probably rather not get an Intel Arc graphics card at all, some of them are curious enthusiasts who might like to try one to get a taste of what Intel offers in the discrete GPU space. For them, NTT-X's offering makes a lot of sense. They could also use the free card to build an entry-level gaming PC for a family member. 

It is noteworthy that getting a similar package in the U.S. may actually be a bit cheaper. Newegg has MSI's GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming Trio 24GB for $1,599 and Intel's Arc A750 8GB for $249, so if you want to get the best graphics card and find out what Intel has to offer in the discrete GPU space, it may be easier and cheaper to make this purchase in the U.S.

Anton Shilov
Anton Shilov
Freelance News Writer

Anton Shilov is a Freelance News Writer at Tom’s Hardware US. Over the past couple of decades, he has covered everything from CPUs and GPUs to supercomputers and from modern process technologies and latest fab tools to high-tech industry trends.

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9 Comments Comment from the forums
  • Order 66
    To the average consumer, this makes no sense why would you need two graphics cards (even if you get the a750 for free)? However, I could see people purchasing it so that they sell the a750 to recoup some of the cost of the 4090.
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  • Elusive Ruse
    One for you one for your kid 😁
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  • Metal Messiah.
    This promo doesn't actually make much sense, in my opinion. It's an ODD combination of GPU bundle for sure.

    BTW, this isn't the first time that Japan has offered an unusually weird discount or promotion on Intel's Arc products. Previously some retailers in the country offered the Intel Arc A750 8 GB graphics card for as low as $150 US.

    It looks like Japan really got an abundance of Arc Alchemist stock that is now being offloaded through these promotions. 19,800 Japanese Yen which converts to $150 US.
    1624067516506198016View: https://twitter.com/SquashBionic/status/1624067516506198016
    Overstock of Intel GPUs in Japan ?

    https://cdn.wccftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Intel-Arc-A750-150-US-Japanese-Retailer-scaled.jpg
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  • Metal Messiah. said:
    It looks like Japan really got an abundance of Arc Alchemist stock that is now being offloaded through these promotions. 19,800 Japanese Yen which converts to $150 US.
    It's also worth noting that in Japan, foreign electronics is more expensive than outside Japan. For example, Intel CPUs are often 20-30% more expensive in Japan than elsewhere.

    So for them to sell the A750 for almost half its regular price is very telling.
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  • cyrusfox
    I wish we had those prices here, I can wait, drivers are maturing anyways so what's the rush.
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  • razor512
    The A750 might work as an extra card for the chipset connected PCIe X4 slot so that they can run 4 additional displays if going for 5-8 displays for their PC.
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  • SethNW
    Well, I guess they got two low interest product and hope they can get rid of both... :-D

    I guess in a way it makes sense, give product that doesn't sell to improve value if more expensive product you didn't fully give up on yet and hope that consumers see value in reselling Arc or have need for second card. But it still is quite funny situation with how silly the offer is. Still better than exploding Gigabyte PSUs though. :-D
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  • Metal Messiah.
    Nolonar said:
    It's also worth noting that in Japan, foreign electronics is more expensive than outside Japan. For example, Intel CPUs are often 20-30% more expensive in Japan than elsewhere.

    So for them to sell the A750 for almost half its regular price is very telling.
    Yeah, the electronics is usually expensive in Japan, except for some other goods. So this 150 USD price tag for the Intel Arc GPU sounds like a real deal for customers of Japan.

    I mean in 150 USD you are getting a very capable card which is enough for gaming. Because I think in this price range, it's hard to find a GPU as powerful as the A750.

    I think the seller got these cards in bulk/wholesale value, maybe even at a much lower price than 150 USD per card. Though. I'm just guessing here. It is either that, or the seller has got a huge inventory of these cards stocked in his warehouse.

    So maybe they are selling off these at a cheaper price just to clear the inventory and overstock, imo.
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  • PEnns
    What an awesome idea!!

    When you're finally tired of playing your games at 350 fps, just plug in this baby and play them (or just admire them....) at 25 fps!!
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