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Intel will sell Arc graphics cards under its "Limited Edition" branding. The A750 LE looks nearly identical to the Arc A770 LE, except without all the RGB lighting. Some people might miss those lights, though the Intel Arc logo on top of the card still adds a white glow to your PC. Under the hood, of course, there are a few other changes that we've already covered.
The A750 LE has the same industrial design, with two custom 85mm fans. It weighs 1060g and measures 268x110x38mm — if you're keeping score, that's 20g less than the A770 LE, probably mostly due to the missing RGB lighting and diffuser.
For power, the A750 has dual PEG connectors, one 8-pin and one 6-pin. The review samples have black and gray colors on the connectors, but we're told the retail products will have the same color on both of them. Total board power (TBP) is rated at 225W, so just the two connectors can deliver that, with the potential 75W from the PCIe x16 slot providing headroom for overclocking.
Intel uses a large vapor chamber for the heatsink, which helps to keep the GPU and memory cool and tends to be more expensive than heatpipe designs. Still, we have to point out that Intel lists the RTX 3060 as the direct competition, a card with a 170W TBP. It's also made on an arguably inferior Samsung 8N (tuned 10nm for Nvidia's use) process, whereas Intel uses TSMC N6. Then again, the GA106 chip in the 3060 only measures 276mm^2 compared to Intel's 406mm^2. So despite targeting relatively similar performance, Intel's card uses more power and is almost certainly more expensive to make.
All of Intel's Arc GPUs support three DisplayPort 2.0 UHBR 10 outputs, plus a single HDMI 2.0b port — you can get a DisplayPort to HDMI 2.1 adapter if you want HDMI 2.1, though even that wouldn't support the full 48 Gbps maximum bandwidth of a proper HDMI 2.1 port. Intel's DP2.0 ports max out at 40 Gbps — still enough for 8K 60 Hz with DSC (Display Stream Compression).
I personally like the look and design of Intel's Arc Limited Edition cards. They're understated and don't scream for attention, and the cooling setup looks reasonably capable. However, if you love RGB lighting, you'll probably be more interested in the third-party cards from the likes of ASRock and Gunnir, and Acer is also joining the graphics card market.
Is that because Acer has always wanted to make a graphics card, or is it because Intel needs a big OEM partner to help move Arc GPUs? Perhaps a little of both, though we suspect the latter was a bigger factor.
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