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ASRock Arc B570 Challenger OC
Intel isn't making any reference Arc B570 cards, leaving that to its partners. It sent us an ASRock Arc B570 Challenger OC for this launch review, and we have some other B570 cards incoming... but those will probably have to wait until after we've cleared the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 launches. Indications so far are that the various partner cards will all perform similarly, so it really comes down to pricing and aesthetics.
The primary attraction for the Battlemage GPUs will be their value proposition. Arc B580 is a great option for $249. At the current higher demand and backorder prices of $350 or more, though, it's nowhere near as interesting. The same goes for the Arc B570. It really needs to sell for $219, not $249 or $269.
We assume the ASRock Challenger OC will be a base MSRP model, as that's usually how ASRock approaches GPUs — the Phantom Gaming, Steel Legend, and Taichi brands are reserved for higher spec models with more RGB lighting. The Challenger B570 does have a small RGB strip, but otherwise it's a relatively barebones design.
ASRock's Arc B570 Challenger OC measures 248x130x42 mm and weighs 721g. It's a reasonably compact design in terms of the length, but it's taller than many lower tier cards. While it's a 2-slot card, there's also a metal backplate that makes it slightly thicker than some graphics cards and could preclude the use of an adjacent slot above the primary x16 slot (if you have a motherboard with such a configuration).
ASRock equips the Challenger with two older style 95mm custom fans, without the integrated rims that have become common on higher quality GPUs. We didn't encounter any issues with keeping the card cool and reasonably quiet, but these feel more like leftover fans from several years ago rather than quality components. You get what you pay for, in other words.
The Challenger comes with the usual complement of three DisplayPort 2.1 outputs and a single HDMI 2.1 port. We assume it's similar to the B580 LE in that one of the DP2.1 outputs supports UHBR13.5 (54 Gbps) while the other two are UHBR10, but we don't have a DP2.1 monitor for testing. Instead, we're using a 4K 240 Hz display that leverages DSC (Display Stream Compression) and runs on the older DP1.4a standard.
The B570 has an official TBP (Total Board Power) rating of 150W, and ASRock provides a single 8-pin PCIe graphics power connector. That can deliver up to 150W on its own, with an additional 75W provided by the x16 slot, so there should be ample margins for any potential overclocking.
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