Among other rewards, Intel is offering a new "Scavenger Hunt" for its Intel Xe-HPG GPUs, in which players will have the chance to win one of 300 first-generation Intel Arc GPUs, among other things.
The interesting about the terms and conditions is that it includes a range of projected values for the total prices of the prizes, which allows you to estimate how much your graphics cards will cost.
Winners of One Hundred (100) Grand Prizes will each receive one (1) Intel® Arc ™ Premium Graphics Card, featuring Intel® Arc ™ branded merchandise, and 6 months of Xbox Game Pass for PC, with approximate total retail value (“ARV”) of $ 900. The 100 grand prize winners are those who obtain point positions from 1 to 100 at the completion of the track period.
Two hundred (200) first place winners will each receive one (1) Intel® Arc ™ Performance graphics card, featuring Intel® Arc ™ branded merchandise, and 3 months of Xbox Game Pass for PC, with an approximate total retail value ( “ARV”) of US $ 700. The 200 1st place winners are those who obtain points positions 101-300 at the completion of the track period.
After subtracting US $ 60 for the six-month subscription to Xbox Game Pass and US $ 40 for the products, it is anticipated that this Intel Arc "Premium" GPU will cost approximately US $ 800, despite the fact that the total prize value is estimated to be US $ 900. Aside from that, it is estimated that the Intel Arc "Performance" GPU will cost approximately US $ 630 after subtracting the US $ S 30 for the three months of Xbox Game Pass and the US $ S 40 for the merchandise in the second prize, with the total prize value estimated to be US $ 700 after deductions.
Intel's top-of-the-line GPU is supposed to be similar to an RTX 3070 or at most an RTX 3070 Ti, so a price of US $800 seems a little expensive. It is possible that the graph will wind up being more expensive than it should be unless Intel has an "ace up its sleeve" or is using the predicted pricing that it will have in the market notwithstanding the costs suggested by the brand.
It will take until the second quarter of 2022 before Arc GPUs for desktop computers will actually be available, so there is still a long way to go before we get to know them and what they will cost. We recommend that you treat this information with caution for the time being because these are only estimations.
According to an Intel contest, its top-of-the-line Arc GPU will cost about $ 800
