MSI has revealed its first Intel Arc GPU, a low-profile graphics card containing the budget-friendly Arc A380 board – the same somewhat-underwhelming GPU that has already been launched in China by manufacturers Gunnir and ASRock. The MSI A380 is currently only available in pre-built PCs, showing up in a sensibly-priced MSI gaming desktop on Chinese online retailer Tmall. MSI’s new version of the A380 card is compact and doesn’t require an external power connector (it draws power directly from the motherboard’s PCIe slot), which could be a boon for gamers looking for a graphics card that isn’t too power-hungry – especially in the face of Nvidia’s monstrous power requirements for the upcoming RTX 4000 series.
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