ASRock Arc A770 Phantom Gaming 16GB GDDR6

The Arc A770 Phantom Gaming runs cool and quiet with 91st percentile thermals, but its 13,354 PassMark score lands at the 29th percentile for raster performance. You get 16GB of VRAM at a reasonable price, which is the main draw. Just know you're trading raw speed for memory capacity and a great cooler.

The PassMark G3D score of 13,354 tells the story: this is a mid-pack performer in raster workloads, sitting at the 29th percentile. That's below average for current-gen cards, and it shows in demanding titles. The 2200MHz boost clock and 16GB of GDDR6 at 17.5 Gbps give it enough bandwidth to avoid choking on high-res textures, but the Alchemist architecture simply doesn't extract as much performance per clock as the competition. VRAM capacity lands at the 72nd percentile, which means you've got more memory than most cards in this class, but the raw throughput doesn't always keep up.

Where this card genuinely shines is thermals. The 91st percentile cooling performance is the standout spec here. Triple fans, 0dB silent mode, and a 225W TDP that the cooler handles without breaking a sweat. You can push this card hard and it won't turn into a jet engine. AI workloads land at the 67th percentile, which is solid for the price bracket, and the 512 XMX cores give Intel's XeSS upscaling some real muscle. But ray tracing at the 32nd percentile is a letdown, especially since the marketing leans hard on RT support.

Stacked against the current heavyweights, the Arc A770 is playing a different game entirely. The ASUS TUF RTX 5090 and Gigabyte AERO RTX 5080 are in a completely different performance universe, with raster scores that would make the A770's 13,354 look like a rounding error. The MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti and ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity RTX 5080 also outclass it in raw performance, but they cost multiples more. Where the A770 competes is on VRAM per dollar. 16GB of GDDR6 at this price point is genuinely rare, and the thermal performance beats plenty of pricier cards. If you're comparing against used RTX 3060s or RX 6600s, the A770's 16GB frame buffer and XeSS support give it a real edge in memory-hungry scenarios, even if raw FPS trails in most games.

Pricing is a bit of a puzzle here. The only listing we're tracking is MXN 11,390 in Mexico, which makes direct value comparisons tricky without more data points. The affordability percentile sits at 63rd, so it's not a screaming deal, but it's not highway robbery either. The budget score of 62.6/100 suggests this card makes sense if you can find it at the right price. The 16GB of VRAM is the value anchor here, since cards with this much memory typically cost significantly more. But the efficiency penalty means you'll pay more over time in electricity, which eats into the upfront savings.

The ASRock Arc A770 Phantom Gaming 16G OC lands with a PassMark G3D score of 13,354, which puts it in the 29th percentile for raster performance in our database. That's not a number that'll make anyone trade in their RTX 5090, but for a card with 16GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, it's a specific kind of value play. The thermal story is the real headline here: 91st percentile cooling with a triple-fan design and 0dB silent mode. This card runs cool and quiet, which is more than we can say for plenty of cards twice its price.

At 225W TDP, efficiency sits at the 20th percentile, so you're paying for that cooling headroom with your power bill. The 2200MHz boost clock and 17.5 Gbps memory speed are respectable on paper, but the Alchemist architecture still fights an uphill battle in raw rasterization. Ray tracing lands at the 32nd percentile, which is a weak spot for a card marketed on next-gen features. Still, with 512 Intel XMX cores and AI-enhanced upscaling, there's a specific buyer who'll find this card makes sense.

Skip this card if you care about raw gaming performance or efficiency. The 29th percentile raster score means you'll leave frames on the table compared to similarly priced options, and the 20th percentile efficiency means you're paying extra for electricity to get those lower frame rates. Content creators should also look elsewhere, since the 39.5/100 content creation score is the weakest area of the card. And if you need more than one DisplayPort and one HDMI, the 22nd percentile connectivity will frustrate you. This card is for memory-hungry workloads on a budget, not for gamers chasing high refresh rates.

The ASRock Arc A770 Phantom Gaming is a card for a specific kind of buyer: someone who needs 16GB of VRAM, wants quiet operation, and is willing to accept below-average raster performance to get it. The 91st percentile thermals and 0dB mode are genuinely impressive, and the 13,354 PassMark score is fine for 1080p and some 1440p gaming. But the 20th percentile efficiency and 29th percentile raster performance mean this card is not the right choice for anyone chasing high frame rates or running demanding titles at max settings. If your workload leans on memory capacity and you can find it at a good price, it's worth a look. Otherwise, the competition at similar price points offers better raw performance.