Biostar

Without much fanfare, Biostar has introduced its first graphics card based on Intel Arc graphics processors. The add-in-board is aimed at entry-level gaming PCs, and is admittedly not very remarkable itself. But the fact that Intel has a new AIB partner, and that Biostar now has graphics cards powered by GPUs from all three major vendors, are important developments for the wider industry. The Biostar Intel Arc A380 graphics card demonstrated at Computex 2023 is based on the ACM-G11 processor and features a minimalistic design with a rather simplistic single-fan cooler. The AIB does not need any auxiliary PCIe power connectors and will fit into the vast majority of desktops that are new or already in use (including Mini-ITX one), so it can be used...