Prize values suggest $600-$650 for the “Performance” model
Hunt victorLa Frite David, per Twitter, shared a screenshot of an Intel confirmation message that listed the approximate retail value (ARV) of their prize bundle. In David’s case this comprises a “Performance” Intel Arc graphics card, some Arc merch and three months of PC Game Pass, with an ARV of $700. Subtracting the value of the Game Pass access leaves $655, so you can probably expect this “Performance” model to land somewhere in the $600-$650 range, depending on how much the miscellaneous merchandise is worth. For comparison, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 – one of thebest graphics cardsfor playing at 4K – launched with an MSRP of $699, though we all knowhow sideways the GPU price situation wentupon release.
Grand prize winnerEvan Stengeralso revealed his haul, with a “Premium” Arc GPU, Arc merch and six months of PC Game Pass, for a total ARV of $900. Again, some informed estimation (y’know, guesswork) comes in here, but I’d wager the “Premium” card will end up around $750-$800. That’s assuming the merchandise consists of things like T-shirts and keyrings, not a solid rhodium bust of Patrick Gelsinger’s head.
