Can I use an Intel Arc GPU with AMD Ryzen?

Yes, yes you can. It might seem like an incident of mass hysteria, team red and blue playing together like that, but gamers have been running Intel CPUs with AMD GPUs for years, so the fact that the reverse works just as well isn’t too surprising. However, there are some caveats. Can you use an Intel Arc GPU with AMD Ryzen: yes, but you have to use the right CPU. In reality, any AMD CPU should work with Intel Arc GPUs, as there isn’t some lock or fundamental compatibility issue that means only certain CPUs work with the new Intel cards. That said, Intel has made a big deal of how much Arc Alchemist cards benefit from Resizable BAR, a feature that is only available on Ryzen 3000 and newer CPUs. With that in mind, if you’re interested in an Intel Arc graphics card, you should really only buy it if you have a CPU that supports ReBAR. In the case of AMD CPUs, that’s Ryzen 3000, 4000, 5000, or the newest Ryzen 7000 CPUs. This isn’t just a way for Intel to limit the potential market for AMD CPU owners — as if it would want to sell fewer GPUs. In fact, it also recommends only Intel 10th-generation and newer CPUs use Arc GPUs too, as, like Ryzen 3000, that is the oldest generation of Intel CPU where ReBAR is supported. Without it, the new Arc GPUs won’t perform anywhere near as well as they should. Resizeable BAR is a feature in modern graphics introduced by Nvidia as a counter to AMD’s implementation of Smart Access Memory — which is essentially the same feature. ReBAR effectively gives the CPU access to the whole GPU memory as and when it needs it, rather than smaller portions of it. That reduces memory bottlenecks and lets both the CPU and GPU work at peak performance, thereby improving real-world performance in turn. The result for Nvidia and AMD graphics cards is a slight uplift in performance, and the same is true for Intel’s Arc cards. However, the difference is quite stark, enough that in our review of the A770, we agreed with Intel that ReBAR is a must if you’re going to play games on an Arc GPU. The effect of turning ReBAR on isn’t consistent across all games, and you certainly don’t need it to run the games, but considering how competitive the new Arc GPU is with Nvidia and AMD’s best midrange options, it’s worth turning it on to make the most of the new cards — and if you can’t, you may be better off with one of the alternatives. Amazon appears to be taking measures to combat GPU scalping by reserving some stock of Nvidia’s RTX 5000 and AMD’s Radeon 9000 series graphics cards for its Prime subscribers. According to a report by Club386, select high-end GPUs are now available exclusively to Prime members, potentially limiting the impact of scalpers and resellers. Notably, Amazon has not explicitly announced this as an anti-scalping tactic, leaving room for speculation about its true intentions. Several Nvidia RTX 5000 series GPUs, from the RTX 5080 to the RTX 5070, are listed as “reserved for Prime members” on Amazon, preventing non-members from purchasing them. The flagship RTX 5090 is notably exempt, likely due to its high price, while the RTX 40 series remains unaffected, possibly because of limited remaining stock. AMD is responsible for some of the best processors for gamers right now, but for a handful of unlucky users, these CPUs seem to be running into issues lately. Reports from Reddit indicate failures big and small, but they all seem to have two things in common: High-end Ryzen 9000 CPUs and ASRock motherboards. Today’s CPU failure report is especially bleak — one unlucky user had their AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D completely destroyed due to bulging and heat damage. As a result, their PC will no longer boot up. The user described their story and shared some images on the r/pcmasterrace community on Reddit. Reports of AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D failures have been surfacing online, with over 100 documented cases of dead processors, primarily on ASRock motherboards. The issue has been meticulously compiled by a Reddit user, highlighting concerns about compatibility and potential manufacturing defects affecting AMD’s latest 3D V-Cache processor. According to the compiled data, the majority of failures occurred within minutes or hours of use, with users reporting sudden shutdowns, instability, and CPUs that no longer function. The issue appears to be more prevalent on ASRock motherboards, though cases have also been reported on boards from other manufacturers. Some users suspect that aggressive voltage settings in BIOS, potentially linked to memory overclocking or EXPO profiles, might be contributing to the problem.