Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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We visit the Sparkle Intel Arc GPU factory to learn about differences between NVIDIA and Intel partnership, the manufacturing processes, and then we show how a video card is made and assembled. This Panram factory works for Sparkle to build Arc series GPUs. In this video, we see multiple different models in various stages of production. These include the Intel Arc B570 (Battlemage) GPU, the A380, and the A310 GPUs. Sparkle notes that NVIDIA and AMD have abandoned the low-end market, and so it's selling thousands of GPUs for those users.
After this, watch one of our favorite videos we've ever made - The Final Days of EVGA, also featuring Lucas: youtube.com/watch?v=Gc0YlQS3Rx4
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Watch our AMD RX 9070 XT factory tour with Yeston: youtube.com/watch?v=dmXVK9ia5Nc
Watch our Tariffs documentary: youtube.com/watch?v=1W_mSOS1Qts
Watch our Intel fab tour: youtube.com/watch?v=IUIh0fOUcrQ
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Sparkle Intel Arc GPU Factory
03:36 - Discussion on Tariffs Challenges
04:53 - Discussion on NVIDIA vs Intel Treatment
07:16 - Factory - The First Stop is Quality Control
08:24 - Raw GPU Supply
10:30 - Abandoned Consumers and SMT Line
14:09 - A Failed GPU
16:40 - The Top Side
19:44 - Cutting the PCB
21:27 - Manual Assembly and Wave Soldering
27:27 - Testing and Packing
29:23 - Logistics and Conclusion
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Tim Phetdara: Video Editing
Tannen Williams: Camera Operator
Lucas Lu: Guest
Sponsor: Fractal Momentum Fans on Amazon geni.us/JuzhOfE
We visit the Sparkle Intel Arc GPU factory to learn about differences between NVIDIA and Intel partnership, the manufacturing processes, and then we show how a video card is made and assembled. This Panram factory works for Sparkle to build Arc series GPUs. In this video, we see multiple different models in various stages of production. These include the Intel Arc B570 (Battlemage) GPU, the A380, and the A310 GPUs. Sparkle notes that NVIDIA and AMD have abandoned the low-end market, and so it's selling thousands of GPUs for those users.
After this, watch one of our favorite videos we've ever made - The Final Days of EVGA, also featuring Lucas: youtube.com/watch?v=Gc0YlQS3Rx4
Watch our video of creating a 48GB RTX 4090 at a repair shop in China! youtube.com/watch?v=TcRGBeOENLg
Watch our AMD RX 9070 XT factory tour with Yeston: youtube.com/watch?v=dmXVK9ia5Nc
Watch our Tariffs documentary: youtube.com/watch?v=1W_mSOS1Qts
Watch our Intel fab tour: youtube.com/watch?v=IUIh0fOUcrQ
The best way to support our work is through our store: store.gamersnexus.net
Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: patreon.com/gamersnexus
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Sparkle Intel Arc GPU Factory
03:36 - Discussion on Tariffs Challenges
04:53 - Discussion on NVIDIA vs Intel Treatment
07:16 - Factory - The First Stop is Quality Control
08:24 - Raw GPU Supply
10:30 - Abandoned Consumers and SMT Line
14:09 - A Failed GPU
16:40 - The Top Side
19:44 - Cutting the PCB
21:27 - Manual Assembly and Wave Soldering
27:27 - Testing and Packing
29:23 - Logistics and Conclusion
** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! **
Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage.
Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates:
t: twitter.com/gamersnexus
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w: gamersnexus.net
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing
Vitalii Makhnovets: Video Editing
Tim Phetdara: Video Editing
Tannen Williams: Camera Operator
Lucas Lu: Guest
