![]() Xe HPG GPUs will support it, obviously, but it will apparently work on Nvidia and AMD cards too.įor the unfamiliar, all three systems work by rendering images at a lower resolution than your monitor’s native res, then upscaling the image. This is Intel’s answer to Nvidia DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) and AMD FSR (FidelityFX Super Resolution): a form of anti-aliasing trickery that aims to smooth out edges without the usual performance hit. ![]() And even if Alchemist-based cards join Nvidia and AMD models in stockless purgatory, you won’t actually need an Intel GPU to take advantage of Architecture Day’s other big gaming highlight: XeSS. ![]() ![]() While we’ll have to wait a few months to see how all this tech translates into real-world performance, the prospect of a full-fat Intel graphics card remains an interesting one. Xe HPG also matches AMD’s use of a teeny-tiny 7nm manufacturing process, which could – emphasis on the hypothetical – help with power efficiency. That includes “ray-tracing units” that, like the RT cores on Nvidia’s GeForce RTX cards, can handle the added brain strain of simulating pretty real-time lightning effects on both DirectX and Vulkan. Still, Alchemist (Arc Alchemist?) already seems to come with all the trimmings you’d expect from a modern GPU series. Intel also announced an even further-off GPU gen named Druid, which will use a more comprehensively upgraded “Xe Next architecture”, though rough dates for anything beyond Alchemist were a no-show. That means the following GPU families, codenamed Battlemage and Celestial, will be based on the Xe2 HPG AND Xe3 HPG architectures respectively. Overall, this isn't looking good at all but hopefully, Intel can put forward a better launch timeframe at its 'VISION' event which is today followed by more detailed specs and pricing disclosures at Computex 2022 at the end of this month.Not unlike how AMD is moving up through versions of its RDNA architecture, future Intel GPUs will apparently iterate on Xe HPG. Plus, if this continues, then Intel could lose potential board partners which would affect the roll-out of their Arc graphics cards further. This staggered approach gives us confidence at each step that we can effectively serve our customer base.įurthermore, all of these delays and driver issues don't bode well for Intel's first graphics launch. Roll-out of Intel Arc A5 and A7 desktop cards will start worldwide with OEMs and system integrators later this summer, followed by component sales in worldwide channels. Our next step will be to scale these products globally. Proximity to board components and strong demand for entry-level discrete products makes this a natural place to start. Etail and retail component sales will follow shortly in China as well. We will release our entry-level Intel Arc A-series products for desktops (A3) first in China through system builders and OEMs in Q2. To initially limit some of this variation, we will launch working with system builders and OEMs with specific configurations. Unlike notebook designs, desktop systems have a vast set of combinations, including memory, motherboards, and CPUs. Question #2: When are the desktop cards with Intel Arc graphics coming? Laptops with Intel Arc 5 and Arc 7 graphics will start becoming available in early summer. We planned to have broader OEM availability at this point however, we have had some software readiness delays and, together with COVID lock downs impacting global supply chains, OEM designs are only this month becoming more widely available.ĭespite the constraints, our OEM partners have announced laptops with Intel Arc 3 graphics – including Samsung, Lenovo, Acer, HP, and Asus – and we are working with our partners to help them get these products into market ASAP. First was Samsung which started with availability in Korea and is expanding globally. We have been working closely with OEM partners to get Intel Arc graphics mobile designs fully launched. Question #1: Can you update us on the status of your Intel® Arc™ graphics mobile products? This is the same timeframe when Intel is expected to launch its workstation Arc graphics cards but it looks like since the gaming cards won't make it to the market till Q3 2022, the workstation cards could either be pushed back to late Q3 or even Q4 2022. A whole quarter after the initial launch plan for Intel's Arc A-Series desktop graphics cards. Furthermore, the higher-end Intel Arc A7 and A5 gaming graphics cards for desktop PCs will start to roll out worldwide through OEMs and system integrators later this Summer which means late July or mid of August 2022 and that pushes us to Q3 2022.
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