Intel CEO Says Arc Gaming GPUs Will Hit Retail, Somewhere
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has denied rumors that Intel is ending GPU development.of TweetGelsinger wrote that he received his own personal A770 from Intel graphics head Raja Koduri, who said the company is “currently acquiring it. [the] First batch of A770 cards for retail[.]”
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On a rainy Sunday night @RajaXG surprised me with an Intel Arc A770. The first batch of A770 cards is now ready for retail…excited! pic.twitter.com/r75BASxLtFSeptember 19, 2022
Once the A770 hits the market, it will be an important step for Intel. The company ships mobile Arc GPUs in laptops, but only in some models. The Arc 380 shipped first in China, but was plagued with driver issues and received poor reviews.
This has sparked rumors that Intel will be ditching GPUs against the backdrop of news that the company may end more operations in 2023.
What is not clear is Where A770 is shipped. The A380 is only in China, and whether it will be followed by the A770, the first card Intel ships with gamers in mind, or whether Intel will bring his Alchemist GPUs to the US, Europe, and other international markets.or should do it It is planned, but teeth is that still the plan?
Intel doesn’t have the best timing here either. When Intel announced they were serious about GPUs, it seemed as if we were in the midst of a massive component shortage and needed a third competitor in the space. To get his one of the best graphics cards, you had to either keep your online store updated or wait outside of a brick and mortar retailer to avoid paying scalpers.
Pat wanted to know how many displays to connect to this card – 4x4K or 2x8K https://t.co/H9CvbF2p6Y pic.twitter.com/nhHUCXidm9September 19, 2022
The tweet comes as GPU prices from Nvidia and AMD are normalizing and their Ethereum-focused mining operations are unloading their cards after the merger, often below suggested retail prices. Additionally, Nvidia is set to unveil at least some of its RTX 40 series graphics cards at his GTC 2022 fall keynote tomorrow.
Still, more competition in this area could be a good thing. Intel had previously hinted that the Arc A770 would offer stronger ray tracing performance than his GeForce RTX 3060 at 1080p on ultra settings. Combined with Intel’s XeSS upscaling, it looks like Intel won’t be able to compete on the top end, but it might be able to balance price and performance in the middle of the pack.