Intel has announced the official launch of its first graphics cards today. They are being released under the name Arc Alchemist, starting with the Arc 3, Arc 5, and Arc 7 series GPUs for laptops. These are the first discrete GPUs in Intel's Arc A series . This series will be expanded with models for desktop computers and later for professional workstations.
The first run of the Intel Arc A series is intended for a wide range of notebook designs. Arc 3 GPUs, entry level; they will go directly to ultra-thin and light laptops. Arc 5 and Arc 7 GPUs will be available in larger gaming and professional creator laptops with more efficient cooling solutions.
Intel has already entered the GPU market
With its Arc 3 series models, Intel promises 1080p gaming at 60 FPS in popular titles. Intel has included a slide with internal benchmarks comparing the graphics performance of an Arc 3 to that of Intel Iris Xe processors. In titles such as Hitman 3, Doom Eternal, Age of Empires IV, Destiny 2, and Final Fantasy XIV, it consistently exceeds 60 FPS at 1080p . Intel also stated that competitive titles like Fortnite, Rocket League, and Valorant achieve over 90 FPS at 1080p.
Five other Intel Arc models are the A350M, A370M, A550M, A730M, and A770M. Each of these utilizes Intel's new high-performance Xe microarchitecture, or Xe HPG for short. Intel has been working on it for several years and already has plans for future generations of Xe GPUs , which will be released in the coming years. The Xe cores, located at the heart of each GPU, are integrated with Xe die extensions (XMX), which provide a 16x increase in computing power for AI inference operations.
All Intel Arc GPUs are fully compatible with DirectX 12 Ultimate and XeSS , Intel's new AI-based upscaling technology for improving game visuals and performance. This technology has already been implemented by AMD and NVIDIA with their own versions to enhance graphics performance, and Intel wasn't going to be left behind. However, XeSS won't be available immediately, as its public release is planned for later this summer, and it will be compatible with more than 20 games. Intel expects to open-source the XeSS SDK and its tools so that the entire industry can use them.
Source: Kitguru
