Tech tester and commentator Igor Wallossek of Igor's Lab has recently suggested that the fate of Intel's Arc graphics cards is not positive and that it is "at the edge of the abyss» due to numerous production problems. It suggests that Intel has managed to get on the wrong side from system integrators, board partners and even retailers, which would have a very negative future, at least according to the assessment you have made with your data.
Some of the most serious problems reported are with its motherboard partners. According to Wallossek's sources, at least one major AIB has completely stopped production of Arc graphics cards.due to quality problems«.
Intel's problems with its Arc graphics would be much more serious than previously thought
Igor's Lab shared some information about the dissatisfaction of various partners with Intel and its graphics. First, there are the issues with their add-on board or brand manufacturing partners: the AIBs. One of the first problems AIBs have faced, according to the report, is that Intel suggested they focus first on system integrator and OEM customers. This business turns out to be lower margin, and does not allow a graphics card manufacturer to get the most out of its wide range of models.
There would also be another serious problem for the AIBs, and that is that they still have large amounts of unsold stock, and they are starting to devalue, since the current models are not in high demand and the NVIDIA RTX 4000 y AMD's RDNA 3.
The last of the most notable problems that have been reported by the AIBs is that "at least one major AIB has decided to completely cease production of Intel Arc graphics cards«. Wallossek says the reason is because the AIB in question believes they must stop production.»due to quality problems«. It has not been revealed which AIB has decided to stop production of Intel Arc graphics cards. We have not yet seen any products from the big three, which are Asus, Gigabyte, or MSI, with their custom models of an Intel Arc. There has been one from Chinese manufacturer GUNNIR and another from ASRock, both for the entry-level A380 model.
Source: Tom's Hardware
