Intel Arc discrete GPU Q1 2022

[SIrPauly]

I was surprised that Intel didn't offer -- Preliminary Financial Results -- for their troublesome quarter, but Nvidia just offered -- Preliminary Financial Results -- for their upcoming troublesome quarter blaming the guidance miss on gaming revenue:

https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-announces-preliminary-financial-resultsfor-second-quarter-fiscal-2023

[Nascar24]

It's dead, Jim.

I guess intel didn't have us during the great graphics shortage.

[acroig]

I guess intel didn't have us during the great graphics shortage.

Yeah, they might actually have sold a card or two.

[SIrPauly]

FWIW: Intel has around 4% of the discrete Gpu share according to Jon Peddie -- let's see if this number grows or lessens with the next report.

[bill dennison]

Yeah, they might actually have sold a card or two.

they gave more cards to reviewers than they will sell

[Android1]

Intel Graphics Releases Arc 30.0.101.3268 Beta Drivers with Dozens of Fixes

A full list of fixes can be found by clicking the source link below.

Intel Graphics over the weekend released the Arc Graphics Drivers version 30.0.101.3268 beta. These drivers add performance optimization for Saints Row and Madden NFL 23, but that's hardly the defining feature. In our testing, the drivers were found to to be night-and-day compared to the previous version, in terms of overall system stability. The release comes hot on the heels of a report that Intel fixed as many as 43 bugs just by watching a product review video by Gamers Nexus.

Among the fixed issues are lower-than-expected performance with Marvel's Spider Man (Remastered) in DirectX 12 mode; an application crash with SoTR in DirectX 12 mode with ray traced shadow quality set to "high," a texture-corruption issue with Battlefield 2042 in DirectX 12 mode; artifacts and object loading failures seen in Halo Infinite, an application crash with Horizon Zero Dawn, and the nasty bug where Windows Update attempts to replace the installed driver, causing severe stability issues. As many as 17 bugs related to Arc Control and 11 bugs related to Arc Control Performance Tuning, have been fixed, as listed below.

DOWNLOAD: Intel Arc 30.0.101.3268 beta

Source: techPowerUp!

[acroig]

Does anyone here own an Arc card?

Just wondering.

[Android1]

Does anyone here own an Arc card?

Just wondering.

I don’t. My guess would be that no one else does either, since it is an extremely rough first-generation product.

[bill dennison]

I don’t. My guess would be that no one else does either, since it is an extremely rough first-generation product.

[Android1]

[acroig]

https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-a380-desktop-gpus-are-now-officially-available-in-the-us

Who's getting one? Intel could use some cash.....

[digitalwanderer]

I'm actually thinking about it a little, but not as a gaming card. Just to have one to try out Intel's new GPU for myself and see how awful the drivers are and such.

Plus I feel a bit obligated, Raja and a bunch of other friends of mine got hired by Intel..although quite a few have been let go and are happy to be gone. The early days were a bit of a **** show from what I hear, and the current ones ain't looking too good either.

Still, something new to play with is fun and they'll be cheap as dirt soon. Just to see and play with it for myself could be worth it, just as an experiment/experience though and with no intentions of using it for anything.

[bill dennison]

https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-ar...able-in-the-us

Who's getting one? Intel could use some cash.....

i still got a GTX 980 a 1080 ti a 2080 ti and a Fury x all that can beat that

and maybe my 390x and my GTX 680

[acroig]

I'm actually thinking about it a little, but not as a gaming card. Just to have one to try out Intel's new GPU for myself and see how awful the drivers are and such.

Plus I feel a bit obligated, Raja and a bunch of other friends of mine got hired by Intel..although quite a few have been let go and are happy to be gone. The early days were a bit of a **** show from what I hear, and the current ones ain't looking too good either.

Still, something new to play with is fun and they'll be cheap as dirt soon. Just to see and play with it for myself could be worth it, just as an experiment/experience though and with no intentions of using it for anything.

Going by what GN said the hardware may not be bad but the drivers are awful and not ready for prime time.

[digitalwanderer]

Going by what GN said the hardware may not be bad but the drivers are awful and not ready for prime time.

I think there is a serious problem with their memory controller on the card, but I still want one for the collection.

[Nascar24]

Yea I prefer my GPU's accually work when I spend money for them.

[acroig]

Yea I prefer my GPU's accually work when I spend money for them.

Always helps.

[Android1]

Whatever cost savings you will get from buying an Arc-based card will be more than offset by the amount of frustration that you will experience. It’s just not worth it.

[acroig]

Whatever cost savings you will get from buying an Arc-based card will be more than offset by the amount of frustration that you will experience. It’s just not worth it.

Wiser words were never spoken.

[NIGELG]

Well, if Intel solves their driver problem, then I welcome more competition in discrete graphics.

[Android1]

Well, if Intel solves their driver problem, then I welcome more competition in discrete graphics.

I agree. Here’s hoping that things get better and that Intel doesn’t pull the plug.

[Nagorak]

Going by what GN said the hardware may not be bad but the drivers are awful and not ready for prime time.

I'm not sure I believe the problem is just drivers. Arc A380 looks like total **** if we're honest. It came out behind the RX 6400, which is a terrible card that was heavily panned at launch (as was the RX 6500 XT). The only silver lining for the 6400 was that it can be used in a single slot low profile build, because if you can handle a double slot low profile you're still better off with a 3+ year old GTX 1650. (Which also means the A380 is not competitive with a three year old low end card.)

Even if drivers are bad, how much of a performance penalty does that account for? Is it 50%? Personally I am skeptical of it being that large, and I don't think the underlying hardware could be very good if the card is losing to the 6400 while using a lot more power.

[Nagorak]

What I am still confused about is why did Intel go with a full production run if the product wasn't looking good? Shouldn't they have been able to tell from early silicon whether the cards were hitting anywhere near their targets? The whole thing just seems bizarre to me.

Or were they blinded by the Crypto bubble and figured even a crap card could sell under the circumstances?

[acroig]

I'm not sure I believe the problem is just drivers. Arc A380 looks like total **** if we're honest. It came out behind the RX 6400, which is a terrible card that was heavily panned at launch (as was the RX 6500 XT). The only silver lining for the 6400 was that it can be used in a single slot low profile build, because if you can handle a double slot low profile you're still better off with a 3+ year old GTX 1650. (Which also means the A380 is not competitive with a three year old low end card.)

Even if drivers are bad, how much of a performance penalty does that account for? Is it 50%? Personally I am skeptical of it being that large, and I don't think the underlying hardware could be very good if the card is losing to the 6400 while using a lot more power.

In some situations it can get close to a 3060, in most it does not.

[bill dennison]

In some situations it can get close to a 3060, in most it does not.

3dmark isn't my favourite game

[acroig]

3dmark isn't my favourite game

You don't play 3DMark? How odd....

[muzz]

Another Raja FAILURE?
JAT...

[Sasquach]

What I am still confused about is why did Intel go with a full production run if the product wasn't looking good? Shouldn't they have been able to tell from early silicon whether the cards were hitting anywhere near their targets? The whole thing just seems bizarre to me.

Or were they blinded by the Crypto bubble and figured even a crap card could sell under the circumstances?

They probably needed something to replace their integrated iris graphics (which were actually quite decent....except they were up against 3 straight generations of GCN based APU....which had pretty much the same performance give or take a few fps for each of those generations.....)

[SIrPauly]

Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Ray Tracing Technology Deep Dive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5eIOv-CrB8

Intel has some very competitive RT hardware.

[Sasquach]

Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Ray Tracing Technology Deep Dive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5eIOv-CrB8

Intel has some very competitive RT hardware.

saving grace?

doesnt look like an official intel channel, but theres intel produced videos....

be skeptical of half truths in there.

[Android1]

Intel Announces Arc A770 GPU at $329, Launches October 12th

Between the Arc GPUs and thirteen-gen Core CPUs, it will be a busy month of launches for Intel.

At Intel Innovation, Intel CEO confirms that the A770 will cost 329 USD, which is indeed a very low price for this model. Here’s a reminder that A770 features a full ACM-G10 GPU with 32 Xe-Cores and either 8GB to 16GB memory. However, Intel’s Limited Edition only comes with 16GB VRAM. The $329 price may refer to the 8GB model.

Intel claims that their GPU offers up to 65% better peak performance versus competing products (presumably NVIDIA RTX 3060 series) in ray tracing.

Unfortunately, there is no information on A750 or A580 GPU availability yet, not to mention their prices. Ryan Shrout, who was the face behind Arc Alchemist marketing campaign, confirmed that we will hear more about A750 GPU later this week. Furthermore, Pat Gelsinger confirmed that A770 LE are now shipping to reviewers.

The Limited Edition will be sold by Intel and their etail and retail partners. The company released these new pictures presenting the packaging that we have seen in the teasers for the past few months.

Source: VideoCardz.com

[pax]

Perf from a 3060 to a 3070... not bad and the price 329$ usd.

Looking forward to reviews.

https://twitter.com/CapFrameX/status/1574796361408585729

CapFrameX
@CapFrameX
Intel Arc available Oct 12 starting at 329$. Samples already on their way to reviewers.

[Sasquach]

when do the reviews come out?

are these DoA?

[Android1]

when do the reviews come out?

are these DoA?

I’m assuming on or around October 12.

It doesn’t seem so. Intel has denied that Arc is dead.

[pax]

I think 329$ is the 8 gb ver tho theres supposed to be a 16 GB ver as well. If the RT is 3070 or higher level it'll be enticing the first news on XESS are pretty good:

https://twitter.com/CapFrameX/status/1574832486038867996

XeSS performance scaling all modes. RX 6800 XT stock. Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ultra Settings, RT Ultra, 3840x1600

[Android1]

Intel Outs Entry-Level Arc A310 Desktop Graphics Card with 96 EUs

Intel continues to fill out their Arc lineup of GPUs.

Intel expanded its Arc "Alchemist" desktop graphics card series with the entry-level Arc A310. This GPU has specs that enable Intel's AIB partners to build low-profile graphics cards that are possibly even single-slot, or conventional sized with fanless cooling. The A310 is being pushed as a slight upgrade over the iGPU, and an alternative to cards such as the AMD Radeon RX 6400. Its target user would want to build a 4K or 8K HTPC, or even be a workstation/HEDT user with a processor that lacks integrated graphics, and wants to use a couple of high-resolution monitors. There is no reference board design, but we expect it to look similar to the Arc Pro A40 in dimensions (pictured below), except with full-size DP and HDMI in place of those mDP connectors, and a full-height bracket out of the box.

The A310 is carved out of the 6 nm "ACM-G11" silicon by enabling 6 out of 8 Xe Cores (that's 96 out of 128 EUs, or 768 out of 1,024 unified shaders). You also get 96 XMX units that accelerate AI; and 6 ray tracing units. The GPU runs at 2.00 GHz, compared to 2.10 GHz on the A380. The memory sub-system has been narrowed by a third—you get 4 GB of 15.5 Gbps GDDR6 memory across a 64-bit wide memory interface. In comparison, the A380 has 6 GB of memory across a 96-bit memory bus. The card features a PCI-Express 4.0 x8 host interface, and with its typical power expected to be well under the 75 W-mark, most custom cards could lack any power connectors.

Source: techPowerUp!

[Android1]

Intel Launches XeSS Upscaling Technology, Now Available in Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Intel has released their competitor to NVIDIA’s DLSS and AMD’s FSR.

XeSS is now available in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and it has already been published on Github. This surprising news comes on the same day Intel announces the launch date for its Arc A770 GPU. That said, XeSS actually become available before Intel has even shipped its high-end desktop Arc GPUs.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is the first known game to support XeSS. The patch was released today and has been confirmed through Steam release notes:

Intel XeSS supports not only Arc GPUs, but also AMD Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce GPUs. The technology has already been confirmed to work and tested by CapFrameX with Radeon RX 6800XT GPU in SoTR:

Source: VideoCardz.com

[Android1]

The Rest of Intel Arc’s A700-Series GPU Prices: A750 Lands October 12 Below $300

There is no word on which AIB companies will be participating in the October launch, according to Ars Technica’s Sam Machkovech.

Intel's highest-end graphics card lineup is approaching its retail launch, and that means we're getting more answers to crucial market questions of prices, launch dates, performance, and availability. Today, Intel answered more of those A700-series GPU questions, and they're paired with claims that every card in the Arc A700 series punches back at Nvidia's 18-month-old RTX 3060.

After announcing a $329 price for its A770 GPU earlier this week, Intel clarified that the company would launch three A700 series products on October 12: The aforementioned Arc A770 for $329, which sports 8GB of GDDR6 memory; an additional Arc A770 Limited Edition for $349, which jumps up to 16GB of GDDR6 at slightly higher memory bandwidth and otherwise sports otherwise identical specs; and the slightly weaker A750 Limited Edition for $289.

If you missed the memo on that sub-$300 GPU when it was previously announced, the A750 LE is essentially a binned version of the A770's chipset with 87.5 percent of the shading units and ray tracing (RT) units turned on, along with an ever-so-slightly downclocked boost clock (2.05 GHz, compared to 2.1 GHz on both A770 models).

Source: Ars Technica

[Android1]

Intel Arc A750 & A770 Unboxing & Preview @ TechPowerUp

A full review from TechPowerUp is coming next week.

Player 3 has entered the game! While technically the Iris Xe Max (DG1) is its first discrete GPU in decades, the new Arc 7 series marks Intel's first attempt ever at the performance graphics segment, a hotly-contested one where gamers playing at 1080p or 1440p pick up a graphics card to max out their eye-candy with AAA games, or give themselves extreme frame-rates for competitive gaming. The new Arc "Alchemist" 7-series promises just this, and with the metaverse taking shape, Intel is gripped with the fear of missing out on a potentially massive hardware market.

We have with us the Intel Arc A750 and the Arc A770 Limited Edition. Both these cards meet the performance-segment goals for a graphics card, and come with a full DirectX 12 Ultimate feature-set, including hardware-accelerated ray tracing, and a feature competitive to DLSS and FSR—XeSS. We'll tell you a lot more about these in our full review of the two cards. For now, we've been allowed to show you the cards themselves!

Source: TechPowerUp

[AllexxisF1]

Jay just showed the cards, they look mighty pretty. Hope this works out for Intel. Reminds me of the Matrox days.