Intel Arc A380, A580, A750, A770, B570, B580

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Introducing Intel® Arc™

Unleash your imagination with new Intel Arc graphics solutions, coming Q1 2022; hardware, software, and services. All built to help you game, create, and stream—without limits.

The Journey Begins

The new Intel® Arc™ Graphics Solutions will deliver high performance gaming, immersive visuals, and seamless game streaming & creation experiences. Coming soon.

Intel® Arc™ Graphics – Let’s Play

Intel today revealed the brand for its upcoming consumer high-performance graphics products: Intel® Arc™.

The Arc brand will cover hardware, software and services, and will span multiple hardware generations, with the first generation, based on the Xe HPG microarchitecture, code-named Alchemist (formerly known as DG2).

Intel also revealed the code names of future generations under the Arc brand: Battlemage, Celestial and Druid.

Intel Introduces New High-Performance Graphics Brand: Intel Arc

Intel is branding its upcoming consumer GPUs as Intel Arc. This new Arc brand will cover both the hardware and software powering Intel’s high-end discrete GPUs, as well as multiple hardware generations. The first of those, known previously as DG2, is expected to arrive in the form of codename “Alchemist” in Q1 2022.

Intel’s Arc-based Alchemist GPUs will be available in both desktops and notebooks in early 2022, with Intel seemingly aiming to compete against both AMD and Nvidia here. While we still don’t know much about the performance of the first Alchemist GPUs, Intel published a teaser video today that showed prototype silicon powering PUBG, Psychonauts 2, Metro Exodus, and more.

Intel’s Arc GPUs will be capable of mesh shading, variable rate shading, video upscaling, and real-time ray tracing. Most importantly, Intel is also promising AI-accelerated super sampling, which sounds like Intel has its own competitor to Nvidia’s Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) technology. AMD launched its own FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) answer to DLSS in June, but it’s only using a spatial upscaling technique rather than AI-based temporal upscaling. The aim of all these technologies is to upscale games from a lower resolution to provide smoother frame rates without a noticeable compromise in image quality.

So far, Intel has launched its first Iris Xe graphics cards, codenamed “DG1,” that use the company’s Xe LP architecture. These lower-power cards were mainly designed for pre-built workstations, instead of dedicated gaming rigs. Intel’s upcoming Arc GPUs will be based on the company’s Xe-HPG microarchitecture, which is a combination of the work Intel has been putting into its Xe-LP, HP, and HPC microarchitectures.

Intel’s Arc GPUs are designed to take on Nvidia and AMD for PC gaming - The Verge

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Nvidia DLSS, AMD FSR si Intel XeSS:

[...] Much like DLSS, it will upscale games from a lower resolution to provide smoother frame rates without a noticeable compromise in image quality.

Intel is also using dedicated Xe-cores in its upcoming GPUs to power its XeSS technology, with dedicated Xe Matrix eXtensions (XMX) matrix engines inside to offer hardware-accelerated AI processing.

Similar to DLSS, XeSS works by using machine learning to rebuild detail from nearby pixels and previous frames, with Intel promising approximately two times performance improvements. AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution, on the other hand, takes a different track, using spatial upscaling techniques instead of the AI-based reconstruction methods used by Intel and Nvidia.

Additionally, Intel promises that XeSS won’t just be limited to products with XMX. It plans to offer XeSS on a wide range of hardware in the future — including integrated graphics — with a version that supports the DP4a instruction set, too. [...]

Intel also confirmed that Alchemist will offer full support for DirectX 12 Ultimate, along with hardware-based ray tracing with support for both DirectX Raytracing (DXR) and Vulkan Ray Tracing. Additionally, the company also announced that Unreal Engine 5 is already working on its Alchemist SoCs. [...]

Intel shows off its answer to Nvidia’s DLSS, coming to Arc GPUs in 2022 - The Verge
XeSS 4K Upscaling Demo:

[MonkY]

Intel ARC e binevenit (desi pe mine unul, care am folosit Intel ARK de cand ma stiu, ma debusoleaza numele). Dar din cate vad, se bazeaza mai mult pe upscale decat pe raw power. Nu e rau, dar parca a venit momentul sa vedem si GPU-uri mai "slabute" capabile sa randeze 4K nativ.

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Inside Intel ARC Alchemist Graphics: New Hardware, XeSS Info + The Future of Gaming Graphics:

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Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition Graphics Card Performance Showcase:

Intel Arc A750 GPU Hands-On, Driver Challenges, & Overclocking:

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Circula un zvon ca vor anula aceste placi grafice. Intel dezminte.

Specs:

XeSS vs DLSS vs Native:

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Intel ARC A770 / A750 Graphics Review: Here Comes A New Challenger:

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Arc A770 vs Triple-A Gaming: 1440p, 4K, Ray Tracing, XeSS + Settings Optimisation!:

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B-series:
- B570 - 13 decembrie 2024, $219
- B580 - 15 ianuarie 2025, $249

Intel Launches Arc B-Series Graphics Cards

[MonkY]

Nici nu știu ce să zic, decât că întotdeauna concurența e bună, în special pentru consumator. Doar să nu ajungă și variantele acestea să însemne cam 0.1% din vânzările de plăci video...

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DF B580 review:

00:00 Introduction
01:33 We're Changing Up Our Benchmarks
05:00 RT Benchmarks: Alan Wake 2
05:46 RT Benchmarks: Avatar Frontiers of Pandora
06:08 RT Benchmarks: Dying Light 2
06:25 RT Benchmarks: F1 24
06:59 RT Benchmarks: Metro Exodus
07:44 RT Benchmarks: A Plague Tale Requiem
08:44 RT Benchmarks: Spider-Man Miles Morales
09:00 Raster Benchmarks: Alan Wake 2
09:53 Raster Benchmarks: Black Myth Wukong
10:21 Raster Benchmarks: Cyberpunk 2077
10:54 Raster Benchmarks: F1 24
11:34 Raster Benchmarks: Forza Horizon 5
12:26 Raster Benchmarks: Hellblade 2
13:05 Raster Benchmarks: Hitman World of Assassination
13:31 Raster Benchmarks: A Plague Tale Requiem
14:12 Raster Benchmarks: Spider-Man Miles Morales
14:48 Power Consumption Testing
16:43 Legacy PC Game Concerns
17:42 Summary - This Is Impressive Stuff!
19:26 And Now, The Conclusion

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Fara numar de unitati vandute e degeaba anuntul, dar faptul ca avem competitie in categoria budget e de bine:

“Demand for Arc B580 graphics cards is high and many retailers have sold through their initial inventory. We expect weekly inventory replenishments of the Intel Arc B580 Limited Edition graphics card and are working with partners to ensure a steady availability of choices in the market,” Intel spokesperson Mark Anthony Ramirez tells The Verge.

Intel finally notches a GPU win, confirms Arc B580 is selling out after stellar reviews - The Verge

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B570 DF review:

00:00 Introduction
01:51 Intel Arc B570 Specs vs Arc B580
02:29 GPU Clock Speeds + Power Consumption
04:42 RT Benchmark: Alan Wake 2
05:52 RT Benchmark: Avatar - Frontiers of Pandora
06:30 RT Benchmark: Dying Light 2
07:17 RT Benchmark: F1 24
07:58 RT Benchmark: Hitman - World of Assassination
09:13 Raster Benchmark: Black Myth Wukong
10:30 Raster Benchmark: Forza Horizon 5
11:18 Raster Benchmark: Senua's Saga - Hellblade 2
12:33 Benchmarks Summary
13:22 The Problem With Budget GPU Reviews
14:56 Driver Overhead Tests: Cyberpunk 2077 1080p/1440p/2160p
17:02 Driver Overhead Tests: Starfield 1080p/1440p/2160p
18:44 Driver Overhead Summary
20:03 And Now, The Conclusion