Intel graphics cards will have custom designs –

This was a topic that they hadn’t said anything about yet, but that Raja Koduri in an interview for the portal Japanese ASCII raised doubts both professionals and consumers. Intel graphics cards will have custom designs.

During the interview, Raja answered a series of questions regarding the upcoming Xe-HPG architecture that will now debut in Q1 2022 under the Arc Alchemist series. Raja was asked why Intel has decided to use TSMC N6 process technology instead of Intel’s own ‘7’ node. Based on your answer, Intel’s manufacturing capabilities simply weren’t ready to mass-produce discrete GPUs. Intel clearly doesn’t want its discrete GPUs to compete with CPU series, such as Alder Lake, for capacity.

Intel has not yet determined whether Alchemist’s successor will depend on Intel’s own or external foundry. However, the company may want to switch to more advanced nodes once nvidia Lovelace and AMD RDNA3 series are released using the TSMC N5 process.

Intel Supersampling Technology (XeSS) will be compatible with the Xe-LP architecture

Existing Xe-based architectures, such as Xe-LP, will support XeSS technology, Intel’s own version of superresence based on artificial intelligence algorithms. The Xe-LP version is likely to use the DP4a instruction, which is considered compatible with all new GPUs. The DP4a version of XeSS isn’t as efficient as the XMX-based one, but it should be an interesting addition to these low-power graphics.

Are custom cards and Arc series planned for workstations?

The most interesting part of the interview is the question about the launch of custom cards based on Arc Alchemist GPU. As previously revealed through leaks, Intel is already offering its reference design to partners. Intel had confirmed this leak during its drone show. Exactly the same design, which was first shown by Moore’s Law is Dead.

Fuente: ASCII.jp: Raja Koduri answers questions about Ponte Vecchio and Intel Arc Intel GPU Roadmap (1/3)