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Intel's Arc rumoured to be abandoned
Published in Graphics
Monday, 12 September 2022 12:00

Intel's Arc rumoured to be abandoned


Updated: 
Raja Koduri shrugs his shoulders on these rumors

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming that Intel is about to abandon its Arc project -- which was its attempt to get into the GPU market.

Intel Arc A770 matches or beats RTX 3060 at ray tracing
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Targets competitive pricing

Intel has revealed a bit more details about it upcoming Arc desktop graphics cards, namely the A750 and the A770, which are said to match or beat Nvidia's RTX 3060 at ray tracing, as well as be competitively priced.

Intel jumps from DirectX 9 to 12
Published in Graphics
Tuesday, 16 August 2022 11:43

Intel jumps from DirectX 9 to 12


On Xe, Arc GPUs

Intel has moved from native DX9 hardware support on its Intel's Xe integrated graphics solutions on 12th Gen CPUs and A-Series Arc Alchemist discrete GPUs to DirectX 12.

Intel shows Arc A750 performance numbers
Published in Graphics
Thursday, 11 August 2022 12:42

Intel shows Arc A750 performance numbers


Updated: Tested in 48 DX12 and Vulkan games, up to 5% faster than RTX 3060

Intel has released some benchmark numbers for its upcoming Arc A750 graphics card, showing performance in 48 DX12 and Vulkan API games and comparing it to Nvidia's RTX 3060 graphics card.

Intel Arc goes Pro with Arc Pro A-series GPUs
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Arc Pro A30M, Arc Pro A40, and Arc Pro A50

As expected and detailed earlier, Intel has now officially unveiled its Intel Arc Pro A-series professional range of graphics processing units (GPUs).

MSI boards the Intel Arc train
Published in Graphics
Monday, 08 August 2022 12:25

MSI boards the Intel Arc train


Arc A380 and A310, but only for pre-built systems

MSI is obviously going to be one of Intel's Arc partners as MSI-branded Arc A380 and A310 have been spotted in MSI pre-built systems.

Intel shows Arc A750 GPU running Death Stranding game
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Talks VRR, HDR, and HDMI on Intel Arc Graphics

Intel has released yet another video showcasing its Arc Graphics support for VRR, HDR, and HDMI, as well as showing the performance of the Arc A750 in Death Stranding: Director's Cut game.

Intel’s Arc requirement puzzles
Published in PC Hardware
Friday, 24 June 2022 11:47

Intel’s Arc requirement puzzles


Apparently it must have an optimised BAR

Intel has published a puzzling requirement for its Arc GPUs – apparently the PCIe Resiable BAR (ReBAR) feature must be enabled for "optimal" performance.

Intel Arc launches in Asia to a big of a yawn
Published in PC Hardware


Barely to compete with AMD’s RX 6400

Chipzilla has released its Arc Alchemist GPU lineup in Asia only to find reviewers unenthused.

Intel brings Arc A3 to China
Published in Graphics
Friday, 17 June 2022 11:24

Intel brings Arc A3 to China


Gunnir fires them out for $153

Intel has released its Arc A-series 3 desktop graphics cards in China -- the first being a custom version of the Arc A380 from Chinese manufacturer Gunnir.