{"id":363846,"date":"2020-08-14T10:55:52","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T08:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=363846"},"modified":"2020-08-14T12:59:39","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T10:59:39","slug":"intel-reveals-launch-date-for-standalone-gaming-gpu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gaming\/363846-intel-reveals-launch-date-for-standalone-gaming-gpu.html","title":{"rendered":"Intel reveals launch date for standalone gaming GPU"},"content":{"rendered":"

Intel has revealed new details about its upcoming range of discrete Xe GPUs – including a new gamer-focused chip – during the 2020 Intel Architecture Day<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The company first announced two years ago that it would launch its own discrete graphics cards, which are planned to roll out by 2020.<\/p>\n

At CES 2020 in January, Intel detailed its Xe architecture strategy, dividing its GPU chips into three categories – Xe-LP, Xe-HP, and Xe-HPC.<\/p>\n

The Xe-LP cards are intended for low power usage scenarios, such as in laptops, while the\u00a0Xe-HP and Xe-HPC architecture is tailored for datacentre and server use, with features like FP64 and multi-tile scalability.<\/p>\n

Intel has now announced another variant for the line-up coming in 2021.<\/p>\n

Dubbed Xe-HPG, the chip will specifically target the enthusiast gamer market.<\/p>\n

Xe-HPG<\/h3>\n

The chip combines elements of each of the three previously-confirmed variants to focus on delivering high floating-point and pixel rendering performance.<\/p>\n

While exact specifications are still unclear, Intel said the Xe-HPG will boast hardware-accelerated ray tracing, as well as GDDR6 video memory support.<\/p>\n

Intel plans to manufacture the Xe-HPG cards at an external fabricator.<\/p>\n

It’s not clear if one of the Xe-HPG cards could be the 500W unit that a previous report from Digital Trends<\/strong><\/a> detailed.<\/p>\n

According to leaked internal documents acquired by the publication, Intel was working on seven different cards with thermal design powers (TDPs) of 75W, 150W, 300W, and 500W.<\/p>\n

By comparison, the most powerful Nvidia graphics card – the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti – has a TDP of 250W.<\/p>\n

TDP is an indication of higher power draw, which could indicate higher levels of performance provided the architecture is similar.<\/p>\n

Taking on Nvidia and AMD<\/h3>\n

It remains to be seen if Intel can compete in the standalone\u00a0 GPU market, particularly when it comes to gaming.<\/p>\n

While the company dominates the overall GPU market, this is primarily due to the integrated GPUs that come alongside its processors.<\/p>\n

For high-performance gaming systems, consumers opt for either Nvidia or AMD cards.<\/p>\n

AMD’s custom-built GPUs have been favoured by console manufacturers for many years, and the two next-generation consoles from Sony and Microsoft will also boast AMD graphics.<\/p>\n

The first laptops to feature Intel’s Xe-LP graphics will ship before the end of 2020, alongside the company’s upcoming Tiger Lake processors.<\/p>\n

Now read: Intel 11th-gen CPU launch date revealed<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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