Along with announcing their new Raptor Lake desktop CPUs, Intel has also finally announced the release date of their Arc A770 GPU for October 12th. This is their top-end GPU, that they claim "delivers 65% better peak performance versus competition on ray tracing".
Coming in at $329, putting it in line with the RTX 3060 which they previously compared it against. They're facing some fierce competition with NVIDIA and AMD already well established in the market although given the insane price on NVIDIA Ada Lovelace, perhaps more will be looking at alternatives?
Very little else was really said about it that I can find, other than what they've previously revealed about it which is pretty much everything with all the specifications already available on their website. As a refresher, their Limited Edition version is mainly the card with the 16GB GDDR6 and they said previously most of their partners will do it in 8GB.
You can find out more on the Intel website. The XeSS SDK is also now available on GitHub.
I'm keen to see how Intel do with their first lot out properly, as a third vendor has been needed like this in the GPU space. With open source drivers too, there's a lot for Linux users to like about it.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
ElamanOpiskelija Sep 27, 2022
BTW, off-topic but it's just impressive how bad of a game Fortnite and Cyberpunk are. And Cyberpunk, at least, has the excuse of beautiful graphics.
ElectricPrism Sep 27, 2022
I've phased out nearly all Intel CPUs as Ive been on Thank You AMD phase, so this is a weird turn for me -- I just acknowledge Intel has had a open source driver since forever.
Open source drivers dictates a much higher probability I will buy something.
Last edited by ElectricPrism on 27 September 2022 at 8:13 pm UTC
I think the price may be okay given good driver support, I'll keep an eye out for benchmarks.
Last edited by pageround on 27 September 2022 at 9:26 pm UTC
I want Intel to succeed but sadly expecting disaster.
But I think their hardware will need a few generations to really close up.
As well do the drivers. They do not have a good track record there. I hope this initiative will get them there.
Nvidia opened up considerably, AMD is great, and pressure from the Intel side will certainly help.
Quoting: ElamanOpiskelijaI want Intel to succeed so bad.
BTW, off-topic but it's just impressive how bad of a game Fortnite and Cyberpunk are. And Cyberpunk, at least, has the excuse of beautiful graphics.
and Fortnite has the excuse of supporting split screen in an age where game developers think that nobody should be making physical friends anymore :(
Or maybe they think everyone should just buy a Steam Deck 🤔
If it's a good step up from, say my 1070ti and has a decent cooler, at that price, that's an upgrade I can afford!
Last edited by denyasis on 28 September 2022 at 12:52 am UTC
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