Even with the shortages raging on, there are a lot of choices when it comes to GPUs, and there are more on the horizon, especially as the new year fast approaches. WithNvidia getting ready to launch some more products in its 30-series, 2022 could be a good year for those looking to get into, or continue, building or upgrading PCs, providing anyone can actually get hold of any hardware. WithIntelalso about to unveil its own range of graphics cards, some images have recently surfaced which show off its first iteration, the Alchemist from its Arc range.
According to the YouTube channel, Moore’s Law Is Dead, who’s host has something of a reputation for reliable information onIntelhardware, the tech company has finally released images from its first GPU. The images show a silver, almost chrome-looking, piece of hardware, with black fans. It also has this interesting concentric look on both the 512EU and 128EU versions of the card. According to the video, these actual photographs are very similar to the renders which were doing the rounds recently.
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These images come shortly afterthe specs for Alchemist were made public, confirming what some in the industry suspected, in which Intel’s product could match some of the best Nvidia and AMD cards currently on the market. One thing that Moore’s Law Is Dead stresses is that this first GPU will likely be available sometime in Q2 2022, which is a little later than the expected Q1 2022. He goes on to say that the earlier date likely refers to the laptop versions of the GPU being released, while the desktop versions likely need more work on their drivers, hence the later launch.
At this point, not only is the Alchemist looking quite slick, but the specs that have been revealed so far suggest that this is a piece of kit that could sit up there with the best of them. While recentbenchmark tests showed the Intel GPU may not be quite up to scratch, this was based off early iterations of the hardware, with some even suggesting the results may have been mixing the laptop version with the desktop one.
With thegaming and PC hardware still experiencing shortages, and likely to continue to do so for quite some time, one thing that will be interesting to see is howIntelwill cope with the deficit. Even the company’s CEO believes the crisis could go on until 2023, so it seems what the tech giant needs is a way to circumvent the possibility that it may struggle to get products into the hands of enough consumers.
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