Thursday, April 7th 2022

Intel Arc Prototype Desktop Graphics Card Pictured with Three 8-pin Power Connectors

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HotHardware did a video interview with Intel Fellow Tom Petersen, who briefly teased a prototype Intel Arc "Alchemist" graphics card with three 8-pin PCIe power connectors, for a total power input capability of 450 W. This does not necessarily mean that a finished product will ship with three connectors; as prototype motherboards and graphics cards are known to feature various redundant connectivity and power-input options for product developers to test capabilities. The three connectors are spaced far apart from each other, so it's likely that the board tests various combinations of power inputs. One of the three could even be a 224 W EPS instead of a 150 W PCIe. The Arc "Alchemist" 7-series desktop board that maxes out the DG2-512 silicon, has been grinding through the rumor mill for quite some time now, including PCB pictures, showing two 8-pin PCIe power connectors.
Sources: HotHardware (YouTube), VideoCardz, Moore's Law is Dead (YouTube)

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13 Comments on Intel Arc Prototype Desktop Graphics Card Pictured with Three 8-pin Power Connectors

#1
EzioAs
I thought Tom Petersen still works at Nvidia.

I must admit I haven't been keeping up with their spokesperson much.
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#2
AusWolf
One of the recent articles mentioned 175 W power consumption on one of the slides. If that's true, I highly doubt that the finished product will have 3 power connectors. Shame on Intel if it does.
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#3
Owen1982
The fact that the 3 8 pin connectors are so far apart, makes me be that is a dev board, not a retail board.
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#4
TheDeeGee
Owen1982The fact that the 3 8 pin connectors are so far apart, makes me be that is a dev board, not a retail board.
Yeah, good luck with your cablecombs otherwise :P
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#5
dj-electric
What's interesting in all this story is that if we get traditional 8PIN+6PIN connectivity, instread of the new ATX standards stuff and the new 12PIN connector, means Intel itself is not a big believer in the ideas and standards they promote in this segment
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#6
trsttte
This seems like nonsense to me, it's more than likely just a random development board.

More interesting is the render intel shared, where they didn't render the power connector. Looking at the video the only place I see one could fit is in the back which is very weird



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#7
DonKnotts
trsttteThis seems like nonsense to me, it's more than likely just a random development board.

More interesting is the render intel shared, where they didn't render the power connector. Looking at the video the only place I see one could fit is in the back which is very weird



I'd rely more on an actual engineering sample or development board than any render that's only meant to look pretty.
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#8
AusWolf
dj-electricWhat's interesting in all this story is that if we get traditional 8PIN+6PIN connectivity, instread of the new ATX standards stuff and the new 12PIN connector, means Intel itself is not a big believer in the ideas and standards they promote in this segment
I think the 12-pin connector was developed by nvidia, not Intel.
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#9
TheoneandonlyMrK
I've a better question, wtaf Intel , prototype board!? ,Ttt, where's the release sample ,QA check part , prototype sounds very 2023 delivery to me, at best.

This better be celestial FFS.
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#10
AusWolf
TheoneandonlyMrKI've a better question, wtaf Intel , prototype board!? ,Ttt, where's the release sample ,QA check part , prototype sounds very 2023 delivery to me, at best.

This better be celestial FFS.
They nearly finished development. The only thing left is to start it. :roll:
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#11
80251
I suppose Intel still has three more quarters to meet their deadline, but if they don't have any prototype boards by now, ya gotta wonder if they'll actually be selling any ARC videocards this year.
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#12
dj-electric
AusWolfI think the 12-pin connector was developed by nvidia, not Intel.
www.techpowerup.com/292563/intel-atx-3-0-16-pin-power-connector-for-pcie-gen5-is-smart-has-four-power-delivery-variants

Intel's the one behind 12VHPWR. They are usually the place ATX standards come from.
All im saying is that i'd be very surprised not to see 12VHPWR used on Intel's upcoming high end GPUs
www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/intel-introduces-new-atx-psu-specifications.html
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#13
TheinsanegamerN
dj-electricWhat's interesting in all this story is that if we get traditional 8PIN+6PIN connectivity, instread of the new ATX standards stuff and the new 12PIN connector, means Intel itself is not a big believer in the ideas and standards they promote in this segment
The 12 pin VGA connector was an nvidia invention, and if you look at third party AIB RTX 3000 series cards, 99% of them use the traditional 8 pin and 6 pin connectors. Intel's contribution was the 12v 10 pin connector for motherboards, with has had absolutely no success because who wants to cram even more onto motherboards when we have perfectly serviceable ATX supplies with plenty of room? You can go smaller while maintaining the 24 pin connector and nobody bothers anyway.
dj-electricwww.techpowerup.com/292563/intel-atx-3-0-16-pin-power-connector-for-pcie-gen5-is-smart-has-four-power-delivery-variants

Intel's the one behind 12VHPWR. They are usually the place ATX standards come from.
All im saying is that i'd be very surprised not to see 12VHPWR used on Intel's upcoming high end GPUs
www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/intel-introduces-new-atx-psu-specifications.html
That article came out in march 2022, nearly two years after the RTX 3000 series came out with a 12 pin connector.
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