Friday, February 4th 2022
Intel Arc "Alchemist" PCB Closeup Shows Up on Intel Graphics Discord
Intel put out a clear, close-up picture of its Arc "Alchemist" gaming graphics card engineering sample. This matches with a picture of the PCB rear shot that surfaced in a report by "Moore's Law is Dead." The picture reveals a PCB that's about 3/4th the length of the cooling solution, with the remainder of the cooler's length being used to directly vent airflow from the back.
The PCB reveals a rectangular pad for the GPU, which corresponds with that of the larger "Alchemist" GPU. This is surrounded by what look like eight GDDR6 memory pads for a 256-bit wide memory interface; at least 10 VRM phases of an unknown configuration; and a power input configuration that's made up of one each of 8-pin and 6-pin PCIe power connectors (capable of delivering 300 W including slot power). The PCB shows traces that connect the GPU to all 16 PCI-Express lanes of the PCIe finger. Display outputs include three full-size DisplayPorts and an HDMI. This particular variant of "Alchemist" is rumored to feature 512 execution units (4,096 unified shaders), and at least in SiSoft SANDRA, it allegedly outperforms the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti "Ampere."
Source:
SquashBionic (Twitter)
The PCB reveals a rectangular pad for the GPU, which corresponds with that of the larger "Alchemist" GPU. This is surrounded by what look like eight GDDR6 memory pads for a 256-bit wide memory interface; at least 10 VRM phases of an unknown configuration; and a power input configuration that's made up of one each of 8-pin and 6-pin PCIe power connectors (capable of delivering 300 W including slot power). The PCB shows traces that connect the GPU to all 16 PCI-Express lanes of the PCIe finger. Display outputs include three full-size DisplayPorts and an HDMI. This particular variant of "Alchemist" is rumored to feature 512 execution units (4,096 unified shaders), and at least in SiSoft SANDRA, it allegedly outperforms the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti "Ampere."
54 Comments on Intel Arc "Alchemist" PCB Closeup Shows Up on Intel Graphics Discord
Im a little exited about this card, but the price...
But seriously, until I have one installed in my rig, it's just friggin V.A.P.O.R.W.A.R.E.Z..........
And the fact that engineering samples apparently exist means absolutely NUTHIN until it lands on store shelves/webstorez for moar than the above mentioned 2.5 seconds !
Best one is Nvidia, second Intel.
Ah 2 guys they like ure comment still on that list :toast:
DAG size of Ethereum is 4.7GB. It won't reach 6GB till 2024.
The 6500XT is already a faster card (for gaming) than the 1060 6GB. And you think it's terrible.
A hypothetical 6GB 6500 XT card would earn around $550, whereas the 4GB version is useless, because, 4GB.
There is absolutely zero chance of a 6GB card for $150-$200.
You can have a hopefully slightly better 4GB card, or you can have something costing $400++. Those are your choices.
Objectively, the performance is decent if certain condition is met. But this is a card that I will only recommend if someone must buy a GPU because their existing GPU is dead or dying. For users for GTX 1060 6GB and RX 570/ 580, they should just continue to use their card until the opportunity presents itself to buy a better GPU at their target price, or until their GPU bites the dust. From an attractiveness standpoint, the RX 6500 series is a fail.