Friday, April 1st 2022
Intel Seemingly Reveal Specs of Arc A780 Desktop GPU in Arc Control Video
Although it hasn't been verified, it would appear that Intel might have let slip some details of its upcoming Arc A780 desktop GPU in a video where the company was showing off its Arc Control graphics card control and monitoring software. For a brief second or two, the Live Performance Monitoring part of Arc Control was shown in the video, displaying GPU and VRAM clocks for one of its upcoming GPUs, alongside the GPU power of the same card. As to the exact product, that is now being discussed on the internet, but the current consensus based on all the specs, is that it could be the Arc A780.
The reasoning behind this, is that the Arc A350M, which could in theory boost to 2,250 MHz, doesn't meet the listed GPU power of 175 W, nor does the much slower clocked Arc A770M mobile part. The VRAM clock at 1093 MHz also suggests an effective memory throughput of 17.5 Gbps, which is faster than the fastest mobile GPU according to the specs available so far. It also means that Intel is going for high-performance memory on its high-end parts, as this GPU has higher memory bandwidth than a GeForce RTX 3070, which sits at 14 Gbps. It's also possible that we're looking at a development card here and that these specs won't make it into a final product, so we'll just have to wait until this summer to see what Intel has in store for us.
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The reasoning behind this, is that the Arc A350M, which could in theory boost to 2,250 MHz, doesn't meet the listed GPU power of 175 W, nor does the much slower clocked Arc A770M mobile part. The VRAM clock at 1093 MHz also suggests an effective memory throughput of 17.5 Gbps, which is faster than the fastest mobile GPU according to the specs available so far. It also means that Intel is going for high-performance memory on its high-end parts, as this GPU has higher memory bandwidth than a GeForce RTX 3070, which sits at 14 Gbps. It's also possible that we're looking at a development card here and that these specs won't make it into a final product, so we'll just have to wait until this summer to see what Intel has in store for us.
20 Comments on Intel Seemingly Reveal Specs of Arc A780 Desktop GPU in Arc Control Video
Intel arc control, i guess is their proggy to manage these GPUs
Though I'm keeping my "wait and see" approach, as clock speeds don't mean anything on their own. It's like comparing cars by how high their engines can rev.
www.techpowerup.com/293464/intel-teases-arc-desktop-graphics-card
I don't want to be so pessimistic but after so many delays I'd be amazed if they even make that; Intel have been pushing back their dates by about 10 months for every year that passes for what seems like an eternity. Intel have been hyping their discrete graphics since 2018, we were expecting a 2019 announcement after Raja's twitter claims that it was a GTX1060 competitor that slipped to a 2020 CES reveal of "coming soon".
It'll only be four years late if it makes it to market this year.
On a personal note, I'd also much rather see a good product later than a crappy one now. For now, I'm happy with my RTX 2070, but my upgrade paths are only made up of 300+ W cards which I don't intend to upgrade my otherwise flawless PSU for. Nvidia and AMD doesn't seem to give a damn about efficiency (or PSU longevity) nowadays, and while also being skeptical, I secretly hope that Intel will bring back some normality in this sense - which isn't totally unimaginable looking at the 175 W figure in the pictures.
And as a Linux guy i atleast appreciate that Intel gives open source drivers, unlike Nvidia.....