Intel has recently published a document outlining the requirements for Arc GPU support on desktop including the supported platforms. The guide states that supported processors are limited to 12th Gen Core "Alder Lake", 11th Gen Core "Rocket Lake", and 10th Gen Core "Comet Lake" with Resizable BAR support enabled on the motherboard. The document also notes that other platforms supporting Resizable BAR / Smart Access Memory may work with Intel Arc graphics cards indicating potential unofficial support for AMD platforms also. Intel has also specified that only Windows 10/11 is supported and installations must be using the GPT partition type. The page contains instructions to enable Resizable BAR support and switch to a GPT partition but no information is provided as to whether the cards will work without this functionality.
26 Comments on Intel Lists Resizable BAR Support as an Arc GPU Requirement for Optimal Performance
GPT only reason I can see is it wants to create yet another partition
Optimum performance okay I'll pass and just keep simple performance :laugh:
At this rate, I wouldn't be surprised if the next news article said that Arc GPUs will be made for OEMs and only by Asus, like the mysterious DG1.
Yeah optimal performance is just blah blah blah
If anyone want "best performance" use a performance power plan "11 hides this" and find a happy medium all core oc
Gpu wise use core curve for a steady core clock so the core clock doesn't bounce all over the place and cause issues.
Now Intel's first series of GPUs is probably incompatible with a number of platforms.
Main reason is 4 partitions is 2 more than I need which is a system reserved and C, boom done.
Not to mention I don't have any hdd/ ssd's over 2 tb so gpt is not need on them.
Even hdd/ ssd manufactures don't format drives gpt so ask them why :laugh:
11 requires a lot of silly new security stuff and all of that can be leapfrogged over, I should know I've done it on all my systems even the ones that can be compliant.
As far as resizable bar goes none of my current gpu's can use it anyway.
It's a requirement to use resizable bar.
Anything they can do to save time and effort is critical, since they're playing catchup
1. won't be competing with AMD or Nvidia at all in the enthusiast videocard market segment
2. will probably be barely competing with AMD and Nvidia in the mid-range market segment (once the next-gen AMD and Nvidia GPU's are out).
If they've decided to ditch legacy support with their VBIOS, it explains the requirement
Seeing I've never had any corrupt "disks" on 5 systems with dozens of ssd's and hdd's in use I doubt you state is anywhere near accurate :laugh: