Thursday, August 4th 2022
Intel Arc Board Partners are Reportedly Stopping Production, Encountering Quality Issues
According to sources close to Igor Wallossek from Igor's lab, Intel's upcoming Arc Alchemist discrete graphics card lineup is in trouble. As the anonymous sources state, certain add-in board (AIB) partners are having difficulty adopting the third GPU manufacturer into their offerings. As we learn, AIBs are sitting on a pile of NVIDIA and AMD GPUs. This pile is decreasing in price daily and losing value, so it needs to be moved quickly. Secondly, Intel is reportedly suggesting AIBs ship cards to OEMs and system integrators to start the market spread of the new Arc dGPUs. This business model is inherently lower margin compared to selling GPUs directly to consumers.
Last but not least, it is reported that at least one major AIB is stopping the production of custom Arc GPUs due to quality concerns. What this means is yet to be uncovered, and we have to wait and see which AIB (or AIBs) is stepping out of the game. All of this suggests that the new GPU lineup is on the verge of extinction, even before it has launched. However, we are sure that the market will adapt and make a case for the third GPU maker. Of course, these predictions should be taken with a grain of salt, and we await more information to confirm those issues.
Source:
Igor's Lab
Last but not least, it is reported that at least one major AIB is stopping the production of custom Arc GPUs due to quality concerns. What this means is yet to be uncovered, and we have to wait and see which AIB (or AIBs) is stepping out of the game. All of this suggests that the new GPU lineup is on the verge of extinction, even before it has launched. However, we are sure that the market will adapt and make a case for the third GPU maker. Of course, these predictions should be taken with a grain of salt, and we await more information to confirm those issues.
133 Comments on Intel Arc Board Partners are Reportedly Stopping Production, Encountering Quality Issues
Not to say other companies are saints but intel went the drain a long time ago.
I seriously pity guys who still swear by the 'intel inside' logo.
*rubs crystal ball and pets cat on lap, evil smirk*
Edit: some will say of all the flavors I chose to be salty.
It means they are not confident the product will ship on its own so they just force it on people buying a whole "gaming" computer who dont know any better.
I want this to be good, I want a 3rd player, but damn it intel, come on!
the Intel 740 discrete graphic card but wasn't much successful.
The good news is video cards at current prices do not move. Glad to hear that.
But since we got the Pin The Tail On The Donkey game out....Intel still employs Raja?
Every new article about Arc is just another cherry on this turd cake.
We need three to five not two.
Perhaps Raja was still AMD through and through.
I think this train wreck is even bigger than larrabee already, We're in new paradigms of turd here, shit even two noob Chinese GPU makers got they're shit working and shipped before Intel, the biggest GPU(igpu) supplier in the x86in world.