Intel Powers-on the First Xe Graphics Card with Dev Kits Supposedly Shipping

[Mouth of Sauron]

Seen rumors mid range xe is supposed to run multi GPU with new iris pro.
Would be a killer move,amd should have done it long time ago.

New evidence of Intel's multi-GPU support for upcoming Xe discrete cards uncovered in Linux drivers

Phoronix found some more evidence of upcoming multi-GPU features for Intel's upcoming Xe GPUs. However, unlike Nvidia's and AMD's implementations, Intel may be looking to support a hybrid version that allows Xe discrete cards to be paired with the iGPUs coming with the gen 12 CPUs scheduled to...

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AMD actually DID it... Results were zero to unimportant (equal to discrete card, or <5% better).

Whole dual-card idea sounds good, but realization depends on devs, and rarely they've invested time in making dual-card games with significant gain. Most of them actually had no gain at all. "The rest" were AAA titles, and probably sponsored by one of manufacturer to include dual-card optimization.

I also don't expect much of first cards, yeah there is Raja-Raja-Raja all over, but if we compare this with AMD... Supposedly, Raja had *some* influence in optimizing old architecture, and his real contributing is showing from now on... Time he spent in Intel is much less, and there are those rumours about "dual-Iris" or "double Iris" that inspire no confidence at all, for me at least.

It may be different for some future generation, but this one - I really, really doubt. Rajas' expertise is nice motivation, but one man doesn't make top products for a long time. Besides, NVIDIA/AMD have, like, 10 zillions of various GPU patents for decades, it's really narrow maneuvering space for Intel. Again, not forever, but 1st generation - definitely.

 

[Solaris17]

Sweet, I’m pretty excited for an Intel stand alone card. If not for performance at least because they are an entry.

 

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

Hey, I have an idea, why don't you start a GPU company and make something that breasts the lot of them, for a quarter of the price? Everyone here would be eternally grateful to you...

Breasts,??

I wish to refer you to alternative websites bro

If i get ya though I agree

 

[danbert2000]

I'm confused why developers need kits with these graphics cards. Is Intel asking for feedback on them? Or are they trying to get the devs to optimize their games for the Xe cards? Sending a console dev kit makes perfect sense because there's usually a new API, and power envelope to consider. But with a PC GPU, they should just be using Vulkan/OpenGL and DirectX. And they should be targeting a whole range of power, which this new card should slot into already.

 

[londiste]

Probably both for feedback and optimization on both developer side as well as Intel (drivers, for example). Gaming is likely not the only market these are aimed at so API situation might be more complex than that. Plus partners/OEMs that want to optimize their settings, firmware and hardware for the GPUs. We do not know but if Intel aims that for mobile, the OEM part is especially the case.

 

[LemmingOverlord]

Please dont' confuse the EAEUnion with any European Union organization such as the "European Economic Commission". The EAEUnion is the Russian-sponsored "Eurasian Economic Union", a (sort-of) free-trade zone between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, which happens to handle the bureaucracy behind importing stuff from China or Taiwan (amongst other places)

Like many tech things that end up on Russia tech forums, things are a bit like a leaky sieve, there. (and lucky for us)