Intel Readies Arc "Alchemist" A310 Entry-level GPU to Match RX 6400-level Performance

[btarunr]

With its desktop graphics card lineup still elusive, the company is planning a new entry-level SKU positioned below the Arc A380 and A350M. Called A310, this chip will be based on a heavily cut-down version of the DG2-128 (ACM-G11) silicon, and offer performance levels somewhere between the Iris Xe MAX (DG1) desktop discrete GPU, and the A350M, with the design goal being to compete with AMD's Radeon RX 6400 and NVIDIA's GTX 1650 in the entry-level space.

At this point the core configuration of the A310 is not known. It is speculated to feature 64 to 96 execution units (EU) out of the 128 present on the ACM-G11 silicon. 4 GB of GDDR6 memory across a 64-bit wide memory bus, could remain standard fare for this card. All of the media-acceleration features of "Alchemist" could be featured, including AV1 decode and encode. The A310 could make for a good combo with future Intel workstation or HEDT platforms with non-gaming visual requirements. The ACM-G11 is built on the 6 nm silicon fabrication process, and so the A310 could come with a low power footprint that doesn't need additional power connectors.



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[YYMC]

So the price？ No bad goosd, just bad price.

 

[Sabotaged_Enigma]

Second to last line: "This news comes from outside our Internet. Authenticity is not guaranteed."
It's so interesting that this is Chinese characters. So where did this news come from?

 

[Arkz]

I get that it's entry level but.. just.. lol. It's about R9 280X level... For an entry level card releasing in 2022 I'd expect this thing to cost about the same as a pack of gum.

 

[ModEl4]

lol, they don't even know if it has 512 or 768 shader cores but they know that it targets RX 6400 performance level (768 RDNA2 shader cores)?
So the narrative until now was that the top of the line Arc would have around 6700XT performance level, so a design with 4096 cores and 256bit bus would be needed to match a RDNA2 design with 2560 cores and 192bit bus and now the narrative changed to Intel's 512/768 shader 64bit bus part can match RDNA2 768 shader 64bit bus RX 6400? Does it take to be a genius to disregard it immediately?
EDIT: if it has 512 shaders, we are talking in the region of RX 560 performance level or a bit above depending on the clocks and RX560 was $99/$119 (2GB/4GB) 5 years ago...

 

[Skylinestar]

PCIE x16 please

 

[ZoneDymo]

at this point it would be kinda hilarious if they never released anything and we just get news messages like this announcing new products that will never release based on products that never released.

"the next generation of intel Arc gpu's promise to be twice as fast as the last"

 

[watzupken]

If this matches a RX 6400 in performance, I think AMD will have to write off the Navi 24 as a failure. Even though this is an entry level GPU, at least one can still use it for something like a HTPC if the rumoured support for AV1 is true.

 

[ExcuseMeWtf]

I get that it's entry level but.. just.. lol. It's about R9 280X level... For an entry level card releasing in 2022 I'd expect this thing to cost about the same as a pack of gum.

RX 6400 actually gets performance numbers somewhat above GTX 1650, ie significantly fraster than 280X.

 

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

at this point it would be kinda hilarious if they never released anything and we just get news messages like this announcing new products that will never release based on products that never released.

"the next generation of intel Arc gpu's promise to be twice as fast as the last"

That's exactly what I see happen so far , long may Intel reign supreme, in GPU rumours.

 

[AusWolf]

Now I'm conflicted on buying the 6400 for my HTPC. AV1 decode would be great to have. The only question is the release date.

 

[usiname]

 

[Vayra86]

Now I'm conflicted on buying the 6400 for my HTPC. AV1 decode would be great to have. The only question is the release date.

I think that's the point of this 'leak'.

Don't believe everything you read.

 

[Solidstate89]

Maybe the perfect upgrade to my HTPC GPU.

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

I think that's the point of this 'leak'.

Don't believe everything you read.

What? This is the internet, everything is true!

Albert E. once wrote, "Life is like a bicycle". Intel keeps going round and round and cant find the exit.

 

[mechtech]

Lol

 

[chstamos]

at this point it would be kinda hilarious if they never released anything and we just get news messages like this announcing new products that will never release based on products that never released.

"the next generation of intel Arc gpu's promise to be twice as fast as the last"

Back in the late 90s, early 2000s, there was a company that based their entire business model on this.

They had three or four generations of vaporware, as far as I can remember. Each one much better than the last!

Glaze3D - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

Kinda funny, at this point I am starting to think that Intel need's to go back to the design stage and start again, by the time this Arc is out it'll be against rdna3 and 4##£ series unwinnable IMHO.

 

[AusWolf]

Back in the late 90s, early 2000s, there was a company that based their entire business model on this.

They had three or four generations of vaporware, as far as I can remember. Each one much better than the last!

Glaze3D - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I've never heard of them, but quite interesting. Thanks for sharing the link.

Kinda funny, at this point I am starting to think that Intel need's to go back to the design stage and start again, by the time this Arc is out it'll be against rdna3 and 4##£ series unwinnable IMHO.

Don't worry, Arc will be competitive against Turing and RDNA 1, even if it releases in 2028.

 

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

I've never heard of them, but quite interesting. Thanks for sharing the link.


Don't worry, Arc will be competitive against Turing and RDNA 1, even if it releases in 2028.

I'd probably still buy one, because if that happens it's a short run, and would be a collector's edition in years, I am dieing to mess with one for realz, kin Intel.

 

[pavle]

More rumors; @ Intel they must really be polishing their DLSS version and/or drivers overall.
We won't know for sure if they're any good till release. I wonder how good their HSR is.

 

[AusWolf]

I'd probably still buy one, because if that happens it's a short run, and would be a collector's edition in years, I am dieing to mess with one for realz, kin Intel.

Same here. I want one simply because it's a curiosity.

 

[Jism]

They obviously retaping the thing again due to bad performance.

Thats why the release date is being pushed forward and forward.

 

[80251]

I remember the first discrete Maxwell part was a low-end model, the 750Ti, and it's performance was so poor I never even considered it to replace my aging GTX 780.

 

[Arkz]

RX 6400 actually gets performance numbers somewhat above GTX 1650, ie significantly fraster than 280X.

Ah, not quite as bad then. Still, cheapest one I've seen is a preorder at ebuyer for £160. Same price I paid for a Sapphire RX580 Nitro+ about 4 years ago. I wonder how long we have to wait for iGPUs to have the same horsepower.