Intel's Arc A750 Graphics Card Makes an Appearance

[80251]

Hmmmmm, "limited edition" that sounds like it's going to translate to "priced at more than its worth" (especially if cryptominers begin flogging their dead horses en mass on fleabay).

I'm hoping Intel eventually turns the videocard market into a three ring circus instead of the present duopoly.

 

[N3utro]

12GB of vram means it's going to be a high end gpu, the 3080 only has 10gb. Probably an overpriced gpu so not worth it

 

[Tek-Check]

GN tested A380 earlier today...crushing review... Should we expect more consistent performance from A750?

 

[Denver]

Good or Bad? Place your bets...

Bad in price, performance and power drawn... but good in 3DMark.

 

[64K]

Bad in price, performance and power drawn... but good in 3DMark.

I don't really care about synthetics because I don't play synthetics. I play video games. If a GPU manufacturer wants me to buy a card with their GPU in it then it's got to have good gaming performance and a decent price.

 

[cvaldes]

GN tested A380 earlier today...crushing review... Should we expect more consistent performance from A750?

Hard to say since Intel's track record for discrete GPUs is short and small. And my crystal ball is in the shop getting serviced.

I'd say that unless Intel has different teams writing the software drivers for their various first-generation Arc cards, there won't be any standout performers.

Even AMD and NVIDIA have their strengths and weaknesses in their driver software and I doubt if any of the three can write drivers that are the best at everything.

Time will tell and these companies can always strive to improve their software. That's why they periodically release new drivers from time to time. In theory the newer software is supposed to be better than the older software.

 

[RadeonProVega]

so when are any of these cards coming to stores/retail stores/online to buy?

 

[64K]

so when are any of these cards coming to stores/retail stores/online to buy?

The rumor is that the Arc cards have been delayed and will not be available until Fall here in the USA. Not sure about other countries.

 

[RadeonProVega]

The rumor is that the Arc cards have been delayed and will not be available until Fall here in the USA. Not sure about other countries.

Alright thanks. I wonder why Blaeza is laughing at what i said lol.

 

[Blaeza]

Alright thanks. I wonder why Blaeza is laughing at what i said lol.

It's more likely they'll be selling me as a GPU in UK, US or anywhere else except China. No, I don't have ray-tracing.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Whatever it is like it is intels first attempt at a discrete gaming GPU, so it can't be that bad for a first attempt. Lets face it, the money Intel have, what will the second or third attempt be like? probably pretty good.

 

[80251]

I hope Tigger is right. I also hope Intel doesn't give up like they did with Larrabee (a prototype of which sold for $5k just this year).

 

[eidairaman1]

A380

 

[AlwaysHope]

Whatever it is like it is intels first attempt at a discrete gaming GPU, so it can't be that bad for a first attempt. Lets face it, the money Intel have, what will the second or third attempt be like? probably pretty good.

Exactly, need that 3rd player in this market like a leaky roof on a house needs fixing.

 

[usiname]

Whatever it is like it is intels first attempt at a discrete gaming GPU, so it can't be that bad for a first attempt. Lets face it, the money Intel have, what will the second or third attempt be like? probably pretty good.

First attempt? Did you forget DG1? Did you forgot all XE96 IGPUs since Ice Lake? Did you forgot the two decades of intel HD, Iris and whatever was before them? This is no first attempt, it's a decade of experience and the scaling of iGPU to dGPU is not something completely different. In fact, they have far more experience with ways more sold GPUs. Especially XE is 3 years old architecture

 

[ZetZet]

First attempt? Did you forget DG1? Did you forgot all XE96 IGPUs since Ice Lake? Did you forgot the two decades of intel HD, Iris and whatever was before them? This is no first attempt, it's a decade of experience and the scaling of iGPU to dGPU is not something completely different. In fact, they have far more experience with ways more sold GPUs. Especially XE is 3 years old architecture

And hardware doesn't seem to be the problem. Drivers for games are the problem, something that Intel has very little experience with.

 

[usiname]

And hardware doesn't seem to be the problem. Drivers for games are the problem, something that Intel has very little experience with.

Little experience again? Did you saw the photo, Intel has hundreds of millions sold iGPUs and still cannot make good driver for their iGPU. Its not to experince, it's just their incompetence. They never released stable driver for HD4600 the most popular gpu 2013-2016, "supported" till 2021 when is their last driver for it.

 

[80251]

Resizable bar is required eh? Intel has just lost a customer...

 

[Blue4130]

This makes zero sense.

It's unlikely that Intel is naive enough to think that these graphics cards won't ever be reviewed. At some point tech sites are going to get their hands on them regardless of whether it's a review sample from Intel (or an AIB partner) or a card from the retail marketplace.

If Intel doesn't want a particular CPU, NUC, network card, whatever reviewed, what do you think happens? Do they stick their head in the sand and hope no one notices? NO. This is not Intel's first rodeo, not by a long shot. Intel is not being run by a bunch of snot-nosed 22-year-old interns whose mantra is "fake it until you make it."

Furthermore if Intel knew the cards were disappointing, wouldn't it be in their best interest to send key reviewers cherry picked Golden Samples instead of letting reviewers play the silicon lottery from retailers? Or maybe if Intel did send out review samples for presumed stinkers, people would accuse them of that ploy. It has been done before countless times and not just PC components either.

Even if TPU doesn't review this card someone else will eventually.

They don't want to seed review samples so that they can show investors the initial sales burst.

 

[CheapMeat]

Will their GPUs have QuickSync? That would be a game changer and instant buy for me.

 

[MarsM4N]

ARC series are like UFOs. So many rumors, photographs, stories, but still no first contact for the consumers.

Reminds me of Battlefail 2042. And we all know how this went.

I call bluff. Lowburner GPU's. If they have anything competitive on the table they would show.

 

[80251]

Will their GPUs have QuickSync? That would be a game changer and instant buy for me.

Is that the same as FreeSync? Or an even better, newer open, VRR standard?

 

[ZetZet]

Little experience again? Did you saw the photo, Intel has hundreds of millions sold iGPUs and still cannot make good driver for their iGPU. Its not to experince, it's just their incompetence. They never released stable driver for HD4600 the most popular gpu 2013-2016, "supported" till 2021 when is their last driver for it.

Yes, those two people that worked in iGPU drivers all this time are probably incompetent. But they also might have focused on things that are irrelevant for gaming.

 

[usiname]

Yes, those two people that worked in iGPU drivers all this time are probably incompetent. But they also might have focused on things that are irrelevant for gaming.

Two people only in your dreams, they have much more people dedicated for this, or no? For a company with hundred millions sold GPUs that says a lot. If you want trash GPU with zero support, Intel is your manifacturer

 

[ZetZet]

Two people only in your dreams, they have much more people dedicated for this, or no? For a company with hundred millions sold GPUs that says a lot. If you want trash GPU with zero support, Intel is your manifacturer

Realtek and Mediatek sells millions of networking devices and they still have absolutely awful drivers a lot of the time. Just one example. Just because Nvidia has exceptionally good drivers doesn't mean it's so simple for everyone. AMD is still arguably behind them after decades of actual gaming cards manufacturing.