Intel's Alchemist gaming GPUs definitely look like they mean business (PC Gamer article)

[ZedClampet]

Intel's Alchemist gaming GPUs definitely look like they mean business

Moore's Law is Dead has revealed more of Intel's secrets.

www.pcgamer.com

Apparently, one of the most exciting things about the Xe line will be at the lower end, where they are much more efficient than the current cards being used by OEM's (and that are available to people trying to build an entry level rig). Here's a quote from the source video used for the article:

"Honestly, from a major OEM perspective, we are desperate for new low-end or entry level cards."

"We don't like ripping our customers off, but we need to use some sub-$200 cards for a lower entry point to be advertised online...and right now that's overpriced GTX 1050 Ti's or ridiculously priced GTX 1660 Ti's."

We have so many people come to the board asking about systems with these low-end cards because that's all that's available for a starter PC, and they are just horrible.

Anywho, apparently lower watt versions for laptops will hit first and then the big cards will be out late 1st quarter to early 2nd quarter.

Sadly, Intel is using the same foundries to make these cards that everyone else is using, so this probably will have a negligible impact on card availability. But maybe not? I guess we'll see.

 

[Sarafan]

I had a pleasure to build a new PC a year ago, while most of the people were suggesting that I need to wait for new releases... Turned out that I made a great deal after all! I hope the new Intel graphics card will be competitive enough to chill things down on the market a little. My next upgrade will probably be once the RTX 4000 series cards are released, but if the prices remain that high I'll certainly reconsider this.

 

[Brian Boru]

Intel is using the same foundries

With a new foundry costing several $billions—maybe $20bn for next-gen—and taking years to become productive, that'll be the case for 2-3 years yet.

My next upgrade will probably be once the RTX 4000 series cards are released

Yeah, DDR5 RAM and new CPUs should be available then too, so anyone who can wait 3-6 months would be wise to do so.

 

[ZedClampet]

With a new foundry costing several $billions—maybe $20bn for next-gen—and taking years to become productive, that'll be the case for 2-3 years yet.

Yeah, but (and I'm not an expert on this by any stretch of the imagination) Intel has its own foundries. That could have been extra production for GPU's, and I don't understand why they aren't using them. I'm sure there's a good reason, and my own ignorance is probably the problem here.