Intel has introduced a discrete graphics processor dubbed as Intel Arc A-series based on the new Xe HPG architecture. It can power desktops, laptops, and workstations that will release later this year. The lineup consists of three GPUs dubbed Arc 3, Arc 5, and Arc 7 that are dedicated to enhanced, advanced, and high-performance gaming respectively.
Intel introduces Intel Arc A-series GPUs
The chipmaking giant Intel launched three GPUs under its Intel Arc A-series. It consists of Arc 3, Arc 5, and Arc 7 where the former is entry-level and the performance moves in ascending order with Arc 7 being the most powerful. Arc 3 is built on an ACM-G11 die while Arc 5 and 7 are based on an ACM-G10 die.
The Intel Arc 3 is available in two trims. The A350M arrives with 6 ray tracing cores and 6 Xe cores along with a 1150MHz graphics clock. There’s a 25-35W power envelope. Moving on, the second trim dubbed as A370M sports 8 by 8 cores units with a 1550MHz graphics frequency, 35-50W power envelop. There’s a 64-bit wide memory bus along with 4GB GDDR6 memory on both models. Three other trims will be added to the Arc 3 series as well. It will be available on laptops priced at $899 and above.
Moving on, the Arc 5 arrives with a single A550M trim offering 16 Xe cores, 16 ray tracing units, and 8GB of GDDR6 memory onboard. The Intel Arc 7 arrives in two trims at A730M and A770M. The A730M trim consists of 24 Xe cores, 24 ray tracing units, and 12GB of GDDR6 memory. The top-notched A770M variant arrives with 32 Xe cores, 32 ray-tracing cores, and 16GB GDDR6 memory. Both the trims will be available for sale starting in early Summer.
Apart from that, the Intel Arc A-series GPUs are the first to get hardware-accelerated AV1 encoding allowing users to create content and more with relative ease. There’s Deep Link, a feature that allows sharing cores between Intel CPU and Arc GPU to squeeze more performance out of the system. It essentially grabs 30% higher performance Dynamic Power Share.
There’s an all-new Arc Control software with the GPU that allows controlling the GPU to its last strand. This includes settings to tweak performance, creator studio, game drivers, global settings, game library among others.
The Intel Arc A3 is now available on Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro and will soon make its way on laptops starting from $899 from OEMs such as Acer, HP, Lenovo, Asus, and others.
