Intel's New Brand For High Performance Discrete Graphics: Arc

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Intel's New Brand For High Performance Discrete Graphics: Arc

Intel just announced the new brand they will use for their forthcoming high performance discrete graphics solutions...

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-Arc-2022

[onlyLinuxLuvUBack]

Maybe they could special bundle with gigabyte: https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/gi...-supplies.html

[M@GOid]

I sincerely hope that the name wasn't chosen because of high power requirements in these cards...

But speaking seriously, Intel couldn't had a better time to launch those. The market will buy anything right now, even if it under-perform compared to its rivals.

[skeevy420]

As a welder, Lincoln is the Arc brand I normally think of

Who It Helps: Intel’s long-term vision is to bring frictionless gaming and content creation experiences to gamers and creators worldwide, giving them innovation and choice in hardware coupled with open and accessible software tools.

I have to ask, WTF is "frictionless gaming"? Is that a gaming PC without a fan or actively moving parts so there is no friction? Magnetic parts to remove mechanical friction? A buzzword?

[skeevy420]

Maybe they could special bundle with gigabyte: https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/gi...-supplies.html

So Gigabyte is Down With OPP

[dlq84]

I sincerely hope that the name wasn't chosen because of high power requirements in these cards...

But speaking seriously, Intel couldn't had a better time to launch those. The market will buy anything right now, even if it under-perform compared to its rivals.

6-9 months from now is not "right now", though. We'll see if the chip shortage is still a thing when this thing gets out. GPU mining will mostly be dead by then.

[milkylainen]

Wth. Arc? Brand management?
I think they should take a page from their CPU division.
Choose one name and stick to it.
Core has worked well for 15 years.
Nvidias "GeForce" for more than two decades.

[M@GOid]

As a welder, Lincoln is the Arc brand I normally think of



I have to ask, WTF is "frictionless gaming"? Is that a gaming PC without a fan or actively moving parts so there is no friction? Magnetic parts to remove mechanical friction? A buzzword?

There is no friction in a Arc dude. As a welder you should know that.

/s

[bug77]

Like I said before: if people would be buying powerpoints and PR material, Intel would be rolling in $$$ by now.

Call it "pink elephant" for all I care. Just don't bother me till it's on shelves.

[doomie]

6-9 months from now is not "right now", though. We'll see if the chip shortage is still a thing when this thing gets out. GPU mining will mostly be dead by then.

bingo. if there's a massive selloff, even people who wouldn't normally buy used might take the risk when the prices are low enough (i mean, and i don't expect exactly this, but i'd risk a mined 3080 for like $100). they might actually catch the WORST time to launch. but i could use some proof-of-steak rn tbh :P'''