LordOfChaos
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Intel's Gaming Graphics Architecture, Xe-HPG, Now Sampling to Partners
Intel has begun sampling its Xe-HPG (High performance Gaming) products to ecosystem partners, which will allow them to verify performance, power, stability and board characteristics that are necessary variables in product development and launch. The information comes courtesy of Intel, who has...
Intel has begun sampling its Xe-HPG (High performance Gaming) products to ecosystem partners, which will allow them to verify performance, power, stability and board characteristics that are necessary variables in product development and launch. The information comes courtesy of Intel, who has updated its graphics product roadmap regarding DG2 sampling and for its Xe-HPC (High Performance Computing) products as well. Xe HPC products (codenamed Ponte Vecchio after a beautiful Florentine bridge) have now achieved power-on capabilities and are undergoing validation before subsequent steps in the hardware development workflow.
This might accidentally be the best time ever to launch a third entry GPU. If Intel puts out a basically competent card, even if it's not beating Nvidia or AMD on performance per watt or performance per die area or really anything, as long as it's basically competent it will sell out right now.
If mining doesn't work on it right off the batt (not aware of any mining working on Xe yet, but people will try more with dedicated cards), this could be what gamers can actually get, and that's enough to sell.
