As leaks come out that Intel has already missed the launch window for the first dedicated graphics cards ARC Alchemistit appears that the firm will not be able to keep its promise to deliver 4 million copies in 2022, as it indicated at the start of the year.
Admittedly, the first dedicated mobile GPUs have made an appearance, but for the moment only in China and in very limited volumes. As for the desktop PC versions, it’s still unclear and even if a summer launch remains possible, it too risks being confined to a few markets.
Intel confirmed the delays and missed target by blaming driver development. Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel, said efforts to adapt its integrated GPU drivers to dedicated graphics cards have been unsuccessful, with performance below expectations, and will not meet the 4 million goal. units delivered.
it gets stuck on the drivers side
Efforts are now focused on improving the drivers to meet the requirements of dedicated gaming cards. The pilots seem to be sufficient for a model like the entry-level ARC A380 but would not yet be suitable for the higher versions like the ARC A5 and A7 which are however supposed to be delivered from the third quarter.
Pat Gelsinger indicated that he still hoped to generate more $1 billion with the activity of new dedicated GPUs with Xe-HPG architecture. One of the concerns would come from the junction between the old graphic architecture and the new one, which implies for the moment to provide two distinct pilots to avoid any problem of compatibility.
Obviously, the delay in the launch of the ARC GPUs which was presented as a time for refinement of the drivers to offer the best gaming experience is more like an obstacle course to make everything work coherently…
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