Intel gpu: Intel ARC Journey Is About Getting High-Performance Graphics to Everyone: Raja Koduri

Intel ARC Journey Is About Getting High-Performance Graphics to Everyone: Raja Koduri

Intel recently hosted its Intel ConnectiON event in Mumbai. While the event consisted of various highlights, the biggest focus in the room was Intel Arc Alchemist Series, the latest lineup of the company’s dedicated GPUs aimed at providing performance at a low price. Hosting a plethora of benefits, including ray tracing in entry-level cards, Intel ARC GPUs exude a lot of potential. However, wouldn’t it be better if we heard all about Intel Arc and more straight from the source? Thankfully, we got a chance to sit down with Mr. Raja Koduri, the EVP and General Manager of Accelerated Computing Systems and Graphics (AXG) Group at Intel Corporation. In this interview with Mr. Koduri, we find out how Intel ARC came to be and why he designed Intel GPUs in the first place.

Intel ConnectiON 2022: The Magic of ARC and Raja Koduri

Hosted in India, the Intel ConnectiON event gave the company a chance to showcase its Intel Arc Alchemist graphic cards. For those unaware, the Intel ARC GPUs are an ingenious solution to a long-standing problem. For the longest time, the market was devoid of performant GPUs that did not cost a fortune. While popular companies do launch affordable renditions of their graphics cards, they are not affordable enough for all kinds of PC users.

Enter Intel Arc (codenamed Alchemist), an affordable yet performant series of GPUs that were announced a few years ago but are a reality now. ARC GPUs do almost everything flagship cards can but at the fraction of the price. However, do keep in mind that Intel is not new to this game as the company has been making integrated graphics for a while now.

While Intel ARC GPUs are an improvement upon the older line of graphics cards, they have been redesigned with their own structure. An Intel ARC GPU contains multiple Xe Cores upon which reside vector units. However, what makes this special is that the ARC GPU also comes with ray-tracing units. This means instead of shelling out an enormous amount of money for ray-tracing, you will now be able to experience it at an affordable price. What makes this more impressive is that Intel is integrating ray-tracing in its first attempt back at dedicated GPUs, which is amazing. Moreover, let’s not forget about support for AV1 encoding, even on the budget-centric Intel Arc A380 graphics card.

So yeah, the ARC graphics lineup contains a lot of exciting features for Intel’s first attempt at a full-fledged discrete GPU. To make things simpler, we have compiled a detailed explainer on Intel ARC Graphics. So check it out and get in the loop. And now, let’s look at what the man behind this successful project had to say.

Raja Koduri Wants to Democratize GPUs for Everybody

Raja Koduri is one of the primary forces behind Intel ARC and its inception. Raja was hired by Intel in 2017, back when he was working as an engineer at AMD. Even before ARC, Raja was instrumental in AMD and helped birth AMD Vega and Navi architectures. However, what convinced Raja to join Intel was his pursuit to democratize graphics and bring them to everyone.

How we can get high performance graphic to a billion users has been my passion.Raja Koduri

Raja understands that Intel’s Integrated Graphics is not exactly suitable for gaming. He added, “If you just look at the overall PC market, there are about 300 million computers built every year. Out of them, about 200 of them have Intel Graphics. And you know, they aren’t very good for gaming. So, it has been my passion even before I came to Intel, even during my days at Apple.”

Further, “If Intel graphics become better, that means, the whole world, because, they’re like 200 million of 300 [million], and it floats all the boats. But to get there you need to create high-performance graphics, that’s what the ARC journey is about,” asserted Raja during an interview with Beebom’s Rupesh Sinha.

Evidently, it has been his passion to enhance Intel Graphics from the get-go and bring about high-performance graphics for all kinds of PC gamers. However, that’s easier said than done. The road to get there required some building. Quite literally.

Building ARC from Scratch

Intel ARC represents not only an improvement but a complete revamp of how the company approaches graphics. As such, building these high-performance GPUs required more than just a few tweaks. We asked Raja what goes behind a brand-new series of GPUs. Breaking it down into a simple example, Raja mentions that building Intel ARC required building a new architecture from scratch.

“Yeah, it all starts with what we call architecture. And it’s brand-new for Intel. You had to do everything, it’s almost like you want to build a car. It’s not enough to build a car when you’re doing brand-new. Because there are no roads. Because first, you have to lay down the roads, put all the lane markers and then build the cars. That’s kind of the best analogy I can give.”

We had to build both roads and cars at the same time. It was difficult, but we are through the difficult part.Raja Koduri

This was no doubt difficult. Raja says there were some rough edges with ARC 770, but they are being ironed out and things should be more fluid with each iteration.

More of Intel ARC in the Pipeline

Even before its full release, the Intel ARC lineup sounds incredibly exciting, and if scaled right, could shape the future of dedicated graphics alongside the industry leaders. In the interview, Raja talks about the future potential of these graphics and the possibilities they bring.

“We’ll keep reiterating on it, better software releases will come. You’ll get new drivers soon that will boost the performance of DX 11 titles and all. And then Battlemage, Celestial, so there’s a beautiful roadmap to follow.”

However, even though Intel ARC graphics started with great support across the board for DX12, it now even goes back in time and improves on DirectX 9 games with timely updates. The latest Intel ARC driver update brings big improvements to select DirectX 9 games. And these include the likes of CS: GO, League of Legends, Payday 2, and more. Intel achieved this with a hybrid approach that uses a combination of API techniques to deliver a better experience. According to the company, DirectX 9 games have experienced up to 1.8x boost in overall performance, which is insane.

Intel ARC Is Set to Revolutionize the Graphics Market

As you can see for yourself, the Intel ARC lineup promises to bring something fresh and industry best at an affordable price. While the full-scale availability of Intel ARC will naturally take some time, graphics cards have already started to roll out and reach gamers. Soon, gamers left out of the fray will now find solace in a market designed for them. What are your thoughts on Intel ARC graphics and their future? Let us know in the comments section below.

Intel GPU Head: Our Core Audience Wants One Power Connector

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This year, Intel made a noteworthy entry into the low-to-mid range discrete GPU market with its A750 and A770 cards, but don’t expect the company to start challenging the RTX 4090 or Radeon RX 7900, both of which require a lot of wattage, any time soon. According to Intel Graphics Head Raja Koduri, the company is squarely focused on squeezing as much performance as it can out of a 200 to 225W power limit — often with a single power connector — and hopefully enough to compete with the best graphics cards. 

Priorities

«My priority at this point is getting that core audience, with one power connector,» Intel Graphics Head Raja Koduri said in an interview with Gadgets360, an Indian tech site. «And that can get you up to 200W – 225W. If you nail that, and something a little above and a little below, all that falls into the sweet spot.» 

Modern high-end graphics cards consume incredible amounts of power as companies like AMD and Nvidia tend to squeeze every bit of performance out of their GPUs. This naturally increases the prices of those advanced graphics cards to levels not accessible by many gamers. However, Intel, which just released its first mainstream discrete GPUs this year, is apparently focused more on power efficiency and affordability than raw speeds.  And Raja believes that loads of consumers just want something that’s affordable and doesn’t require a huge power supply and a ton of cooling

The company’s recently-released Arc A750 and A770 cards, priced at between $289 and $349, fall somewhere between the RTX 3060 and RTX 3060 Ti, both of which cost more, on the GPU benchmark hierarchy.  Intel’s cards already fall into the 200 to 225W power range, though for what it’s worth, they still have two power connectors where Nvidia is able to have a single connector on some of its cards.

Possibilities

Now, while a plan to build a high-end graphics board that would consume around 200W may sound like an unachievable dream given today’s standards for gaming-grade graphics cards (maximum performance at whatever cost), it perhaps should be considered from a GPU architecture point of view. After all, Raja Koduri is a GPU architect rather than an engineer who implements those graphics processors in silicon or another engineer who figures out how to build a graphics cards to make a GPU run at its max.  

Building a discrete GPU architecture — that would provide decent performance in say a 4K resolution in a circa 200W power envelope — would be an achievement by itself. Nvidia and AMD cards that can play smoothly at 4K use a ton of power.  Building a GPU in a set power envelope is another challenge and succeeding would be an undisputed achievement.  

Sweet Spot

If this sweet spot architecture scales both up and down in terms of power, then it is possible to build something considerably more powerful or less power hungry. In the former case, Intel would compete against mighty GPUs from AMD and Nvidia. Whether such an architecture is part of the public Intel Arc roadmap is something that remains to be seen, but at least Raja Koduri expresses such a goal.

Addressing mass market buyers is perhaps Intel’s course of action for its Arc discrete GPUs for now as the company is only just entering the standalone GPU market and yet has to gain market share. To that end, its main goals at this point (probably) are to make GPUs that provide good performance for notebooks (where Intel has an indisputable lead on the CPU side of things) at low power as well as desktops aimed at mainstream gamers who do not tend to spend $1000 per graphics card. This is a business goal though.  

Battlemage

In the meantime, Koduri expresses confidence of Intel’s Arc roadmap in general and the next generation of the company’s standalone GPUs codenamed Battlemage due in 2023 in particular. «The interest level is very, very high,» the Intel graphics and accelerated computing boss said. «And [we’re working on] landing more partners in India who can ship good volumes here at good price points. So, expect to see a lot more Arc in 2023 and more variations of Arc.» 

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Built-in Intel graphics processing components provide high performance, sharper images with vivid colors, high-quality video and sound. You can watch high-definition videos and movies, play popular casual games with full support for Microsoft* Windows* 7 and Windows* 8. No need to purchase a separate graphics adapter: all the necessary graphics and media support is already built-in. nine0015
Under the cut you will find comparison tables showing the functionality and characteristics of the current graphics components of Intel Core processors.

Possibility Description 5th Generation Intel Core Processor Family (Intel Iris Graphics 6100, Intel HD Graphics 5500/5600) Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 (Mid 2015) Intel Core M processor (Intel HD Graphics 5300) 4th Generation Intel Core Processor 9 Family0015
(Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200/Intel Iris Graphics 5100, Intel HD Graphics 5000/4600/4400/4200)
Intel Iris Graphics Intel Iris Graphics and Iris Pro Graphics are trademarks of two of the most powerful graphics subsystems in 4th generation Intel Core processors. Iris Graphics is included with 4th Gen Intel Core 28W Ultrabook processors. Iris Pro GPUs are designed for more powerful laptops and general purpose desktops (processors 47W or more), with twice the graphics performance. nine0015 Yes No Yes
Intel HD Graphics Intel HD Graphics is embedded in the CPU and provides support for popular games, 3D images, smooth and fast display of images in a web browser. Yes
(Supports DirectX* 11.2, OpenCL* 2.0, OpenGL* 4.3)
Yes
(Supports DirectX* 11.2, OpenCL* 2.0, OpenGL* 4.3)
Yes
(Supports DirectX* 11.2, OpenCL* 1.2, OpenGL* 4.3)
Intel Quick Sync Video Speeds up video creation and editing, syncing with other devices, and sharing at home or on the Internet. Intel Quick Sync Video uses a dedicated GPU to speed up video encoding. You can also create and edit 3D video faster, convert 2D videos to 3D video, and hold high-definition video conferences. nine0033

Yes Yes Yes
Intel InTru 3D Enjoy watching 3D movies on your computer. You can watch 1080p Blu-ray* 3D movies on a monitor that supports 3D. Yes
(HDMI* 1.4 and DisplayPort* 1.2)
Yes
(HDMI* 1.4 and DisplayPort* 1.2)
Yes (HDMI* 1.4 and DisplayPort* 1.2)
Intel Clear Video HD Technology Enhances picture quality and color accuracy for 1080p HD video playback and web browsing. Yes Yes Yes
Intel Wireless Display Intel Wireless Display technology allows you to stream your computer screen (apps, your own content or content from the Internet, movies, photos, music) to your TV with a simple wireless connection. nine0033

Yes Yes Yes

Intel Quick Sync Video

Intel Quick Sync Video gives you the ability to create, edit, sync, and share videos faster. Intel Quick Sync Video uses hardware acceleration to make jobs that used to take hours now take minutes. You can create DVDs or Blu-ray discs*, edit videos, convert video files to a format compatible with portable devices or for sharing on social networking sites. nine0005

Possibility Description 5th Generation Intel Core Processor Family (Intel Iris Graphics 6100, Intel HD Graphics 5500/5600) Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 (Mid 2015) Intel Core M processor (Intel HD Graphics 5300) 4th Generation Intel Core Processor Family
(Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200/Intel Iris Graphics 5100, Intel HD Graphics 5000/4600/4400/4200)
AVC/H.264 encoding Save time creating and editing Blu-ray* discs and other h.264 video content. Yes Yes Yes
MPEG2 encoding Save time when creating and editing DVDs and other MPEG2 videos. Yes Yes Yes
MVC 9 hardware encoding0033

Save time when creating and editing stereoscopic 3D video. Yes Yes Yes
JPEG/MJPEG hardware encoding Save time when encoding high-resolution JPEG images and MJPEG webcam video. Yes Yes Yes

Intel Clear Video HD Technology

Intel Clear Video HD Technology delivers smooth, color-accurate playback on the web, while watching videos and watching your favorite high-definition TV shows. Thanks to Intel Clear Video HD technology, images are displayed without distortion. nine0005

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nine0032 Yes

nine0032 Enhancing detail in video playback, allowing the user to adjust brightness, contrast, and saturation.

Possibility Description 5th Generation Intel Core Processor Family (Intel Iris Graphics 6100, Intel HD Graphics 5500/5600) Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 (Mid 2015) Intel Core M processor (Intel HD Graphics 5300) 4th Generation Intel Core Processor Family
(Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200/Intel Iris Graphics 5100, Intel HD Graphics 5000/4600/4400/4200)
Blu-ray disc playback* High-density optical discs for high-definition data and video storage. Yes Yes Yes
Blu-ray 3D playback Play 3D video from Blu-ray discs on PC. Yes
(with HDMI* 1.4) Yes
(with HDMI* 1.4) Yes (with HDMI* 1.4)
Intel Clear Video HD Technology High-definition video playback, more contracted picture, accurate color management. Yes Yes Yes
DVD scaling High quality DVD video scaling in Windows* 7 and Windows* 8. Yes Yes Yes
HD video hardware acceleration
AVC/H.264, MPEG2, VC1 decoding Smoother playback and lower power consumption when watching H.264, MPEG2, VC1, DVD, Blu-ray or streaming video. Yes Yes Yes
Dual video decoding Hardware accelerated Blu-ray Picture-in-Picture. nine0033

Yes Yes Yes
MFT hardware decoding Faster drag&drop transcoding of MPEG2, VC1 and H.264 video on Windows 7 and Windows 8. Yes Yes Yes
Video sharpness and clarity
Skin tone enhancement Human skin tones look more natural. nine0033

Yes Yes Yes
Total Color Control Adjusts the saturation levels for each base color to produce brighter, more saturated colors. Yes Yes Yes
Automatic contrast enhancement Corrects parts of an image that are under or over exposed. Yes Yes
Interlace to continuous conversion Eliminate static and moving artifacts, improve the clarity and stability of the video image. Yes (extended function) Yes (extended function) Yes (extended function)
Video sharpness and clarity Sharpens images for greater detail and improved image quality. nine0033

Yes Yes Yes
Squelch Filters out unwanted noise for sharper, cleaner images. Yes Yes Yes
Video scaling High quality zoom for viewing video content in any
permissions.
Yes
(blocks 8×8)
Yes
(blocks 8×8)
Yes
(blocks 8×8)
Color Management
Deep Color and x.v.Color Deep Color and x.v.Color technologies bring more natural, accurate and vibrant colors to today’s HDTVs. Yes Yes Yes
ProcAmp/Color Control Yes Yes Yes

Intel Wireless Display

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Possibility Description 5th Generation Intel Core Processor Family (Intel Iris Graphics 6100, Intel HD Graphics 5500/5600) Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 (Mid 2015) Intel Core M processor (Intel HD Graphics 5300) 4th Generation Intel Core Processor Family (Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200/Intel Iris Graphics 5100, Intel HD Graphics 5000/4600/4400/4200)
Intel WiDi Touch User Interface A modern, touch-optimized user interface that allows you to enable PC-to-TV image sharing with touch control only. nine0033

Yes Yes Yes
Context sensitive user interface for Intel WiDi The Intel WiDi context-sensitive interface automatically detects what you’re doing and adjusts its settings accordingly for the best experience. (For example, it automatically connects the laptop to TV, minimizes the application, kinematically synchronizes the screen frame rate with the movie frame rate for smoother video playback; when streaming video to an external screen, the power consumption of the laptop’s built-in screen is reduced to increase battery life.) nine0033

Yes Yes Yes
Transfer of protected content over Intel WiDi Bring the cinema experience to your home by wirelessly streaming secure, high-quality Full HD content with 5.1 surround sound from your PC to your TV, such as playing Blu-ray* discs, UltraViolet* movies, or full-resolution S3D movies. Yes
(HDCP 2.1)
Yes
(HDCP 2.1)
Yes
(HDCP 2.1)
Low Latency Mode for Intel WiDi Lag-free real-time communication between PC and TV allows TVs to be connected to PCs as game screens without the need for cables. Yes
(< 66ms for games)
Yes
(< 66ms for games)
Yes
(< 66ms for games)
Wi-Fi User Screen Control Channel (UIBC) via Intel WiDi Wirelessly connects PC peripherals such as a keyboard, mouse, game controller or webcam directly to a TV. Yes
(USB 2 also supports other devices such as webcams or remotes)
Yes
(USB 2 also supports other devices such as webcams or remotes)
Yes
(USB 2 also supports other devices such as webcams or remotes)

Screen and sound comparison

With the latest digital interfaces such as HDMI* and DisplayPort*, you can connect a wide variety of digital displays with different resolutions. In addition, Intel Core processors support HD resolutions including 720p, 1080i, 1080p up to Ultra-HD and 4K.

Possibility Description 5th Generation Intel Core Processor Family (Intel Iris Graphics 6100, Intel HD Graphics 5500/5600) Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 (Mid 2015) Intel Core M processor (Intel HD Graphics 5300) 4th Generation Intel Core Processor Family (Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200/Intel Iris Graphics 5100, Intel HD Graphics 5000/4600/4400/4200)
Maximum screen resolution Higher resolution can display images with more detail. DisplayPort* 1.2/eDP*
U-series processors: 3840 x 2160 @ 60 Hz
H-series processors: 4096 x 2304 @ 60 Hz
HDMI*: 4096 x 2304, 3840 x 2160 @ 24Hz/24bpp
DVI: 1920 x 1200 @ 60Hz
DisplayPort* 1.2/eDP*
Y-series processors: 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz, 3840 x 2160 @ 60 Hz (single screen 3840 x 2160 @ 60 Hz, second screen 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz, no third screen, additional cooling required)
HDMI*: 4096 x 2304, 3840 x 2160 @ 24Hz/24bpp
DVI: 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz
DisplayPort* 1.2/eDP*
H-series processors: 3840 x 2160 @ 60 Hz (Ultra HD)
U-series processors: 3200 x 2000 @ 60 Hz, 3840 x 2160 @ 30 Hz
Y-series processors: 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz
HDMI*: 4096 x 2304, 3840 x 2160 @ 24Hz/24bpp
DVI: 1920 x 1200 @ 60Hz
Screen support
Independent digital displays Multiple monitors can be connected to a PC. nine0033

Yes (Supported at the same time
up to 3 screens)
3 (supported simultaneously by
up to 3 screens)
3 (supported simultaneously by
up to 3 screens)
HDMI* with HDCP A user-friendly single cable connector that supports high quality uncompressed digital video and audio. Version 1.4
(3-D, Deep Color, Advanced Audio Support, Auto Lip Sync, Ultra HD)
Version 1.4
(3-D, Deep Color, Advanced Audio Support, Auto Lip Sync, Ultra HD Resolution)
Version 1.4
(3-D, Deep Color, Advanced Audio Support, Auto Lip Sync)
DisplayPort* with HDCP Scalable, efficient and user-friendly interface for connecting monitors to a PC. Version 1.2
(with sound)
Version 1.2
(with sound)
Version 1.2
(with sound)
Integrated DisplayPort Convenient and efficient interface for connecting monitors to laptops. Yes
(eDP 1.2 on
desktop and eDP 1.3 on mobile devices)
Yes
(eDP 1.2 on
desktop and eDP 1.3 on mobile devices)
Yes
(eDP 1.2 on
desktop and eDP 1.3 on mobile devices)
DVI with HDCP Highest image quality digital video interface for digital displays such as LCD monitors and digital projectors. Yes Yes Yes
VGA Analog screen interfaces such as VGA provide basic picture quality when connected to LCD or CRT monitors, and when connected to TVs. nine0033

Yes Yes Yes
Audio support
Dolby* TrueHD, DTS* Premium Suite* High quality sound supported by a significant amount of
released Blu-ray discs*.
Yes Yes Yes

3D support comparison

Intel Core processors provide support for 3D casual and mainstream PC gaming. When you purchase a PC with Intel Iris Graphics or Intel HD Graphics, you get a low-cost solution that allows you to enjoy gaming.

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nine0032 OpenGL* 4.3

Possibility Description 5th Generation Intel Core Processor Family (Intel Iris Graphics 6100, Intel HD Graphics 5500/5600) Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 (Mid 2015) Intel Core M processor (Intel HD Graphics 5300) 4th Generation Intel Core Processor Family (Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200/Intel Iris Graphics 5100, Intel HD Graphics 5000/4600/4400/4200)
Video memory Intel Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) dedicates video memory for graphics, media, and games. Up to 1.7 GB Up to 1.7 GB Up to 1.7 GB
DirectX* support Standard programming interface used by games to access system graphics on Microsoft* Windows*. DirectX* 11.2 DirectX* 11.2 DirectX* 11.2
OpenGL* support A standard programming interface used in 2D and 3D graphics applications. OpenGL* 4.3 OpenGL* 4.3
OpenCL* support Standard programming interface for accessing CPU and GPU computing resources. OpenCL* 2.0 OpenCL* 2.0 OpenCL* 1.2

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Intel did not disclose the size of the graphics processors that underlie the Arc Alchemist series of mobile discrete graphics cards, as well as the number of transistors that are present in them. However, this information was found out by the HardwareUnboxed YouTube channel. nine0005

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According to the source, the Intel ACM-G10 (formerly known as DG2-512EU) GPU is 406mm 2 . It uses 21.7 billion transistors. This is more than the AMD Navi 22 GPU, which has an area of ​​336 mm 2 and 17.2 billion transistors, and more than the NVIDIA GA104, which has an area of ​​392 mm 2 and 17. 4 billion transistors. Recall that the first is used in the Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics accelerators, and the second is the main one for the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti. nine0005

It is noted that the transistor density of the Intel ACM-G10 is 20% higher than that of the NVIDIA chip and 6% higher than that of the AMD processor. This is due to the use of different production processes. The Intel solution is based on the TSMC N6 (7nm advanced) process technology, the AMD chip is built on the TSMC N7 (7nm) node, and the NVIDIA processor uses the Samsung 8N (8nm) process technology.

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Intel is going to use only two models of GPUs in its Arc Alchemist graphics cards (at least mobile ones), ACM-G10 and ACM-G11. Earlier leaks claimed that the company is also planning to release the DG2-384EU (ACM-G12) GPU. It seems that the manufacturer eventually decided to abandon these plans. nine0005

ACM-G11 junior chip area is 157 mm 2 . It contains 7. 2 billion transistors. It is larger than AMD Navi 24 (Radeon RX 6500 XT, Radeon RX 6500M) which is also manufactured using TSMC N6 process technology. AMD chip area is 107 mm 2 , and it uses 5.4 billion transistors. However, the Intel chip is smaller than the NVIDIA GA107 (GeForce RTX 3050, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile). NVIDIA did not provide exact data about its processor. According to third-party calculations, the area of ​​this crystal is about 200 mm 2 , while the number of transistors in it remains unknown.

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For a long time, there were rumors that the older version of the Arc Alchemist GPU could compete with the Radeon RX 6700 and GeForce RTX 3070. Given the already known characteristics of this processor, such forecasts are very plausible. Unfortunately, Intel itself has yet to provide any performance data for the ACM-G10. This processor will be used in Arc 5 and Arc 7 series mobile graphics cards, as well as Arc desktop models.