Friday, October 23rd 2020
Intel Xe-HPG DG2 GPU is in the Labs
In its Q3 earnings, Intel disclosed that it is now shipping Intel's first discrete GPU - DG1. Codenamed Intel Iris Xe MAX, the GPU is set to arrive in ultraportable laptops and designs. It is based on Xe-LP design, which is Intel's GPU configuration for iGPUs and low-power models. However, to satisfy the needs of gamers, Intel will not be good with just this GPU configuration. The company would need something faster and ore power-hungry to power the highest framerates and highest resolutions. Enter the world of Xe-HPG DG2 GPU. Made for gamers, it features all the hardware-enabled features you would expect in such a GPU, like raytracing, etc. This GPU is manufactured outside Intel's fabs, most likely at TSMC's facilities. Right now, this GPU is in the alpha phase and is booting in Intel's labs, meaning that the final silicon is just a few months away.
15 Comments on Intel Xe-HPG DG2 GPU is in the Labs
You go show 'em how its done Raja.
But yeah, competition is great, we need it, and only a behemoth the size of intel would stand any chance in such a market, so go Intel!
BTW, given Raja, I will only believe it when I see the benchmark from reviewers.
The only numbers on the arch itself when scaled up are in the data center space. They do look good for Intel. Intel's Xe-HP laid down 42 TFLOPS of FP32. The 2080 Ti can only manage ~13 and the 3070 around 20, while the Nvidia data center equivalent A100 is ~20 terafllops FP32.