Intel Will Launch Its First Gaming GPU, The ARC, Next Year

According to the company, the Ark brand covers hardware, software, and services and spans multiple generations of hardware, and the first generation XE is based on the HPG microarchitecture, codenamed Alchemist (formerly known as DG2). 

In addition, Intel introduced the Arc brand generation names: Battlemage, Celestial, and Druid. The Arch-based Alchemist GPU is expected to be available as both a desktop and a laptop in early 2022. Users can expect the company's arc GPUs to provide network shading, variable speed shading, video scaling, and real-time beam tracking.

Intel has also promised AI-accelerated oversampling on future Intel Arc GPUs.

“The introduction of the Intel Arc brand and the unveiling of next-generation hardware demonstrates Intel's deep and continued commitment to gamers and developers around the world,” said Roger Chandler, GPU Business Director for Intel Customers. “We have teams doing an incredible job of ensuring that we deliver a great and seamless experience when these products become available early next year."

In related news last month, Intel announced that its factory will start manufacturing Qualcomm Crisp. The company has unveiled a roadmap to capture competitors such as TSMC and Samsung to expand its new foundry business. The company hopes to regain its leadership by 2025 and introduce five chip manufacturing technologies over the next four years.

Intel has also announced that it will change the naming scheme for chipmaking technology to use names like "Intel 7", depending on how TSMC and Samsung compete against each other.