Intel may need given us a touch at their ARC Alchemist graphics card costs inside the phrases & circumstances for its Xe-HPG Scavenger Hunt. As noticed by Tomshardware (through Videocardz), Intel listed down an approximate worth of the highest two bundles which is able to comprise a premium and a efficiency ARC Alchemist graphics card variant.
Intel ARC Alchemist Graphics Card Costs Hinted In Xe-HPG Scavenger Hunt, Premium Variant Round $700 US & Efficiency Variant Round $500 US
Intel’s first ARC Alchemist GPUs primarily based on the first Gen Xe-HPG structure are anticipated to reach in Q1 2022. Intel is predicted to unveil new particulars at their Innovation occasion subsequent week & will comply with up with an official unveiling at CES 2022. Intel nonetheless hasn’t revealed whether it is launching simply mobility variants or desktop variants will probably be launching in Q1 of subsequent 12 months too however current rumors state that the launch of the desktop graphics playing cards will slip into Q2 of 2022.
The Intel Xe-HPG Scavenger Hunt phrases and circumstances lists down approximate costs of the ARC Alchemist graphics playing cards. (Picture Credit: Intel)
With that mentioned, let’s speak in regards to the worth hints that Intel offered inside its Xe-HPG scavenger hunt. The pricing is measured just by subtracting the overall costs of the remainder of the merchandise which features a 6 month Xbox Sport Go For PC ($60 Worth) and ARC branded goodies (value round $100-$150). Intel’s ARC T-Shirt which was just lately despatched out to the press alone has a price of $54 US and there can be different merchandise within the package deal too. So let’s assume that we’re taking a look at a $150-$200 US worth for the remainder of the merchandise. That leaves the worth of the highest ‘Premium’ half at round $700-$750 US.
The opposite variant, which is labeled as ‘Efficiency’ comes with a 3 months Xbox Video games Go for PC ($30 worth) and the same Merchandise package deal. This could set us again with a price of round $600 US for the graphics card. Now, these are at greatest, approximations, and should not be taken as a remaining MSRP however at $600 US, the ‘Efficiency’ half is priced on par with the RTX 3070 Ti whereas the ‘Premium’ half is priced on par with the RTX 3080. If that is the case, then we’re taking a look at barely larger costs for Intel’s 1st Gen discrete desktop graphics playing cards. The ‘Premium’ variant is unquestionably the highest DG2-512 EU variant whereas the ‘Efficiency’ half might be the cut-down DG2-384 EU GPU. You may learn extra particulars on the three ARC Alchemist GPU SKUs here.
Intel Xe-HPG Based mostly Discrete Alchemist GPU Configurations:
| GPU Variant | Graphics Card Variant | GPU Die | Execution Items | Shading Items (Cores) | Reminiscence Capability | Reminiscence Bus | TGP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xe-HPG 512EU | ARC A*** | Alchemist-512EU | 512 EUs | 4096 | 16/8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit | 225-275W? |
| Xe-HPG 384EU | ARC A*** | Alchemist-512EU | 384 EUs | 3072 | 12/6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit | 225-275W? |
| Xe-HPG 256EU | ARC A*** | Alchemist-512EU | 256 EUs | 2048 | 8/4 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit | 150-200W? |
| Xe-HPG 192EU | ARC A*** | Alchemist-512EU | 192 EUs | 1536 | 4 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit | 150-200W? |
| Xe-HPG 128EU | ARC A*** | Alchemist-128EU | 128 EUs | 1024 | 8/6/4 GB GDDR6 | 96/64-bit | 50-75W? |
| Xe-HPG 96EU | ARC A*** | Alchemist-128EU | 86 EUs | 768 | 8/6/4 GB GDDR6 | 96/64-bit | 50-75W? |