Deep Dive With Intel's Arc Mobile Graphics: Here's What You Need to Know
They say the arc of history is long, and indeed, Intel’s long-awaited entry into discrete graphics, dubbed "Arc," is finally arriving in tangible form. The first laptop with Arc 3 graphics launches April 1, and we have manynew details on the Arc “Alchemist” architecture and upcoming GPUs.
Following a long period of speculation and hints, Intel first pulled back the curtain on its Arc graphics platform last summer at its 2021 Architecture Day. There, fittingly, we learned all about the "Alchemist" architecture, which would power the first generation of Arc discrete graphics. Learning these foundational details last year was key, but that briefing lacked specifics on the GPUs that would end up in consumers’ hands.
In a briefing this week prior to today's announcement, Intel provided new details on mobile Arc graphics, marrying what we know about Alchemist with specifics on upcoming mobile graphics and systems. (For now, a look at any future full-size Arc desktop graphics cards will have to wait.) We also got our first look at gaming performance numbers, which should pique the interest of gamers everywhere.
The most relevant bit for early-adopting consumers: Laptops utilizing Arc 3 chips will launch first, starting April 1 with the Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro. (See our first look at the new Galaxy Book2 line.) Other laptops with Intel Arc 3 graphics will soon follow, and models will start as low as $899. More powerful Arc 5 and Arc 7 solutions will launch in the early summer of this year.
To be clear, Arc 3 will be seen in largely ultraportable and slimmer general-use laptops, as an alternative to integrated graphics and to Nvidia's and AMD’s entry-level GPU options. High-end and enthusiast machines are more likely to favor
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