Intel Accidentally Reveals Its Entire Arc Alchemist Desktop GPU Lineup
screenrant.comA beta graphics driver for Intel's Arc A350M and A370M laptop graphics cards has seemingly revealed the entire list of the company's upcoming Arc desktop GPUs. Intel officially announced its Arc A-series discrete GPUs for laptops in late March, thereby joining Nvidia and AMD as one of the three discrete GPU makers in the industry. Of course, the company already offered integrated GPU solutions for its desktop and mobile CPUs, but the expansion to discreet graphics has enthused gamers and DIY enthusiasts everywhere.
Users have been excitedly waiting for the Arc Alchemist cards, but they were recently delayed due to software issues and the impact of the Covid lockdowns in China. The cards were expected to launch between May and June 2022, but only the entry-level Arc 3 laptop cards are currently available to OEMs, while the more powerful Arc 5 and Arc 7 cards are expected to launch later. As for the desktop cards, they will only be available later this summer, according to Intel's Lisa Pearce.
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Intel's recent beta graphics driver (version 30.0.101.1732) for its Arc Alchemist laptop graphics cards on Windows mentions several upcoming Arc GPUs, both for desktops and laptops. Specifically, the driver says the Intel Arc A770, A750, A580, A380, and A310 desktop GPUs and A770M, A730M, and A550 laptop GPUs. What's more, the Arc Pro A40/A50 and Arc A30M graphics cards have also been mentioned, suggesting that Intel is also working on 'Pro' variants of some of the models. In addition, while Arc 3, Arc 5, and Arc 7 are the mainstream models expected to be launched this summer, Intel is also reportedly working on Arc 9-series GPUs that should compete with
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