Intel Arc Battlemage “Xe2” Discrete GPUs Reportedly Based on TSMC’s 4nm Process Node
Intel's Arc Battlemage "Xe2" discrete GPUs are set to deliver big performance gains, as the firm chooses TSMC's 4nm node for its lineup.
Intel's Battlemage "Xe2" Discrete Arc GPUs Will Be a Big Step Up Over The Firm's Alchemist Series, Expected To Utilize TSMC 4nm Process Node
Well, it looks like Team Blue isn't playing around with its upcoming GPU series. The company looks to make huge strides in the markets, competing head-to-head with NVIDIA and Intel. Not only is Intel's next-gen Xe2 GPU series expected to feature a 50% performance increase over Alchemist, but the company looks to max out on everything.
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A new report by DigiTimes has disclosed that Intel will employ TSMC's 4nm process node for its Arc Battlemage "Xe2" discrete GPUs, which is a huge jump from the Alchemist lineup, which was built upon the 6nm process (from TSMC).
Well, Intel's Xe2 architecture for Arc Battlemage discrete GPUs comes with lots of improvements over the existing Alchemist Xe1 GPUs, along with various improvements and feature additions. We have extensive coverage revealing Battlemage's potential capabilities, but to sum it all up, not only would the lineup be Intel's highest-end discrete GPU offering, but the firm achieved a breakthrough with it in the GPU industry. Here are some of the rumored features for Battlemage "Xe2" gaming GPUs:
- Up To 50% Performance Increase Versus Alchemist
- Next-Gen Memory Subsystem & Compression
- Improved Ray Tracing
- Micro-Architecture improvements
- Next-gen ML-based rendering tech
- Latest DeepLink capabilities
- Targeting Performance/Enthusiast Gaming
Well, with the utilization of TSMC's N4 process, the Intel Arc Battlemage "Xe2" discrete GPU lineup will indeed prove to be disruptive. The Taiwan giant says that the 4nm node provides an 11% performance improvement over the N5 (4nm); hence, the improvement will be much higher
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