Intel Arc Graphics Card for Desktops to Debut in Q2, ‘Project Endgame’ Cloud GPU Service Announced

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Intel Arc GPUs for desktops have been delayed to the second quarter, the chipmaker has announced at its 2022 Investor Meeting. The GPUs were originally planned to debut in the first quarter. However, Intel is on track to start shipping its discrete Arc GPUs for laptops in the first quarter itself. The Santa Clara, California-based company also announced its cloud service called Project Endgame that is touted to offer access to Intel Arc GPUs virtually. Intel's latest moves are likely to give a tough fight to AMD and Nvidia — the two companies that have enjoyed a duopoly in the PC graphics market.

Unlike the original plans that were revealed in August last year, Intel announced on Thursday that it is launching the discrete Arc GPUs for desktops in the second quarter and for workstations by the third quarter.

You've all been patient, and the first wave of #IntelArc GPUs are launching soon for notebooks. Desktops and workstations will soon follow! https://t.co/rXgX9dGEL1 pic.twitter.com/F6ubSUzSHM

The first-generation GPUs by Intel are codenamed ‘Alchemist' that will initially be available in notebooks starting this quarter. The second-generation is in development as ‘Battlemage'.

Intel also announced that it has started the architecture work even for the third-generation of its Arc GPUs that is codenamed ‘Calestial' and is aimed to address the “ultra-enthusiast” segment. The plan here seems to take on top-end graphics cards such as AMD's Radeon RX 6900 XT and Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3090 Ti.

Additionally, the chipmaker showcased during the virtual meeting that its 2023 processor platform Meteor Lake, which will be the 14th-generation lineup in the series, will use a separate graphic tile that will be based on the Arc GPU