Intel Launches Arc Pro GPUs For Creators And AI Tasks

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Intel has launched its Arc Pro A-Series professional GPUs for creators and AI tasks. Last year, Intel announced plans to enter the discrete graphics market to compete with the two established players — Intel and AMD. The company announced its first set of Arc discrete GPUs for laptops in March this year before following that up with the launch of the Arc 3 desktop graphics cards in June. However, the A700-series desktop cards that the enthusiasts have been waiting for have remained MIA until now.

Intel originally announced plans to roll out its discreet GPU solutions on laptops in Q1, followed by desktops in Q2 and workstations in Q3. However, the company has faced multiple delays in launching the cards, largely due to problems with its graphics drivers. According to Intel, the glitchy drivers are affecting performance in older but still widely-played games, resulting in widespread frustration amongst not just gamers and end consumers, but also board partners and OEMs who will actually manufacture and market those cards.

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At SIGGRAPH 2022 conference, Intel announced its Arc Pro A-Series range of professional GPUs for workstations. Two of the cards launched at the event are the single-slot A40 and the dual-slot A50. Alongside the two desktop cards, the company also announced the A30M GPU for pro laptops. In an official press release, Intel said that all the three cards will ship with hardware-based ray tracing, AV1 hardware encoding acceleration, and machine leaning capabilities. According to the company, the cards will be ideal for «leading professional software applications within the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC), and