Raja Koduri hands his CEO first Arc A770 GPU to show where all Intel's money went
Intel's ever wholesome CEO Pat Gelsinger sent out a tweet yesterday showing a picture of him gleefully holding a super finished-looking Intel Arc(opens in new tab) A770 graphics card, and boy does he look happy. The GPU, sent out by Raja Koduri (aka. Mr Intel GPU) marks a milestone for the company in finally having its much anticipated Arc graphics card lineup near shipping-ready, or the A770 is at least.
Got a surprise delivery on a rainy Sunday evening from @RajaXG – an Intel Arc A770. We are now getting first batch of A770 cards ready for retail …excited! pic.twitter.com/r75BASxLtFSeptember 19, 2022
«Got a surprise delivery on a rainy Sunday evening,» Gelsinger says. He appears to have been so excited about receiving his very own Arc A770, he missed out an entire word: «We are now getting first batch of A770 cards ready for retail,» he fumbles.
Omitting 'the' may have been for brevity, but I like to imagine him excitedly pawing at his phone screen to get the tweet up as soon as possible.
It's been quite the lead up to this moment. After a whole bunch of obstacles including speculation that it might have already been the end of the road for Intel Arc, we can understand the frantic tweet. Koduri's response(opens in new tab) to the speculation made it clear that the rumours were unfounded and as is everything appears to be going ahead as planned.
Well, as much as it can considering the number of Intel Arc delays(opens in new tab) we've seen. And after the A380's less-than-ideal reception, along with some potential Intel partners hesitating(opens in new tab) before the flagship drop, here's hoping this Intel Arc 7 GPU can make up for all the foibles.
Now that we've seen the sleek Arc A770 graphics card sitting snugly
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