[GTALUG] intel graphics announcement

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 06:20:45PM -0400, Scott Sullivan via talk wrote:
> The physical hardware is already out there. The DG1 is a spun out version of
> the Xe graphics in the 11th Gen CPU/iGPUs, and is already shipping in OEM
> systems.
> A low end card that meets the bottom tier of dGPU from Nvidia, but as a test
> of the waters, it's showing good promise for scaled up cards.
> 
> Gamers Nexus
> We Got an Intel GPU: Intel Iris Xe DG1 Video Card Review, Benchmarks, &
> Architecture
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSseaknEv9Q
> 
> Intel GPU A Real Threat: Adobe Premiere, Handbrake, & Production Benchmarks
> on DG1 Iris Xe
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW4U6n-r3_0
> 
> The High Preformance cards are still to hit the market. And while it's going
> to be a while for Game developers to smooth over the rough edges in software
> support, we're already seeing real products leveraging the new graphics for
> gaming on hand held PC platforms.

It should not be up to game developers to fix issues, the driver
developers should make the drivers work properly.

> LowSpecGamer
> Heavy Gaming on the GPD Win 3
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNfbfPhOiE0
> 
> Intel is dead serious on entering the market for dedicated high performance
> graphics cards.

Well they claimed they were serious in 1998 with the i740 as well. :)

We will see if they stick around this time or toss in the towel after
one or two chips again.

-- 
Len Sorensen