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