Intel's High Peformance GPU, Intel Arc Alchemist

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The Intel Arc GPU is cancelled?

Read from tweaktown:

we have leaker Moore's Law is Dead reporting (once again, but this time with more meat, or should I say salt for the rumor mill) that Intel's desktop Arc GPU is so bad that, that Intel has canceled discrete Arc GPUs internally. MLID says it's not because Intel doesn't have the balls to hit the GPU market and compete against AMD and NVIDIA... but rather from a financial perspective (and I'm sure a lot more behind the scenes) they just can't do it.

MLID has talked to multiple sources over the weekend, which told him:

"Arc is finished" -- executive level of Intel
"the decision has been made" -- Intel source
"Intel is ending Arc discrete" -- Intel source

Tom added: "once Alchemist is out, you should be surprised if they do anything besides.... maybe.... some limited re-productions of low volume early next year, and then that's basically it. There are high-level discussions going on regarding the cancellation of dedicated desktop Arc cards, datacenter stays for now, but the dedicated gaming cad line may be canceled before Celestial even gets a chance".

 

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price slashing for Intel Arc GPUs, read from videocardz

The 6GB version of Arc GPU based on Alchemist architecture is getting some major price cuts around the globe, not even a year since it was first available. In China, GUNNIR offered its A380 GPU at just 799 RMB (115 USD), during a limited time sale. That’s significantly lower than the initial price of 1149 RMB ($165).

Importantly, Intel Arc fans in the United States may not need to look that far to find an A380 GPU at the same price. The ASRock Challenger model is currently the lowest price for this entry-level card. It costs $120 after a recent $20 discount: