Intel's $249 Arc B580 is the GPU we've begged for since the pandemic
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Powered by the new Xe2 "Battlemage" architecture and a new XeSS 2 frame generation feature, Intel's $249 Arc B580 is FINALLY bringing 1440p gaming to the masses.

If even half of Intel’s claims are true, this could be a big shake up in the midrange market that has been entirely abandoned by both Nvidia and AMD.

  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    15 days ago

    They might not even need a new PCB, they might be able to just double the capacity of their mem chips. So yeah, I don’t understand why they don’t do it, it sounds like a really easy win. It probably wouldn’t add up to a ton of revenue, but it makes for a good publicity stunt, which could help a bit down the road.

    AMD got a bunch of publicity w/ their 3D Cache chips, and that cost a lot more than adding a bit more memory to a GPU.

    • brucethemoose@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      15 days ago

      Are the double capacity GDDR6X ICs being sold yet? I thought they weren’t and “double” cards like the 4060 TI were using 2 chips per channel.

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        15 days ago

        I’m really not sure, and I don’t think we have a teardown yet either, so we don’t know what capacities they’re running.

        Regardless, whether it’s a new PCB or just swapping chips shouldn’t matter too much for overall costs.