Intel has accidentally leaked new information about the upcoming generation of processors and graphics cards. They may provide some insights. Meanwhile, a price for Intel’s graphics card is also known. Is there a new competitor for Nvidia’s RTX cards in the graphics card sector?
Where does the leak come from?
In the Anandtech forum, a user found hints about Intel’s new dedicated graphics cards Intel Xe and the new processors Comet Lake. The user had discovered possible code names for the future generation of graphics cards in a beta driver.
What does the leak say about the Intel Xe?
The “DG” in the driver probably stands for “Discrete Graphics” and refers to standalone GPUs as mainly produced by AMD and Nvidia. Particularly interesting is the mention in the driver of LP and HP. This means Low-Power and High-Power. According to the driver, Intel is indeed planning high-performance graphics cards.
What chances would an Intel Xe have against RTX cards?
Raytracing is supported: Intel announced a few months ago that the latest Xe architecture will in any case support hardware-based Raytracing – currently still the unique selling point of Nvidia’s RTX cards. AMD plans to support at least hybrid, software-based Raytracing in the future.
Little information on high-power cards: So far, we don’t know exactly how much performance Intel is planning for the new Xe cards. It is interesting that, according to the driver, there are three graphics cards that are classified in the high-power range.
When will the Intel Xe be released: According to an official statement, Intel introduced its new generation for 2020. More details are not yet known. Based on the leak, however, it can be assumed that Intel will produce very powerful graphics cards that could compete with the new RTX series from Nvidia.
Intel’s graphics card will align its pricing with AMD’s Radeon RX 480: Raja Koduri, Intel’s Chief Architect and Vice President in the area of Architecture, Software, and Graphics, gave further hints about Intel’s graphics card. He explained in an interview with the Russian YouTube channel PRO High-Tech that Intel’s first dedicated graphics card will be a card for everyone (“GPUs for everyone”). This means it will be aimed at the mainstream market and could compete primarily with AMD.
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