Intel’s Arc (Alchemist) graphics cards have been in the pipeline for a while now, and many gamers are no doubt curious whether Team Blue can come up…
Why it matters: Intel is getting ready to release the first wave of Arc GPUs, which will land on upcoming laptops alongside 12th generation Alder Lake H-series CPUs. The company has high ambitions for the future of its graphics business, but it probably won’t have a significant impact on the overall GPU pricing and availability this year. Intel’s Arc (Alchemist) graphics cards have been in the pipeline for a while now, and many gamers are no doubt curious whether Team Blue can come up with decent offerings that rival those of AMD and Nvidia. It looks like the wait may soon be over, which is a pleasant surprise considering that Intel recently changed its website to display a more vague release date. At this year’s Investor Meeting, Intel said its Arc GPUs would roll out in stages in the coming months. The first wave will be for laptops, which will arrive by the end of March. Desktop cards are expected to drop sometime in the second quarter, while workstation variants may not see the light of day until the second half of this year.
