Intel introduced its mobile Arc Alchemist GPUs in March, but it has yet to flood the market with millions of them as it promised in January. Raja…
Why it matters: Intel’s dedicated mobile Arc 3 GPUs are a rare sight, likely because the company believes the software side of things isn’t quite ready yet. Team Blue isn’t looking to disappoint, according to some new benchmarks performed using the Arc A370M GPU. Things could get a lot more interesting when the Arc 5 and Arc 7 series GPUs hit the market. Intel introduced its mobile Arc Alchemist GPUs in March, but it has yet to flood the market with millions of them as it promised in January. Raja Koduri, who is SVP of Intel’s architecture, graphics, and software (IAGS) division, said Intel was gearing up to solve the graphics card crisis. However, only a couple of its discrete GPUs can be found in a few laptops sold by Samsung in South Korea. To get an idea of how rare these parts are, PCWorld’s Matt Smith visited Intel’s Jones Farm campus in Portland, Oregon to get his hands on a reference machine based on MSI’s Summit E16 Flip Evo equipped with an Arc A370M GPU.
