Intel has placed a large order for Arc GPUs from TSMC according to Taiwanese reports, indicating that Intel is committed to its discrete GPU line.
With the departure of Intel’s Accelerated Graphics Unit head Raja Koduri, many feared that Intel Arc’s future was in serious doubt, but there’s some cause for hope as Intel reportedly placed a very large order with TSMC for Intel Arc GPUs for its next-gen graphics card lineup.
The new report comes from Taiwanese outlet Commercial Times (opens in new tab), which cites insider sources to say that not only has Intel put in orders for TSMC silicon to power its next GPU line, Intel Arc Battlemage, but also the line after that, Intel Arc Celestial. This is a very strong sign that Intel is fully committing to its graphics card division after a fairly rocky start.
Intel Arc Alchemist hasn’t gained the kind of foothold in the GPU market that a lot of us have hoped for, especially since they’ve generally been pretty tough to get a hold of and those cards that do exist in gamers’ PCs have had some notable driver optimization issues.
