The global chip-manufacturing giant Intel has today announced to launch a brand new line of high-performance gaming GPUs to take on AMD and Nvidia. Dubbed the Intel Arc, it is the company’s first gaming-centric GPU line that will debut next year. Although not much information is available about the graphics cards as of now, Intel shared shone a light on some information about the GPU line in an official video.
So, the Intel Arc GPUs will be dedicated graphics processors that will cater to high-end gaming PCs and thin-and-light gaming laptops. The first GPU under the Intel Arc branding is codenamed “Alchemist” and will arrive in the first quarter of 2022. Other than this, Intel has also revealed the codenames of the later generations of Arc GPUs and they are Batllemage, Celestial, and Druid.
As for the games that could take advantage of the Intel Arc GPUs, the company gave a quick look at some of them running on a pre-production model of the Alchemist GPU. In an official video, Intel showcased an Arc GPU running games like Forza Horizon 4, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground (PUBG), and Metro Exodus. The GPU can run the Crysis Remastered Trilogy as well. You can check out the video right here.
