Gaming laptops with Intel Arc Alchemist GPUs are about to launch

Date:
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 09:45:33 +0000

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Well see the very first Alchemist graphics cards in just a few days, powering up gaming notebooks.

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Intels first Arc Alchemist graphics cards will be officially revealed on March 30, in just a few days, and will be followed in short order by the launch of the initial batch of gaming laptops carrying these GPUs.

Wed already been told about the press event on March 30, although now we
know the exact timing 8am PST (which is 3pm GMT) and a fresh teaser tweet (showing a video of a closed laptop to indicate that these will be laptop graphics cards) was accompanied by an interesting reply from the Intel
Support account on Twitter. Yes! We are about to launch our brand-new Intel Arc graphic solution. The OEM devices featuring Arc GPUs will be launched by the end of this month. You may take a first look at our discrete graphics for laptops on March 30th at 8 AM, PST via https://t.co/rKmNtFEPYF March 26, 2022 See more

As you can see, that latter tweet clarifies that this launch is for the first Arc graphics cards , and that OEM devices featuring Arc GPUs will be launched by the end of this month (meaning laptops, of course).

So, apparently well get our first look at Alchemist cards on March 30, with multiple notebooks carrying these GPUs being launched at the same time, or
the day after. Analysis: Arc finally launches but when will we see the big guns?

As VideoCardz , which spotted the tweet, points out, there are several leaks around laptops expected to carry the first Arc GPUs, and these include the Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro and Acer Swift X which have been spotted via retailer listings that jumped the gun.

As for the Alchemist graphics cards revealed, these are expected to be the lower-end laptop models (likely two of them). More powerful gaming laptop
GPUs will be in the pipeline, and also coming later will be Intels desktop graphics cards which are pencilled in for a Q2 launch. As some of the more cynical online comments point out, maybe the date to mark in your diary is
the second-to-last day of June.

Joking aside, the launch date for desktop Alchemist GPUs is still likely to
be a fair way down the road as in at least a couple of months, or thats what weve heard most recently from the rumor mill. Speculation has indicated a May or June launch , and this makes sense given the delays weve seen from Team Blue so far.

As weve said before, we think its sensible for Intel to take its time and get these cards (and graphics driver) right, rather than risk a poor first impression when they go on sale; a perception that might hang over the Arc range for some time thereafter, even after any missteps have been corrected. These are the best graphics cards



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