At this time’s reveal of Intel’s first discrete Arc GPUs was all about laptops, not desktop graphics playing cards. These are scheduled to return someday within the second quarter. However on the finish of a stream that launched Arc cellular and Intel’s Xe HPG graphics structure to the plenty, VP Roger Chandler pulled an Apple-esque “Yet one more factor,” revealing the design of an Intel-built restricted version Arc graphics card.  

Whereas Intel’s pre-release “Odyssey” group hype included some fantastical renditions of what the corporate’s graphics playing cards might seem like, that is the primary time we’ve laid eyes on an official Intel Arc desktop design. It’s nowhere close to as over-the-top as these early non-official renders, however seems to be like a clear and nonintrusive design, packing normal dual-axial fan cooling in what seems to be a two-slot design.

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Frankly, the aesthetic is a welcome departure from the large, RGB-festooned graphics playing cards which have taken over the world in latest generations, echoing the restraint proven in rival Nvidia’s Founders Version GPUs.

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The temporary 50 second teaser kicks off on the 18 minute mark of Intel’s Arc reveal video if you wish to pore by way of the fly-through assembly-style render and search for potential Easter eggs. Alternatively, Intel Fellow Tom Petersen joined our Full Nerd podcast for an intensive interview concerning the Xe HPG structure, particular Deep Hyperlink options accessible in programs with Intel CPUs and GPUs working in unison, and every thing else about Intel’s virgin foray into discrete graphics. We’ve embedded the video beneath if you wish to go a lot, a lot deeper into Arc’s launch particulars.