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The node is irrelevant if the performance is there.
that wasnt the argument though was it?
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The node is irrelevant if the performance is there.
that wasnt the argument though was it?
It seems that the process snobs need not worry. Xe is going to be 7nm.
Believe it when we see it, they said that about 10nm desktop parts like 2 years ago now. Still not seeing them. Node absolutely matters to a roadmap and improvement. Might not matter to you as a gamer but it should as a pc enthusiast as it means improvementIt seems that the process snobs need not worry. Xe is going to be 7nm.
Big leak from Moores Law is dead
This is the engineering card for the top of the line 512EU model.
Details from MLID:
* Architecture is an iteration from the Gen 12 Xe iGPU found in Tiger Lake
* Card has 512 EU at 2.2ghz
* 16gb of GDDR6 on a 256bit bus
* 275w TDP (8 pin + 6 pin)
* Intel is testing the card on both TSMC's 6nm and it's 7nm process (it has yet to decide which one to use for mass production)
* MLID's source says the card is hitting performance numbers between the RTX3070 and RTX3080 in 3D Mark Timespy.
* Intel is spending much time on Drivers, the Drivers at present still have issues that need to be fixed
* "XeSS" is the name for Intel's competitor to DLSS, yes this card supports it
* Launch window is currently Q4 2021
* No pricing has being decided, but Intel wants to be aggressive to gain quick market share
* The architecture is very good at prosumer workloads, can encode 4k HEVC to 4k AV1 at ~200fps
* The successor to this card is already being worked on, its codename is "Elasti" and has a launch window somewhere in 2023
https://wccftech.com/intel-first-hi...mored-specs-performance-rtx-3080-performance/
Intel is spending much time on Drivers, the Drivers at present still have issues that need to be fixed
Would be nice to see something in that "£500-£600" perf range but with 20% off.
Intel have a mountain of cash, would they take a hit on profit of that division for widespread adoption and a larger data pool for working through driver issues...
Please!
Someone, anyone, do something to help prices get back to something palatable!!