Arc “Battlemage”, “Celestial”…: Intel confirms that it will stick to dedicated graphics cards 40 comments
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During the CES 2025 keynote, in the person of interim co-CEO Michelle Johnston Holthaus, Intel confirmed that it will continue to invest in the development and sale of dedicated graphics cards (dGPU) in the future . It literally said: “We are very committed to the discrete graphics market and plan future investments. »
Intel itself had recently fueled rumors to the contrary
Because the first generation of dedicated graphics cards in the form of the Intel Arc “Alchemist” has not yet been a commercial success and the development of the 2nd generation bore its first fruits shortly before Christmas with the Intel Arc B580 (test), there are rumors behind the scenes However, since there were still problems and former CEO Pat Gelsinger had recently placed less importance on this product category, rumors have recently reappeared that Intel could put the project aside.
Green light for more Battlemage and Celeste?
Under new management, it was obviously important for Intel to make it clear on the big stage that this was not the case.
This means that further Arc graphics cards of the Battlemage type, also based on a larger “BMG-G31” GPU, but also successors of the “Celestial” type should appear according to the current planning status. It was recently announced that work on Celestial’s architecture has been completed – now it’s time to move on to the chips.
Roadmap for GPUs and CPUs (Image: Intel)
When it comes to software, Intel has shown over the past few years and most recently with the launch of Battlemage that a lot of work is still being done on the platform, at least for now. Not only do the drivers now make a much better impression, but Intel’s DLSS-FSR competitor, “XeSS 2”, now supports frame generation.
Topics: Arc CES 2025 Intel Graphics Cards Intel CES 2025 Press Conference
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