Intel Introduces Arc Pro GPUs

The once CPU-only company has introduced a new line of professional GPUs to complement its existing Arc line. Arc Pro cards are aimed at people who use their graphics cards for more than just shooting bad guys. They may not be the best for gaming, however AV1 encoding may assist.

Intel introduced the "Intel Arc Pro A" line of professional GPUs. Products using it are expected to hit the market in the second half of 2022. A GPU based on the "Xe HPG" architecture, the lineup comprises a single-slot model "Intel Arc Pro A40 GPU" for desktops, a dual-slot model "Intel Arc Pro A50 GPU," and a notebook PC model "Intel Arc Pro A30M GPU." Designed to fulfill the certification standards for key professional applications such as engineering, architecture and building, and manufacturing. It is also geared for the operation of creative apps like as Blender.

Both have eight Xe cores, eight ray tracing units, 128 XMX, and 128 XVE. The maximum computing performance of the "Intel Arc Pro A40 GPU" is 3.50 TFLOPs with a TDP of 50W, the maximum computing performance of the "Intel Arc Pro A50 GPU" is 4.80 TFLOPs with a TDP of 75W, and the maximum computing performance of the "Intel Arc Pro A30M GPU" is 3.50 TFLOPs with a TDP of 50W. In terms of memory, the "Intel Arc Pro A40/A50 GPU" uses GDDR6 6GB, whereas the "Intel Arc Pro A30M GPU" uses GDDR6 4GB.

The Intel Arc Pro A-series graphics processors have been certified for use with architectural, engineering, building, design, and manufacturing software. According to Intel, Blender and the open source libraries in the Intel oneAPI Rendering Toolkit may also operate on them. The drivers of Arc Pro raise concerns. According to media, Intel has released many driver upgrades for the Arc A380 cards, which might cause Windows to fail to install the drivers. Smooth Sync is one of the broken drivers. However, Intel may have preferred professional drivers. Professionals will not tolerate faulty assistance, no matter how bad consumer drivers are.