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Intel Xe-HPG DG2 GPU Engineering Sample Photos (updated)
Updated: Intel's Senior Vice President of Graphics Products Division Raja Koduri posted a photo his Twitter account working at the Intels labs in Folsom, California. In it, you can see that they are testing a GPU in 3DMark benchmarking software, and it is most likely the upcoming Intel Xe-HPG (DG2).
If you zoom in a little you can see that it is clearly an engineering sample far from production stabes. It shows a large heatsink and fan similar to that used in CPUs. This is because early-stage chips are assembled this way for quick evaluation. According to rumors, the flagship model will feature 4,096 cores (512 EU), and will be offered in 8GB / 16GB configurations of GDDR6 VRAM memory, alongside a 256-bit memory interface. You can see the detail of the rest of the Intel Xe-HPG family below:
| Intel Xe-HPG (DG2) GPUs | ||||
| Model | GPU | Shading Units | Memory | Memory interface |
| Xe-HPG 512EU | DG2-512EUs | 4096 | 16 / 8GB GDDR6 | 256 bits |
| Xe-HPG 384EU | DG2-384EUs | 3072 | 12 / 6GB GDDR6 | 192 bits |
| Xe-HPG 256EU | DG2-384EUs | 2048 | 8 / 4GB GDDR6 | 128 bit |
| Xe-HPG 192EU | DG2-384EUs | 1536 | 4GB GDDR6 | 128 bit |
| Xe-HPG 128EU | DG2-128EUs | 1024 | 4GB GDDR6 | 64 bit |
| Xe-HPG 96EU | DG2-128EUs | 768 | 4GB GDDR6 | 64 bit |
Update: Moore's Law is Dead has obtained pictures of any early engineering sample of Intel's upcoming DG2 GPU. 512 Execution Units. Intel is still deciding between cooler designs and also would be working on a NVIDIA DLSS/AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution competitor codenamed XeSS. The GPU would be able to reach a clock speed of 2.2 GHz while gaming, the memory configuration consists of 16 GB gddr6 with a 256-bit memory bus. Offering slightly better than the RTX 3070; the power consumption is estimated at 275 watts, the engineering sample shown is equipped with an 8-pin power plug and another 6-pin connector.
Who knows, a release in q4?
Update May 6th:
Intel is starting to tease Xe GD2 now. On Twitter they posted '"Come work with us at Intel! DG2 is right around the corner, it's about to get exciting.'
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#5904089 Posted on: 04/12/2021 01:43 PM
Very true, it's tough to get excited about new gpus right now.
I'm worried this mining craze is gonna last a good while, these mining farms have invested lots of cash.
Well if it crashes, then maybe market will be flooded with a lot of cheap second hand cards...a man can dream
Very true, it's tough to get excited about new gpus right now.
I'm worried this mining craze is gonna last a good while, these mining farms have invested lots of cash.
Well if it crashes, then maybe market will be flooded with a lot of cheap second hand cards...a man can dream
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#5910419 Posted on: 05/07/2021 12:24 AM
There's no way I'd get a gpu that's been used 24/7 for mining. In-fact, I think it should be a legal requirement to disclose whether the card has been used for mining.
Well if it crashes, then maybe market will be flooded with a lot of cheap second hand cards...a man can dream
There's no way I'd get a gpu that's been used 24/7 for mining. In-fact, I think it should be a legal requirement to disclose whether the card has been used for mining.
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#5910442 Posted on: 05/07/2021 03:10 AM
oh no....... 
Hah kidding aside.
What I'm looking forward to are better thermal profiles and a smaller overall footprint as we have not seen that with NVIDIA the TGP and TDP for that matter (whichever term you fancy) or don't as they seem to become obfuscated a lot - have recently become quite high and many mobile solutions are getting harder to keep ever quieter and cooler. Heck, forget quiet just cool for that matter the RTX 3xxx series puts out a lot of heat regardless of the platform at present. I'm really looking forward to what Intel puts out. Their greatest challenge to be in the longrun. Software. Drivers.
If it has good hashrate it will sell
oh no....... Hah kidding aside.
What I'm looking forward to are better thermal profiles and a smaller overall footprint as we have not seen that with NVIDIA the TGP and TDP for that matter (whichever term you fancy) or don't as they seem to become obfuscated a lot - have recently become quite high and many mobile solutions are getting harder to keep ever quieter and cooler. Heck, forget quiet just cool for that matter the RTX 3xxx series puts out a lot of heat regardless of the platform at present. I'm really looking forward to what Intel puts out. Their greatest challenge to be in the longrun. Software. Drivers.
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It is being built by TSMC on their N6 node I believe. Doesn't this mean that it will basically be as limited in availability as other cards, and likely more so if it is going to be half decent at crypto mining?
Still good to get a decent third player in the market if they manage to deliver.
Very true, it's tough to get excited about new gpus right now.
I'm worried this mining craze is gonna last a good while, these mining farms have invested lots of cash.