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User of Computers This will likely be a workstation or DC-only card, assuming it even comes to market at all. Given that we might start seeing Celestial discrete cards soon I don't think this is particularly worthwhile to get hyped over. The DIY channel isn't an alluring market at the moment, and they'd be forced to sell the dies for a very cheap price for what it is. Reply
Gururu Torn on this one. Even if it's a more powerful card than the B580, there isn't really any need except for 1440 ultra with RT and 4K gaming. Not sure any games coming out next year that will kill my run this year at 1440 high. If so, I'll be looking at this card ONLY if it is under $400. Reply
rluker5 I got tired of waiting and picked up a 9070XT for $600 to replace my 3080. Card has a lot of power but the drivers are somewhat difficult to deal with. Reply
thestryker At this point I think the viability of this product will come down to what Intel has done design wise since the first prototypes. The biggest issue for Intel is really the limited margins due to how much silicon is being used for the performance levels they've been hitting. If this is just a bigger Xe2 based GPU then I can understand why it has taken so long to get to market, and I'm not sure we'll see a client card at all should that be the case. At the same time Intel does have a problem with the amount of time between releases though since we're over a year out from B580. Chances are high that Celestial based cards won't land until 2027 so something really does need to land in client before then if they're going to continue. Reply
Amdlova I have waiting for something higher from intel but with these crazy price at the door just got a RX9060XT. First card I Have tested is from asus two fans find some insane power use for youtube vídeos. Now I have The Xfx model with 3 fans decente power usage little higher than the 4060 but better than the asus model. I think intel will try to skip these new highend graphics to consumer and push only for data centers. Consumers are doomed Reply
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