Thanks to several authoritative sources of information, we can finally speak with relative confidence about the technical characteristics and architectural features of one of the future Intel graphics cards.
So, let’s start with the fact that the well-known insider KOMACHI_ENSAKA in his twitter account shared a curious screenshot showing the EEC application and the GPU codename:
Usually, such applications mean that the product is in the final stage of development and is already close to its release. And if you trust this judgment, then the likelihood that the first Intel’s discrete graphics cards will be released in the summer of 2020 is extremely high.
But let’s move on to the characteristics. According to the screenshot, the GPU of the Intel DG1 graphics card is equipped with 96 generation execution units. And here it is rather difficult to come to the specifics: If the DG1 is built on the graphics architecture used in Intel Tiger Lake (Gen12 Xe), then there are 8 stream processors in one block, which ultimately gives us 768 PP.
It is also worth mentioning that there are now a lot of rumors on the net that one Intel DG1 unit will have 16 stream processors. As a result, such a layout endows the GPU with 1536 SP. But these are all rumors and guesses, which in the end may remain unconfirmed.
In addition, Raja Koduri said that Intel plans to begin its expansion into the video card market precisely from the mid-budget segment, for which the “pumped-over” graphics of the Tiger Lake level will suit perfectly.
Time will tell which of the rumors turned out to be true, and there is not long to wait, because with the approach of the official announcement, there will be more and more leaks.
Source: WccfTech
