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Published: January 15, 2018 | Source: Ashraf Eassa | Author: Mark Campbell

Intel is rumoured to be working on dedicated graphics processors for future G-series MCMs

Raja Koduri officially joins Intel as Chief Archtect

Intel is rumoured to be working on dedicated graphics processors for future G-series MCMs

Back in November Intel stepped back into the world of graphics, forming their new Core and Visual Computing Group with Raja Koduri, the former head of AMD’s Radeon Technologies Group, at the helm. 

This announcement brings with it an exciting future for the graphics/compute markets, with Intel aiming to become an AMD+Radeon-like combination that will be able to deliver products that suit a range of markets. In the future, Intel also has the potential to create dedicated graphics solutions that could take on AMD and Nvidia in the gaming/compute graphics markets. 

Now rumours are emerging that state that Intel plans to create dedicated/discrete graphics chips using their 12-generation and 13th generation graphics architectures, which are code-named “Arctic Sound” and “Jupiter Sound” respectively. These rumours come from Ashraf Eassa, an industry commentator from the Motley Fool, who also states that these chip designs will connect to future Intel CPUs using their EMIB technology. 

If these statements are correct, Intel is planning to replace the custom Radeon Graphics Chips that the company currently used in their Kaby Lake-G series processors. The mention of EMIB shows that Intel also plans on moving their graphics chip closer to their CPU, with today’s Radeon chip being connected to Intel’s CPU using eight PCIe 3.0 lanes. 
 

Intel is rumoured to be working on dedicated graphics processors for future G-series MCMs  

Today’s Intel graphics solution is based on the company’s 9.5th generation graphics, offering upgrades to the video encode/decode capabilities of their 9th Generation graphics (explaining the .5th generation name). This means that we have to wait for several product generations before we know whether or not these rumours are true, as we are yet to see Intel’s 10th generation graphics tech. 

Intel’s 10th generation graphics will come with Cannonlake series CPUs, provided the company has not made any significant changes to their product roadmap, which means that we are unlikely to see 10th generation graphics until late 2018 or 2019. 

It is unlikely that we will see these 12th or 13th generation graphics chips from Intel until at least 2020, as the company’s newly formed Core and Visual Computing Group will need time to create their own graphics IP, which is not an easy task. 

You can join the discussion on Intel’s rumoured dedicated graphics chips on the OC3D Forums. 

Raja Koduri officially joins Intel as Chief Archtect

Intel is rumoured to be working on dedicated graphics processors for future G-series MCMs

Back in November Intel stepped back into the world of graphics, forming their new Core and Visual Computing Group with Raja Koduri, the former head of AMD’s Radeon Technologies Group, at the helm. 

This announcement brings with it an exciting future for the graphics/compute markets, with Intel aiming to become an AMD+Radeon-like combination that will be able to deliver products that suit a range of markets. In the future, Intel also has the potential to create dedicated graphics solutions that could take on AMD and Nvidia in the gaming/compute graphics markets. 

Now rumours are emerging that state that Intel plans to create dedicated/discrete graphics chips using their 12-generation and 13th generation graphics architectures, which are code-named “Arctic Sound” and “Jupiter Sound” respectively. These rumours come from Ashraf Eassa, an industry commentator from the Motley Fool, who also states that these chip designs will connect to future Intel CPUs using their EMIB technology. 

If these statements are correct, Intel is planning to replace the custom Radeon Graphics Chips that the company currently used in their Kaby Lake-G series processors. The mention of EMIB shows that Intel also plans on moving their graphics chip closer to their CPU, with today’s Radeon chip being connected to Intel’s CPU using eight PCIe 3.0 lanes. 
 

Intel is rumoured to be working on dedicated graphics processors for future G-series MCMs  

Today’s Intel graphics solution is based on the company’s 9.5th generation graphics, offering upgrades to the video encode/decode capabilities of their 9th Generation graphics (explaining the .5th generation name). This means that we have to wait for several product generations before we know whether or not these rumours are true, as we are yet to see Intel’s 10th generation graphics tech. 

Intel’s 10th generation graphics will come with Cannonlake series CPUs, provided the company has not made any significant changes to their product roadmap, which means that we are unlikely to see 10th generation graphics until late 2018 or 2019. 

It is unlikely that we will see these 12th or 13th generation graphics chips from Intel until at least 2020, as the company’s newly formed Core and Visual Computing Group will need time to create their own graphics IP, which is not an easy task. 

You can join the discussion on Intel’s rumoured dedicated graphics chips on the OC3D Forums. 

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