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Like i said:
BMG=RDNA3/3.5 +-5% when drivers work.
The 32XE2 dgpu = between 7800xt/7900gre and between 4070 and 4070super
The 24XE2 dgpu ~7700xt
The 20XE2 dgpu between 6700xt and 7700xt
 
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End of the year is close. Intel is 6months-1year too late with this :/
Even with 4070super perf. top dgpu needs to be ~ 449$ or lower (7800xt price) to sell. Only hope is rdna4 CES and 5060/5070 feb/march.

From reviews of lunar lake the perf. of xe2 is all over the place. From 20% faster then rdna3.5 890M (16CU) too 10% slower then meteor lake in the same titles.
Guess the drivers are still not fully done even thou there is little movement for bmg in linux.

If they dont launch november intel dgpu's (celestial) is cooked. "Churchill falls" - bmg codename can be found as late as 2 years ago in shipping manifests and there is ZERO mention of celestial.
 
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I think once Arrow Lake launch is done, they'll better be able to focus on Battlemage launch. Right now all hands on deck must be frantically running around trying to ensure a smooth Arrow Lake launch because so much of their very existence depends on it. They have already lost tons of deep pocket consumers to AMD's X3D CPUs and they are not coming back to Intel for at least a year at the minimum.

A crazy thought entered my mind. What if Qualcomm takes hold of their GPU division for their future Snapdragon Elite CPUs? They certainly won't get a better chance to quickly improve their GPUs, especially not with Nvidia entering the foray with their rumored ARM gaming SoC. A deep partnership to license the Intel GPU by Qualcomm at the very least could certainly help Intel justify keeping their GPU division around.
 
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End of the year is close. Intel is 6months-1year too late with this :/
Even with 4070super perf. top dgpu needs to be ~ 449$ or lower (7800xt price) to sell. Only hope is rdna4 CES and 5060/5070 feb/march.

If they really get to 4070S perf, RDNA4 could end up just around 15% faster. If they price it right, they could easily be competitive with AMD.
 

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I think once Arrow Lake launch is done, they'll better be able to focus on Battlemage launch. Right now all hands on deck must be frantically running around trying to ensure a smooth Arrow Lake launch because so much of their very existence depends on it. They have already lost tons of customers to AMD's X3D CPUs and they are not coming back to Intel for at least a year at the minimum.
This is my visual metaphor for what's happening at Intel now



For all we know some of the graphics division team has taken the buyout package. More may be axed yet. The team may be working under the duress of rumors the entire division is on the chopping block.
If they really get to 4070S perf, RDNA4 could end up just around 15% faster. If they price it right, they could easily be competitive with AMD.
With TSMC costs involved, and their present financial situation, can they afford to eat into margins like that? My guess is no. Drivers are still not on par either. I see tough sledding ahead for Gandalf; like Caradhras tough.
Don't forget that this is mostly Nvidia's strong arming tactics that prevented more AIBs from getting onboard the ARC bandwagon.

Intel seriously needs to launch a lawsuit against them.
I don't think Nvidia had much to do with it. Low volume, low margins, potential brand damage from buggy products, are more likely reasons IMO.
 
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Low volume
Ummm that's kinda debatable. If ASUS had released a few products, probably enough enthusiasts would've woken up from their Nvidia induced RTX slumber to check out what all the fuss was about and maybe said favorable things about ARC on online forums etc. thus starting a chain reaction of other people wondering if ARCs were usable for daily usage and biting on the low cost of the 16GB A770. Especially for users who play a few popular titles, the value proposition of going with ARC would've made a lot more sense.
 

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Ummm that's kinda debatable. If ASUS had released a few products, probably enough enthusiasts would've woken up from their Nvidia induced RTX slumber to check out what all the fuss was about and maybe said favorable things about ARC on online forums etc. thus starting a chain reaction of other people wondering if ARCs were usable for daily usage and biting on the low cost of the 16GB A770. Especially for users who play a few popular titles, the value proposition of going with ARC would've made a lot more sense.
Okay, I'll debate it. This forum is mostly enthusiasts, how many bought ARC? Of the ones that did, how many bought the A770? Did you ever put skin in the game and buy ARC? There is no card brand that was going to change the performance or driver maturation issues. Most only wanted the media capabilities found on the A310 and A380, as the gaming performance is too low for their needs.

Sales have flatlined due to a combination of the Osborne effect and bottom tier performance in most of the latest game releases. A bit of, anyone that wanted one, already bought one, is probably in the mix too.
 
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Did you ever put skin in the game and buy ARC?
I am SO serious about getting one!



The White Luna needs to drop below $249 (I would even get an open box if it were something like $239 or $229).

The A750 is darn tempting and the only thing stopping me is the stupid 8GB. I would've clicked the Buy button already if it had 10GB at least.
 
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As for why white? I already have a black Leadtek 9600GT, a black Geforce GTX Titan X, a black 1080 Ti, a black Zotac 3090 and a black Aorus RX 6800. I need a change. Badly.
 

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If they really get to 4070S perf, RDNA4 could end up just around 15% faster. If they price it right, they could easily be competitive with AMD.

yeah but die size. unless intel made a huge jump in die efficency, their chip will be much larger and tiny n48 and then competing on price will start to hurt.
 

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Is not that only Intel didn't increased as expecting, is that nVIDIA is doing records that make the competition dissapear (just look at AMD!).
heck, now with the alliance between MTK and them, could really impact to x86 big time.

Now I am genuinely fearing on what impact might deal ARM and specially that alliance against x86
 

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For all we know some of the graphics division team has taken the buyout package. More may be axed yet. The team may be working under the duress of rumors the entire division is on the chopping block.
Heh, of course some of the graphics division team has taken the buyout package. The voluntary separation/early retirement options were pretty much universal across Intel. And it's likely the case there will be some involuntary separation as well. That's just the company-wide reality at the moment.

But don't worry, Intel graphics isn't going anywhere. Just recall which group Intel's AI efforts fall under for one answer as to why. Another answer would be the necessity of integrated graphics for the current primary revenue source. Probably going to be the case that Intel graphics head count ends 2024 higher than it started.
 
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A lot the current tech news sites like to click bait spin it as if Intel doesn't have any market for their GPU tech or they are out of the market completely.

The 0% is add in cards in pre-built systems.

Intel still sells their add in cards. They still have on CPU die GPUs.
Is it really clickbait? The title explains it. That's why they put discrete there.
 
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A lot the current tech news sites like to click bait spin it as if Intel doesn't have any market for their GPU tech or they are out of the market completely.

The 0% is add in cards in pre-built systems.

Intel still sells their add in cards. They still have on CPU die GPUs.

The article title says discrete, it's clearly about the ARC dGPUs not the integrated ones.

Hopefully Battlemage can be more successful for them!
 

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Like i said:
BMG=RDNA3/3.5 +-5% when drivers work.
The 32XE2 dgpu = between 7800xt/7900gre and between 4070 and 4070super
The 24XE2 dgpu ~7700xt
The 20XE2 dgpu between 6700xt and 7700xt
"When drivers work" might be the byline for Lunar Lake iGPU!

On the CPU threads lots of posts about how great BMG is, second only to Apple, etc. with Strix being called a failure.

Looking at written reviews, Lunar Lake BMG does very well with synthetics but is mostly tied with Strix in actual games.

Now the notebookcheck iGPU article
claims it is more efficient too but unsure how their frames per watt is calculated - that's is how do they get the iGPU power draw on a mobile?

What would also be interesting is trying to figure out BMG's (and Strix's 890M) performance per area/transistor. Both to get an idea for dGPU BMG and to get some indication how expensive Lunar Lake is to make.

Then again performance per transistors for all current CPUs is also of interest.
 

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Lunarlake reviews show similar performance to 890M but more uses less power. It is higher performing than Meteorlake, but uses less power.

Since you can translate power efficiency into performance, it is a good sign.

According to reddit, the full 4070S like BMG is summer of next year. The one coming late this year will outperform A770, but not by much. Think not A580, but "A480".

Exist50 said they are in a 2-year cycle for GPUs. Celestial isn't coming until end of 2026, and the high end won't come until mid-2027. He also said relatively Battlemage is a small change. It is Celestial that'll dramatically improve architecture and have a chance at the high end.
yeah but die size. unless intel made a huge jump in die efficency, their chip will be much larger and tiny n48 and then competing on price will start to hurt.
The die size of the high end G31 is supposed to be in the same 400mm2 range as A770. That is fine, as long as it can slot in higher than the A770 did. They'll have better margins that way, and the architecture has lot less glass jaw scenarios, plus if they fix performance without ReBar and lower idle power drastically, it'll sell much better.

Alchemist is a serious oddball where it's priced very cheap but can't be used in older systems due to ReBar. ReBar issues also affect modern systems that don't have Intel iGPUs under the Vulkan API.

Battlemage will not magically fix their GPUs. It's a very good step that fixes the basics.
 
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claims it is more efficient too but unsure how their frames per watt is calculated - that's is how do they get the iGPU power draw on a mobile?

Look at the power consumption figures for Cyberpunk and Witcher. That's how it's measured. It's total system power under AC plug.

155H uses 42% and 17% more power in CP2077 ex. monitor, and w/o ex. monitor. Ryzen HX uses 116% and 77% more power. In fact, it's using noticeably less power compared to Elite X. In that benchmark, LNL and MTL gets about 20 fps. Ryzen HX gets 25 fps.

NBC also says the 16 inch Ryzen HX system uses a lower power limit similar to Lunarlake, and Lunarlake beats the performance in games by 15-25% in many games. The 14-inch uses a 50-60W power limit.

They also said while the original ARC iGPU underperformed in games compared to synthetics, the new ARC V graphics does well in games, just like Intel said.
 
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They also said while the original ARC iGPU underperformed in games compared to synthetics, the new ARC V graphics does well in games, just like Intel said.
That's the bit I find a bit strange.
Only looked at CB and PCGH (since those automatic recalculating charts are so handy), and in both the synthetics were way ahead of 890M but the gaming performance was mostly within 10%.

Didn't look that hard but had assumed that Intel graphics are still Intel graphics: far far better in synthetics than real life. Something that goes back generations at this stage.

Of course niche games may continue to be an issue but then most older or indie games generally don't need much performance.

EDIT: no maker that only in CN's case:
Some of their synthetics are 140%+ of Strix while gaming is closer to a tie.
 

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That's the bit I find a bit strange.
Only looked at CB and PCGH (since those automatic recalculating charts are so handy), and in both the synthetics were way ahead of 890M but the gaming performance was mostly within 10%.

Didn't look that hard but had assumed that Intel graphics are still Intel graphics: far far better in synthetics than real life. Something that goes back generations at this stage.

Of course niche games may continue to be an issue but then most older or indie games generally don't need much performance.

EDIT: no maker that only in CN's case:
Some of their synthetics are 140%+ of Strix while gaming is closer to a tie.

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