Intel enters PC gaming segment with new Arc GPUs

Intel today announced its consumer GPUs today under the brand name of Intel Arc. Arc will compete with Nvidia and AMD with its new high-end discreet GPUs. The first Arc product is expected to be the DG2 GPU which has the code name “Alchemist” and is expected to arrive in Q1 2022, which is when it will begin being a part of both desktops and notebooks..

Intel also shared a new teaser video on Twitter today that hints at the performance capabilities of the Arc-based GPUs. While we still don’t know a lot about the performance of Intel’s Arc-based GPUs, the teaser does show the tech powering games like PUBG, Psychonauts 2 and Metro Exodus, among others.