Intel recently introduced its professional line of graphics processor units (GPUs) known as the Intel® ArcTM Pro A-series. The initial models are the Intel Arc Pro A30M GPU for mobile form factors and the Intel Arc Pro A40 (single slot) and A50 (dual slot) GPUs for compact desktops. These devices feature machine learning capabilities, and pre-installed ray tracing hardware. It also comes with AV1 hardware encoding acceleration.
Intel’s aim behind bringing these GPU devices
According to Intel, the aim of bringing these devices to market is to achieve certification with the industry’s most prominent professional software programs in the fields of design and production, as well as architecture, engineering, and construction. In addition to being tailored for media and entertainment applications like Blender, these GPUs can run the open source libraries included in the Intel oneAPI Rendering Toolkit. These open source libraries are extensively used and incorporated into the industry’s top rendering tools.
Market availability of Arc Pro A-series
It has been announced that Intel’s prominent mobile and desktop ecosystem partners will begin selling these units from the latter part of 2022. Stay tuned to iLLGaming for all the further updates regarding this info.
