A very rare desktop discrete Intel graphics card did not pass any test, but we can take a look at it

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Model showed last year

A few days ago, Intel  introduced the Iris Xe, the first discrete desktop graphics card in two decades. It is based on the DG1 GPU – it is also the basis for the Iris Xe Max mobile discrete card and in the Tiger Lake processors. 

Intel graphics card
Intel graphics card

A very rare desktop discrete Intel graphics card did not pass any test, but we can take a look at it

But last year, Intel  showed a discrete graphics card DG1 SDV (Software Development Vehicle), intended for developers. And it was her that the source obtained and disassembled. 

Such an adapter, as it turned out, consumes only 30W under load, and in standby mode, the figure drops to 4W. The average GPU frequency is 1550 MHz, which is a bit by today’s standards. You can also note 4 GB of LPDDR4X memory and a 128-bit bus.  

But with tests everything is complicated. Such an adapter works only on a special Intel platform, but the source, apparently, got hold of one. However, this did not really save the situation, since the adapter does not work in games and in most tests. As a result, we can only say that the expected performance of the adapter is comparable to the GeForce GT 1030. 

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