The tested product is not intended for consumers, but for software developers.
The network has new data on the performance of the Intel DG1 graphics card. The source explains that the tested product is not intended for consumers, but for software developers and will not be sold as a retail product.
Intel (Xe) DG1 “still” slower than Radeon RX 560 and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Gen12 (Xe) DG1 architecture is the first discrete graphics solution announced by Intel in recent years. According to preliminary data, the GPU includes 96 execution units, which corresponds to 768 unified cores. The configuration includes 3 GB or 6 GB of memory (most likely GDDR6). Based on the same chip, several versions of the GPU will be released.
The new test result shows that the DG1 is inferior to the Radeon RX 560 and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. In other words, the novelty does not even reach the average level. However, this was predictable from the very beginning, since the DG1 uses the same GPU as the Tiger Lake APU with ultra-low power consumption. At the same time, in comparison with Gen11 (Ice Lake), a double increase in productivity is expected, which is a significant improvement for mobile devices.
This does not mean that Intel Xe graphics will not compete with AMD and Nvidia. The source recalls that the DG1 is based on Xe-LP, and there are also options for Xe-HP and HPC. According to rumors, a higher-end model of the video card, known as DG2, is based on Xe-HP. Intel has not yet officially confirmed the existence of DG2, but according to unofficial data, HP has 16 cores in each execution unit, which is twice as many as LPs, and the total number of cores will be at least 4 times greater – about 1536-2048.
