In the second half of last August, Intel revealed that it is preparing a special family of graphics cards that will also be used in playing computer games, and the computer giant will market it under the name Arc. For PCs, they are also expected to receive the Alchemist flag, in order to make it easier for users to distinguish them from built-in solutions. Of course, they will be more powerful compared to the portable and compact versions.
The Intel Arc Alchemist graphics card is expected to be equipped with 4,096 graphics cores, 512 processors, and up to 16 GB of GDDR6 system memory. Additionally, it will be outfitted with a six-foot-by-eight-foot connector. This means that electricity consumption will be limited to 225 watts, at least in theory.
Showing that the Intel Arc Alchemist graphics card is practically ready for sale is also shown by the first real photos of the novelty. They show that it will be equipped with two fans and an aluminum cooling rib. The novelty is supposed to occupy two PCI slots in a personal computer. The new version is expected to go on sale at the end of March, and its performance is expected to be similar to the RTX 3070 and RTX 3600 Ti graphics cards.