It seems that Intel has entered the so-called “Groundhog Day” because there is no step forward or backward regarding its ARC graphics, the ones that are as expected as desired and of which we have today new information. And it is that the blue giant does not show any signs of life after the announcement of the laptop versions and the new leaks do not put exactly the options that Pat Gelsinger has, where there would be a possible date, but also the option to postpone indefinitely until the issues are resolved. Because the IntelARC Alchemist they have something new delays?
Three delays and after them silence is how Intel proposed it and this is how it does it because it is aware that the problems may not have a solution soon, at least not if what you want your cover letter to be on an overall level is up to par or at least a good level. Are we facing another delay or something more serious?
The new deadline: the end of summer this year, is it realistic?
These graphics cards which are the direct descendants of the high performance versions for servers and data centers, also called HPG Curiously, they don’t have a presentation date, but they do have an arrival date in stores. Weird ? Well, not bad no doubt, but Intel seems to have changed direction because showing them to the world doesn’t seem to be a problem, more the fact that they do what they should and here everything turns.
Once again and for the second time since the beginning of the year, the sources allude to a specific problem: the poor performance of the ARC graphics due to driver issues. This avoids giving a precise date on the one hand, but… On the other hand Intel announces the arrival of the ARC Limited Edition
In other words, until June 30th, but the rumors go further and speak of August 31 as the deadline. Is this date realistic? Well, since we’re talking about software as complex as a driver, we can’t give an answer, even though we know what’s going on around all of this.
Assemblers would be upset about Intel ARCs and delays
It is not for less. Currently these must already have their custom models in the enclosure and given what has been seen, it is more than likely that they have stopped a production which logically has a large investment behind it. Intel didn’t offer them any date, which shows the problems, but as if that weren’t enough, we see it and live it today, because where are the ARC A350M and A370M
They are just not in the market, you cannot find them because there are no products available in quantity or shape.
We can only think that Pat Gelsinger found a very serious problem in the drivers or in all of them with the architecture, they thought they could fix it quickly, they went ahead with the presentation of the ‘ARC for laptops then the reality and the delays we mentioned.
All this generates not only doubts, but also a major problem, since the RTX 40 and RX 7000 are fast approaching and time is running out. Could there be an indefinite delay? A total cancellation? No, unless there is a disaster, it won’t happen. The problem is, we don’t know how far down the rabbit hole to categorically deny this…
