2020 is the yr Intel lastly make their return to the discrete graphics card arena, and final evening they gave us our first take a look at their upcoming Xe GPU throughout their CES 2020 press convention. Admittedly, Intel solely confirmed one in every of their cell Xe GPUs in motion slightly than a full desktop model, however when that demo concerned operating Destiny 2 on one in every of their new Tiger Lake sequence of ultra-thin Core laptops, there’s nonetheless lots to get enthusiastic about.
Code-named “DG1”, Intel’s vice chairman of structure for graphics and software program Lisa Pearce stated it was nonetheless early days for the cell model of their Xe GPU, however that they have been happy with how its gaming efficiency is coming alongside. Admittedly, the demo itself appeared fairly uneven – I’d hazard a guess that it was solely operating someplace round 30fps slightly than 60fps – however with none details about what decision or graphics settings it was operating at, it’s troublesome to attract any actual conclusions from it for the time being.
Still, talking extra broadly about what Intel’s Xe GPUs will carry to laptops, Pearce stated Xe will double the graphics efficiency of their earlier technology of Intel Core laptop computer built-in GPUs, offering “HD performance gaming” for a whole lot of laptop computer customers. Now, HD efficiency most likely means 1280×720 slightly than the total 1920×1080, however that’s nonetheless fairly spectacular for an built-in graphics chip, and it must also carry some wholesome competitors to AMD’s new Athlon APUs.
Most importantly, it ought to imply you’ll be capable to get extra gaming efficiency from ultra-thin and light-weight laptops in addition to your typical gaming laptops. That was actually the largest take house message from Intel’s DG1 demo at CES, because the laptop computer the Destiny 2 demo was operating on undoubtedly wasn’t one in every of your normal gaming laptops.
Instead, it was a laptop computer operating one in every of Intel’s new Tiger Lake Core CPUs. Based on Intel’s 10nm+ manufacturing course of (so not fairly 7nm like AMD’s new Ryzen 4000 laptop CPUs but), these processors have been particularly designed for skinny and light-weight laptops – and as you may see from the picture beneath, they’re going to be fairly darn dinky.
On the left is a Tiger Like CPU, and on the appropriate is one in every of Intel’s new (and smallest) Tiger Lake U-series motherboards.
Intel haven’t revealed any particular mannequin title or specs for his or her Tiger Lake CPUs but, however the first Tiger Lake system is predicted to reach later this yr. What kind it’s going to take, although, is anybody’s guess.
Earlier in Intel’s CES convention, for instance, they confirmed Tiger Lake operating on Intel’s newest idea gadget. Code-named “Horseshoe Bend” and pictured beneath, this a big 17in, foldable OLED display gadget that, when folded in half, is comparable in dimension to a 13in ultra-thin laptop computer. Open it up, nevertheless, and also you’ve bought one big 17in desktop display.
Just think about enjoying Destiny 2 on a tool like that. It won’t be probably the most sensible manner of getting in just a few raids on the transfer, nevertheless it has the potential to open up a complete new class of gaming gadgets that beforehand solely supplied very restricted or no gaming efficiency in any respect.
Alas, that was all Intel needed to say about Tiger Lake and their Xe GPUs at CES this yr, so we’ll have to attend a short while longer earlier than we get to see what their desktop Xe GPUs have in retailer for us later within the yr.
For extra information from this yr’s CES, try our CES 2020 tag.
