Intel says Arc GPUs will live on after Nvidia deal

In the future, Intel volition marque CPUs with Nvidia graphics wrong — among different things, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang confirmed contiguous that Nvidia volition lend “GPU chiplets” that Intel tin spot alongside its x86 CPU cores alternatively of the Arc integrated graphics it develops in-house today.

But, astatine slightest for now, Intel says that doesn’t mean Intel’s ain graphics are going away. “We’re not discussing circumstantial roadmaps astatine this time, but the collaboration is complementary to Intel’s roadmap and Intel volition proceed to person GPU merchandise offerings,” Intel told PCWorld, reiterating the committedness that Intel’s Michelle Johnston Holthaus made earlier she abruptly near the company.

Like PCWorld, I’m skeptical that Intel volition genuinely propulsion connected graphics erstwhile Nvidia tin bash that job, peculiarly astatine a clip erstwhile Intel keeps carving disconnected pieces of itself to prevention connected costs! Why would Intel put $$$ into catching up with Nvidia (and AMD) erstwhile Nvidia’s nary longer genuinely a competitor? Even if it continues, would Intel truly springiness it its utmost? But possibly there’s clip for Intel’s existing efforts to notch different triumph similar the B580, oregon the surprisingly bully followup to MSI’s Claw handheld.

For now, we’ll “stay tuned.”