Intel just released another video promoting the Arc Alchemist line of graphics cards, or more specifically, the Arc A750. Called “Limited Edition”, the card was able to achieve high frame rates by Death Stranding in 4K and 1440p.
The company also took the opportunity to talk about the card’s capabilities, such as its support for variable refresh rates (VRR), HDR, and HDMI. However, the most important pieces of the puzzle are still missing.
As promised, Intel continues to lift the veil of mystery on its first line of discrete graphics cards: Intel Arc. The company has just shared its second video in which Intel’s Ryan Shrout promotes the Arc A750 by showing how it performs in a gaming scenario. Shrout also talked about the GPU and the technologies it will support.
Throughout the video, we see the Arc A750 (paired with a Core i9-12900K processor and an Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Hero motherboard) attacking Death Stranding with remarkably good results. The game is played with the “default” preset, so not the highest settings available, but the Arc A750 manages to hit high frame rates, between 85 and 100.
Two monitors were used for testing purposes: an Acer 4K 120Hz model and the stunning Alienware QD-OLED display. In the case of the Acer, Intel was showing off Arc’s VRR capabilities. It looks like Intel Arc will be fully VRR-capable, and as seen in the video, frames per second (fps) work in perfect sync with monitor refresh rates. Achieve around 90 fps in 4K in Death Stranding bodes well for the map. To ensure variable refresh rates perform well on Intel Arc, the team will validate over 100 of the best monitors supporting the technology.
We now know that Intel has implemented a “tier list” that ranks games based on how well they work with Intel Arc. Since the GPUs are optimized for DirectX 12, and Death Stranding is a DX12 title, it’s probably one of those top games that Intel Arc is equipped to handle.
Shrout also showed off the game’s performance in HDR, this time at 1440p. It’s hard to say how much this improves the visuals, but the gameplay seems to be smooth. Intel also went into detail about the card’s support for HDMI 2.1, explaining that the limited edition will fully support HDMI 2.1. Manufacturers will also be able to install a protocol converter to convert DisplayPort 1.4 to HDMI 2.1.
It’s time for a release date
Overall, it’s nice to see Intel Arc continue to do a good job in gaming, after what seemed like a long string of less-than-impressive benchmark results. Unfortunately, the reveal above – while interesting on its own – isn’t quite what we need at this point. With AMD and Nvidia poised to release new GPUs in the coming months, it’s more important than ever for Intel to release Arc Alchemist.
Any reliable information regarding worldwide release dates, prices and specs of these graphics cards would be very helpful. As the comments section below Intel’s latest YouTube video shows, there are people who are excited about the Intel Arc launch – hopefully Intel can live up to those expectations by delivering some solid teasers soon enough.
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