Intel recently introduced its first modern dGPU, the DG1 or Xe Max, for Tiger Lake laptops and select desktop configurations. During the previous Arch

Intel DG2 Xe-HPG specs leak, 512-EU part with 16 GB GDDR6 VRAM can potentially challenge NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 and AMD Radeon RX 6800

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2021-06-20 17:30:05

Intel recently introduced its first modern dGPU, the DG1 or Xe Max, for Tiger Lake laptops and select desktop configurations. During the previous Architecture Day event, Intel's graphics chief Raja Koduri said that the company will soon launch DG2 or Xe-HPG products aimed at mainstream gamers and content creators. While we've been hearing about Intel DG2 for quite some time now, a recent leak points to possible variants slated to launch later this year.

The info comes from several sources including @harukaze5719, @OneRaichu, and @hougetsu on Twitter. We've previously reported that Xe-HPG may feature up to 512 execution units (EUs) or 4,096 stream processors (SPs) and that Intel is exploring the possibility of scaling it up to 960 EUs as well. While we are still unsure about the 960-EU part, we are now getting to see some information about what all SKUs can be expected along with their VRAM capacities.

According to @hougetsu and @harukaze5719, who happened to decode @OneRaichu's cryptic tweet, Xe-HPG could be available in at least six variants. These include: