Intel has ramped up its marketing for its first-ever discrete graphics card Arc series. Recently, Intel employees have been appearing on videos, posting blogs, and whatnot to get the hype of the cards out there. Now, Ryan Shrout has showcased Intel’s Arc A750 GPU describing the various features supported, published on Intel’s blog.
While testing the GPU on Death Stranding: Director’s Cut, Ryan stated that all Intel Arc graphics cards, including the Arc A750 Limited Edition, which was used in this demo, will support VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) as per the official VESA standard.
The technology, which is known to many as Adaptive Sync, will deliver a smooth frame rate by synchronizing the monitor’s refresh rate with the FPS you get in-game.
The game ran on 80-100 FPS at 4K resolution, which Ryan highlights is in sync with the display. Intel states that they will validate over 100 VRR displays to deliver a great gaming experience on the Arc A700 series family, which will launch relatively soon.
Up next, Ryan talks about HDR(High Dynamic Range) capabilities. For this purpose, the same Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition graphics card and game were used but on a premium Alienware HDR QD OLED display.
Intel only had their representative, Allyn, to verify that HDR was working, and a proper demo was not provided since YouTube’s compression algorithm cannot showcase the full HDR range that is showcased within the game.
Although some players disable HDR for competitive gaming, a large majority of users use HDR for single-player games to experience amazing colors and contrast. So, if Arc GPUs are properly optimized for HDR support, we could see some impressive visual prowess from Intel.
At last, Ryan talks about HDMI standards and what you can expect on Intel Arc products. While the A-series of GPUs supports HDMI 2.0 natively, partners and OEMs can build in support for HDMI 2.1 by integrating PCONs that will convert DisplayPort to HDMI 2.1.
Intel-branded Limited Edition cards, both the A750 and A770 variety, will support HDMI 2.1 through this method. Other add-in cards, and notebooks, will support it if integrated.
Arc A750 Specs
A750 will use a cut-down version of the ACM-G10 chip and will have the same listed TDP of 225W. This GPU, however, will only come with 8 GB vRAM. A750 will take on NVIDIA RTX 3060 and AMD RX 66002. The card will cost in the range of $300-$350.
Overall, the showcase is almost useless as it does not explicitly highlight something important that Intel is offering. These features were already expected from the GPUs, and while they are necessary, publishing a video about them was not.
Intel already has disappointed with A380 performance standards, and if it wants to get better results from its higher-end cards, Intel has to step up its game right now.
About Intel
Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, in Silicon Valley. It is the world’s largest semiconductor chip manufacturer on the basis of revenue, and is the developer of the x86 series of microprocessors – the processors found in most personal computers (PCs).
Incorporated in Delaware, Intel ranked No. 46 in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.
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