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Intel Arc Alchemist: specs, pricing, release date, performance
Intel’s first-generation Arc graphics cards are here — codenamed Alchemist. It’s a bid to shift the balance that Nvidia and AMD have maintained for decades, with modern furnishings like real-time ray tracing and AI-assisted supersampling. Arc Alchemist is gunning for the top of the best graphics card list, and it has some serious power to get there. If you want to see how much power, make sure to read our Arc A770 and A750 review.
Contents
- Intel Arc Alchemist price and release date
- Intel Arc Alchemist specs
- Intel Arc Alchemist architecture
- Intel Arc Alchemist benchmarks and performance
- Intel Arc Alchemist overclocking
- Real-time ray tracing and Intel XeSS
To get you up to speed, we rounded up everything we know about Arc Alchemist’s release date, price, specs, and performance.
Intel Arc Alchemist price and release date
After a long wait and a lot of delays, Intel has finally announced the release date for the Arc A770 and A750. The GPUs will arrive on October 12, which is, coincidentally, the same day as the new Nvidia flagship, the RTX 4090. The prices start at $290 for Intel’s own Limited Edition cards and may be higher for the custom versions from Intel’s partners.
Here’s how Intel is positioning prices:
- Arc A770 16GB — $350
- Arc A770 8GB — $330
- Arc A750 8GB — $290
- Arc A380 6GB — $140
There are 16GB and 8GB versions of the A770, but Intel is only selling the A770 16GB and A750 in its Limited Edition reference design. For the lower-tier Arc A580 for desktops, Intel hasn’t shared pricing or release date details yet.
Over the months leading up to the release of the Arc A770, Intel has emphasized that it plans to stay competitive in terms of pricing. That is its plan for beating the competition — lower prices with decent performance as opposed to targeting the high-end enthusiast segment just yet. For that reason, Intel has priced the A770 very competitively, and it made a strong statement on current GPU prices.
Launching Arc Alchemist has been a herculean task for Intel. Intel officially launched Arc Alchemist at CES 2022, but only the mobile range. After that, Intel said that over 50 laptop and desktop designs were “coming soon,” but we haven’t seen too many yet. The company has confirmed that one Arc Alchemist laptop is shipping in South Korea, but even though it’s been a while, these laptops haven’t become widespread. You can, however, find some of them globally.
Rumors suggest that the slip in release date is a consequence of internal delays. Shortly after Intel’s CES keynote, the company removed the release window from the Arc Alchemist website. Rumors have circulated that Intel delayed the release over issues with management. The cards were originally set to launch in the first quarter of 2022, which Intel just barely made by releasing the range on March 31.
The desktop GPUs suffered numerous delays, too, with an ever-moving launch window that slipped past Intel’s estimates of “the summer of 2022.” However, we now have a concrete date and a very promising price to go with it.
Intel Arc Alchemist specs
Intel has now revealed full details for both the Arc Alchemist mobile lineup and the desktop range. While we’re not sure when some of these desktop GPUs will be available, we expect them to launch soon, alongside the flagship.
Here’s a look at the mobile range of Arc Alchemist GPUs:
| Xe Cores/RT units | Graphics clock | Memory size | Memory bus size | Power | |
| Arc 7 770M | 32/32 | 1.65GHz | 16GB | 256-bit | 120-150W |
| Arc 7 730M | 24/24 | 1.1GHz | 12GB | 192-bit | 80-120W |
| Arc 5 A550M | 16/16 | 0.9GHz | 8GB | 128-bit | 60-80W |
| Arc 3 A370M | 8/8 | 1.55GHz | 4GB | 64-bit | 35-50W |
| Arc 3 A350M | 6/6 | 1.15GHz | 4GB | 64-bit | 25-35W |
It’s impossible to compare Arc Alchemist’s specs to options from AMD and Nvidia, outside of memory size and power draw. With 16GB of GDDR6 memory and a 256-bit bus, the flagship Arc 7 770M looks like it will line up with Nvidia’s RTX 3080 Ti mobile. AMD doesn’t have any options with quite as much memory.
On the low end, the Arc A350M doesn’t have a direct competitor from AMD or Nvidia, at least based on the spec sheet. This is a highly efficient discrete GPU, targeting 1080p and competing with integrated graphics or entry-level discrete GPUs like Nvidia’s MX450.
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As for Intel Arc Alchemist for desktops, although we’ve heard many rumors about the GPUs targeting the flagships from Nvidia and AMD, we now know that is not the case. The Arc A770 can be compared to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, and it only goes downhill from there. Intel aims at the mid-to-entry-level sector this time around, but at least the pricing reflects that choice.
Here are the specs of Intel Arc Alchemist for desktops:
| Xe Cores/RT units | Graphics clock | Memory size | Memory bus size | Power | |
| Arc 7 A770 | 32/32 | 2. |
16GB/8GB | 256-bit | 225W |
| Arc 7 A750 | 28/28 | 2.05GHz | 8GB | 256-bit | 225W |
| Arc 5 A580 | 24/24 | 1.7GHz | 8GB | 256-bit | 175W |
| Arc 3 A380 | 8/8 | 2.0GHz | 6GB | 96-bit | 75w |
Intel Arc Alchemist architecture
Intel’s Arc Alchemist cards are being built on chipmaker TSMC’s N6 node, which is a revision of the N7 node used on AMD RX 6000 graphics cards.
The basis of Xe HPG is a Xe Core, which features 16 vector units and 16 Xe Matrix Execution (XMX) units, along with an L1 cache. Intel combines four of these Xe Cores into a render slice and adds a shared L2 cache between them, as well as dedicated ray tracing cores for each Xe Core. These slices are what will separate the various Arc Alchemist cards.
Intel says it can add up to eight slices to a graphics card, totaling 32 Xe Cores and 512 XMX and vector units. We don’t know how future architectures will work, but Intel says that Xe HPG is a scalable architecture. In the future, we’ll likely see smaller, more efficient processes alongside more render slices on a card.
Intel Arc Alchemist benchmarks and performance
The initial hope was that Intel Arc A770 might be able to target Nvidia’s RTX 3070 Ti or even higher with its performance. Intel has now confirmed that will not be the case and has compared the GPU to the RTX 3060 Ti. The Arc A750 has a similar set of specs trade blows with the RTX 3060, while the Arc A580 can hope to compete with the RTX 3050 or lower.
For a while, we’ve mostly had bad news about the performance of Intel Arc. Driver issues prevented the GPUs from doing a good job, and it was also revealed that the GPUs may always struggle in some games. This is because they’re optimized for modern APIs, like DirectX 12 and Vulkan, but not for DirectX 11 and older, which could make them perform poorly in older titles. Intel is aware of this and is actively working on it.
Our test suite focuses on DirectX 12 and Vulkan, and both the Arc A770 and A750 shine. You can see our results across 1080p below. Both GPUs beat out the RTX 3060 for around the same price, but the A770 16GB surprisingly nears the performance of an RTX 3060 Ti. And the actual frame rates are highly playable.
In Forza Horizon 5 with maxed-out settings at 1080p, the Arc A770 16Gb managed an 85.9 frames per second average, while the A750 was close behind with a 79.2 fps average. Cyberpunk 2077 shows a slightly different side of the story, though, with the A770 and A750 managing a 58.5 fps and 55.6 fps average, respectively. This is the only title we tested where the RTX 3060 beats the two Arc GPUs.
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On the other hand, Arc seems particularly well-suited for Vulkan games like Red Dead Redemption 2. At 1080p Ultra, the A750 managed 85.9 fps while the A770 16GB pulled off 93. 2 fps, even beating out the RTX 3060 Ti.
Our 1440p results (below) tell much of the same story, though the cheaper ARc A750 establishes a stronger lead over the RTX 3060, while the A770 16GB starts competing on the level of an RTX 3060 Ti.
As for the mobile cards, they are (sort of) here, but the benchmarks have still been fairly sparse. We’ve seen synthetic benchmarks of the Arc A770M and A750M, in which the flagship was able to compete with Nvidia’s RTX 3070. Intel itself has also released some official benchmarks of the cards, but vendor benchmarks are not always the best source when it comes to gauging performance. In these tests, the Arc A770M was faster than the RTX 3060 mobile, and the Arc A730M beat the RTX 3050 Ti mobile.
We’ve also spotted a YouTuber who was able to score a machine with an Arc A350M. The video shows the card managing around 90 frames per second (fps) in Overwatch at High settings.
In a more demanding title like Red Dead Redemption 2, the card stayed under 30 fps, occasionally dropping as low as 15 fps. Similarly, the card jumped between 30 fps and 45 fps in Elden Ring with High settings. Although not ideal, it’s important to remember that the A350M is the most entry-level GPU in Intel’s Arc Alchemist range.
Intel has shared some benchmarks for its A370M as well. The graph (below) only shows the card compared to Intel’s older integrated graphics, but the A370M puts up respectable frame rates. The card was able to manage about 60 fps in demanding titles like Hitman 3 and Doom Eternal at 1080p, which is nothing to sneeze at.
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For now, we have to turn to leaks and rumors for any performance hints, but it won’t be long until the desktop range is released and Intel Arc can be seen in its full glory.
Intel Arc Alchemist overclocking
We have more concrete information about overclocking. Intel has confirmed that Arc drivers will feature a built-in overclocking utility, allowing you to push the clock speeds past their rated spec. We don’t know what the overclocking tool will look like, but we hope it matches up with the offerings from AMD and Nvidia.
Intel’s Tom Petersen revealed that Arc Alchemist might do a particularly good job at overclocking without ramping up the power consumption. A significant overclock was achieved at virtually no extra energy cost.
In an interview with Gadgets 360, Intel said it’s exploring multiple features for its drivers. The drivers will line up with major game releases, and the company is looking into features like gaming recording and streaming. That said, these features may not be available when the cards launch.
Real-time ray tracing and Intel XeSS
Alchemist cards come with the latest gaming features, including support for DirectX 12 and Vulkan ray tracing, which comprise the vast majority of titles that support ray tracing available today. And the performance is solid.
As you can see in our benchmark chart above, the Arc A770 and A750, at least, near the level of Nvidia’s ray tracing performance. That’s far ahead of AMD currently, which has traditionally taken a distant backseat to Nvidia in ray tracing performance. Although the A770 and A750 aren’t top-notch, they’re at least competitive with Nvidia’s current lineup.
Alongside ray tracing, the cards support Intel XeSS. This is an AI-assisted supersampling feature that works similarly to Nvidia’s Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS). It’s not as powerful as DLSS, though. You can see our test results with the Arc A750 in Hitman 3 below.
Although similar, XeSS isn’t the same as DLSS. It seems Intel took some notes from rival AMD and its FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) upscaling tech. Like FSR, XeSS works across a wide range of hardware, not just Intel graphics cards. To achieve broad support and AI upscaling, Intel developed two software development kits (SDKs).
The first utilizes dedicated cores on Intel graphics cards, similar to how DLSS uses Tensor cores on Nvidia RTX cards. This is the full, fat XeSS experience, and Intel says developers can start implementing it in late August.
Another SDK uses DP4a instruction, which is used in AI applications on recent Nvidia graphics cards and recent Intel integrated graphics. Intel says this version has some quality and performance differences compared to the normal version of XeSS. However, it opens up much wider support for other hardware, which is great to see.
And thankfully, the performance holds up for what XeSS is capable of right now. You can see our performance with XeSS on an RTX 3060 above. DLSS is still leagues ahead in overall performance, but XeSS is still a solid option in games where DLSS isn’t available.
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Graphics Card Tech Specs Explained: What Do They Mean, And Which Ones Matter the Most?
RJ Pierce, Tech Times
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A pair of MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X graphics cards, taken on October 6, 2016.
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Detail of a person installing a MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming X graphics card into a custom-built gaming PC, taken on June 9, 2016.
Graphics card buying guides out there are a dime a dozen, and they’ll often tell you the same things: which ones are best for this resolution, which ones have the best price-performance ratio, etc. But that’s the boring stuff. That’s basic smart buying. If you truly want to get the most out of your next graphics card purchase, you need to understand the actual tech that goes into it.
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An Asus ROG Strix GTX 1070 Ti A8G Gaming graphics card, taken on November 14, 2017.
In this guide, you will learn about the different graphics card tech specifications: what they mean, what’s their purpose, and which ones should matter when you go out and buy a new part. After this guide, you’ll be a more knowledgeable buyer, and that’s a guarantee.
Graphics Card Specs 101: The Most CRITICAL
According to PC Gamer, you should be aware of nine integral graphics card tech specs, but only a handful of them matter when buying. Here are the most important ones:
VRAM/Memory amount: VRAM stands for Video RAM, and this specification refers to the amount of memory that a graphics card has. Think of an entire graphics card as a mini-computer whose sole purpose is to render 3D graphics on your PC. And that computer always has to have enough memory.
VRAM amounts change with almost every new generation of products from NVIDIA and AMD. For the modern generation, you’ll want to have at least 6 GB of VRAM. 4 GB could be the absolute bare minimum, but going below that is not recommended for most games that came out within the past five to six years.
Power connectors: You would not want to buy a graphics card that asks for power connectors that your PSU doesn’t have. These connectors vary among card tiers, but they often come in 6-pin or 8-pin configurations.
Low-power consumption models tend only to have one 6-pin or 8-pin connector, or none at all. High-power ones would require multiple 6-pins or even multiple 8-pins, or a combination of the two. A good example would be the top-end Sapphire RX 6900 XT TOXIC from AMD, which uses one 6-pin and two 8-pin connectors. Before you buy a card, take a look at your PSU if it has the right cables.
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A pair of MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X graphics cards, taken on October 6, 2016.
TDP: TDP stands for Thermal Design Power. Technically, it only measures the amount of heat in watts, but it also gives you an idea of how much power the card uses at out-of-the-box speeds. TDP is an extremely critical spec because it tells you if your power supply would be able to give it enough juice. But of course, you also need to consider how much power your CPU, RAM, and storage drives are consuming.
Display output ports: Modern graphics cards often have HDMI, DisplayPort, and sometimes even the now-antiquated DVI. Before buying a new graphics card, you need to consider what port your monitor or TV has. Otherwise, your new purchase would be rendered useless until you upgrade your monitor or buy a hard-to-find cable adapter.
Read also: NVIDIA RTX 3090 Super Rumored: 10,572 CUDA Cores, 400W+ TDP
Graphics Card Specs That Are Important, But Not Really Critical
Form factor: This specification is important because you’ll always want a card that fits inside your case. While there aren’t form factor names like in PC cases, you can see the card’s length, height, and thickness in its official spec sheet. Match those measurements with the max supported graphics card size of your case to ensure that it fits.
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Detail of a person installing a MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming X graphics card into a custom-built gaming PC, taken on June 9, 2016.
Clock speed: This refers to the actual speed of the GPU chip in the graphics card, measured in megahertz (MHz). But it doesn’t always mean the card with the highest clock speed is the fastest of them all. For example, two cards with the same GPU (say, an RTX 2060) will have different clock speeds out of the box. Obviously, cards with different GPUs will also perform differently regardless of clock speed (i.e. an RTX 2080 with a very high clock speed is never going to outperform an RTX 3080).
CUDA Cores/Stream Processors: CUDA is an NVIDIA trademark, while Stream Processors are AMD’s. The only way that CUDA Core or Stream Processor count matters is if you compare two graphics cards of the same series/architecture (say, an RTX 3070 and an RTX 3080, which are both from the Turing architecture).
Generally, the more CUDA Cores/SPs, the faster a GPU is. But then again, it won’t matter if you compare a high CUDA Core-count model from an old generation to a lower CUDA Core-count model from the latest generation because the architectures and performance are way different. The same thing goes for AMD SPs.
Memory bandwidth: Generally, the faster the memory bandwidth, the faster a card is. This is indicated by the GDDR (Graphics Double Data Rate) spec, according to BinaryTides. With every succeeding GDDR generation, memory bandwidth increases. What you’ll always want for a gaming PC is a graphics card with at least GDDR5 VRAM. Then, in ascending order, bandwidth increases as you go up to GDDR5X, GDDR6, and GDDR6X. The last three are the more modern ones.
A perfect example would be an NVIDIA GTX 1650, which features two models with GDDR6 and GDDR5 VRAM. The GDDR6 model will always be faster than the one with GDDR5, all because of the improved memory bandwidth.
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A video card is one of the main components of a computer. It is responsible for processing graphics and displaying images on the monitor screen.
Therefore, when choosing a video card, it is very important to pay attention to its characteristics. Since it depends on the characteristics of the video card whether it can satisfy all the requirements of the user.
In this article we will consider the main characteristics of modern video cards. We will also tell you how to use this information in order not to make a mistake when choosing a video card.
Graphic processor (chip)
The first thing you should pay attention to when choosing a video card is the graphics processor. All other characteristics of the video card depend on the GPU model.
NVIDIA names its GPUs as follows: GeForce GTX 123.
Where 123 is a number that indicates the position of this graphics chip in NVIDIA’s line of graphics cards. The first digit (1) indicates the generation of the video card. At the moment, the latest generation of graphics cards is the GeForce GTX 7xx. The second (2) and third (3) digits indicate the position of this graphics chip in the line of current generation video cards. The higher the numbers 2 and 3, the higher the level of this video card. Thus, the GeForce GTX 780 is more powerful than the GeForce GTX 770, and the GeForce GTX 770 is more powerful than the GeForce GTX 760.
AMD uses a very similar naming convention for its graphics chips. Chips from AMD are designated as follows: Radeon HD1234. Where the number 1 indicates the generation of the graphics chip, and the numbers 2, 3 and 4 indicate the position of the chip within the current generation.
Now let’s look at the real characteristics of video cards.
GPU clock speed
GPU clock speed is one of the most important characteristics of a graphics card. As a rule, the clock frequency of the graphics processor of a video card is indicated in megahertz (MHz), gigahertz (GHz) is less commonly used. The higher the clock frequency, the faster the processor processes information, and this directly affects the speed of the video card.
It should be noted that the same graphics processor in different video cards can operate at different frequencies. This happens because some models of video cards use factory overclocking.
Video memory size
Video memory size is a characteristic that many inexperienced users pay too much attention to. This is due to not too honest advertising, which focuses primarily on the simple and understandable idea that the more memory, the faster the device.
In fact, everything is completely different and, in principle, you can even ignore the amount of memory. Less than necessary, for this video card model, the manufacturer will not install. But more — install with pleasure. Again, this is done in order to attract the attention of non-experienced users.
On the other hand, if the budget allocated for the purchase of a video card allows, then you can safely buy a model with more memory. Either way, it certainly won’t hurt.
Memory type
Memory type is already a more significant characteristic of a video card. Now on sale you can find video cards with the following types of video memory: DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR4 and GDDR5. What you need to know about video memory types is that GDDR3 is better than DDR3, GDDR4 is better than GDDR3, and GDDR5 is correspondingly better than GDDR4.
At the moment, most modern video cards are equipped with GDDR3 or GDDR5 memory. GDDR3 memory is used in cheap graphics cards, while GDDR5 is used in mid-range and high-end graphics cards.
Video memory frequency
Video memory frequency is a characteristic that affects the speed of data exchange between the processor and memory. Naturally, the speed of data exchange between the processor and memory affects the overall performance of the device. Therefore, the higher the frequency of video memory, the better.
Memory bus width
Memory bus width is another characteristic that affects the speed of data exchange between the processor and memory. Now on sale you can find video cards with a memory bus width: 32, 64, 128, 196, 256, 384, 512 and 768 bits.
Video cards with less than 128-bit memory bus are cheap devices for office use. Video cards of the middle level and above are equipped with a bus with a bit width of 128 bits or more.
Connectors for connecting to a monitor
An important parameter is the connectors on the rear panel of the video card for connecting to a monitor. In most cases, a DVI connector is used to connect to a monitor. This type of connection is supported by most video cards and monitors.
But, if you plan to connect a TV to your computer using the HDMI port or a projector using the VGA port, then you need to make sure that the selected video card is equipped with the port you need.
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Is your computer ready for an NVIDIA Ampere RTX 30-series graphics card?
With the release of the RTX 3080, the first gaming graphics card powered by the Ampere GPU, gamers are opening up a whole new world of possibilities. Offering significantly higher performance than the previous generation, albeit at an impressive price, NVIDIA’s RTX 30 series of graphics chips has created a sensation among gamers and media professionals alike. Many were looking forward to the appearance of the first models of such video cards on sale.
But is your computer ready for such graphics power?
Let’s see what you need to think about before buying a brand new RTX 30 series graphics card.
Power consumption: is the power supply enough?
The performance of the new graphics cards based on Ampere GPUs is impressive, but the increase in performance is accompanied by an increase in power consumption. However, this is not at all surprising, given such a large jump in speed between the two generations of chips.
MSI’s new Power Supply range includes models up to 850W, which will easily cover the needs of even the flagship Ampere processors. They will provide a stable power supply to all computer components without any compromise in terms of safety and reliability.
If you are using a smaller power supply but are planning to purchase a graphics card based on the new NVIDIA chip, it’s time to consider upgrading. In addition to the additional energy reserve necessary for the stable operation of such a video card, a modern power supply will provide electrical protection for computer components.
This is a really big video card. Will it fit?
The upcoming RTX 3080 graphics card, not to mention the RTX 3090, is large, especially in the «top» versions, so you should check its compatibility with your computer case before buying.
How exactly?
Just match the specifications of your graphics card with those of your case. It’s pretty simple. For example, we will take the GeForce RTX™ 3080 GAMING X TRIO 10G graphics card and the MPG SEKIRA 500X case:
MSI GeForce RTX™ 3080 GAMING X TRIO 10G Specifications
MSI MPG SEKIRA 500X Specifications
As you can see, the maximum length of a graphics card that can be installed in this case is 400mm — more than enough to fit MSI’s latest RTX 3080 model (323mm) .
Thus, when choosing a PC Case, you should pay attention not only to its functionality, but also to whether it is suitable in size for the components that you are going to install in it.
This is a heavy video card. Will the slot hold up?
Video cards with new NVIDIA GPUs have powerful cooling systems with massive heatsinks that make the device quite heavy. And all this weight falls on a regular PCIe slot.
MSI gaming motherboards have dedicated PCI-E Steel Armor protection on at least the primary PCIe x16 graphics slot. In addition to physically reinforcing the slot with steel, this means additional solder points on the PCB.
In addition, this design protects the device from electromagnetic interference, which will contribute to stability during overclocking.
New PCIe Bus Version: Does the computer support PCIe 4.0?
Today’s games and other applications have been built with the limitations of the PCIe 3.0 bus. Ampere GPUs officially support the new PCIe version, so it’s worth making sure your motherboard is also PCIe 4.0 compliant.
PCIe 4.0 has doubled the throughput of the previous version. This interface is supported by MSI motherboards for both Intel processors (Z490 series) and AMD processors (B550, X570 and TRX40 series).
AMD’s Ryzen and Threadripper processors natively support PCIe 4.0, so you can enjoy the performance benefits of Ampere graphics cards without any limitations.
MSI has also implemented PCIe 4.0 bus support in motherboards based on the Intel Z49 chipset0. The current 10th generation Intel processors are not compatible with this standard, so users will have to wait for the release of new Intel chips that can work with the PCIe 4.0 bus on the Z490 platform. After that, you can enjoy increased PCIe bandwidth on any MSI Z490 series motherboard.
HDMI 2.1 Support: The Next Generation of Gaming Monitors
The leap in graphics computing speed has been matched by advances in monitors. MSI RTX 30 series graphics cards use the advanced HDMI 2.1 interface, which is what the new generation of monitors will be equipped with.
MSI’s esports model with 360Hz refresh rate and G-Sync support will be the first sign. The benefits of HDMI 2.1 are summarized below:
MSI Oculux NXG253R Monitor (360Hz, G-SYNC)
- Resolution support up to 10K (10240×4320)
- Dynamic HDR support — the ability to use individual image settings for each scene or even for each frame.
- Transmit uncompressed 8K / 60 FPS or 4K / 120 FPS video over a new 48Gbps cable.
- Introduces the eARC standard, which makes it easier to connect a speaker system and expands the list of available audio formats compared to the ARC standard: uncompressed 5.1- and 7.1-channel audio at 192 kHz / 24-bit, support for DTS-HD Master Audio™, DTS:X®, Dolby® TrueHD, Dolby Atmos®.
MSI OPTIX MAG274QRF 27″ QHD 165Hz Monitor
- To enhance the picture quality of various content types and reduce display lag, games use many gamer-oriented technologies, such as variable refresh rates.
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what is it and why is it used? GPU Specifications
Task Manager Windows 10
contains detailed GPU monitoring tools
( GPU
). You can view per-app and system-wide GPU usage, and Microsoft
Promises that indicators Task Manager
will be more accurate than third-party utilities.
How it works
These GPU functions
were added in update Fall Creators for Windows 10
aka Windows 10 version 1709
. If you are using Windows 7, 8 or an older version of Windows 10, you will not see these tools in your Task Manager.
Windows
uses newer features in the Windows Display Driver Model to pull information directly from the GPU
(VidSCH) and video memory manager (VidMm) in the WDDM graphics core, which are responsible for the actual allocation of resources. It shows very accurate data no matter what API applications are using to access the GPU — Microsoft DirectX, OpenGL, Vulkan, OpenCL, NVIDIA CUDA, AMD Mantle or whatever.
That’s why task manager
Only systems with WDDM 2.0 compliant GPUs are displayed
. If you don’t see it, your system’s GPU is probably using an older type of driver.
You can check which version of WDDM is used by your GPU driver
by pressing the Windows + R button, typing in the field «dxdiag
«, and then press «Enter
to open the DirectX Diagnostic Tool
«. Go to the Screen tab
» and look to the right of «Model
» in the section «Drivers
«. If you see a WDDM 2.x driver here, your system is compatible. If you see a WDDM 1.x driver here, your GPU
is incompatible.
How to view GPU performance
This information is available in Task Manager
, although it is hidden by default. To open it, open Task Manager
by right-clicking on any empty space on the taskbar and selecting Task Manager
» or by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Esc
on keyboard.
Press the button «More
» at the bottom of the window « Task Manager
» if you see the standard plain view.
If the GPU does not appear in Task Manager
In full screen mode on the Processes tab
» right click on any column header and then enable the option « GPU
«. This will add column GPU
, which allows you to see the percentage of resources GPU
used by each application.
You can also enable the option » GPU core
» to see which GPU the application is using.
General use GPU
All applications on your system are displayed at the top of the GPU column
. Click column GPU
to sort the list and see which apps are using your GPU
is the most at the moment.
Number in column GPU
is the highest usage the app uses for all engines. So, for example, if an application is using 50% of the GPU 3D engine and 2% of the GPU’s video decoding engine, you’ll just see the number 50% displayed in the GPU column.
In column » GPU core
» each application is displayed. This shows you which is the physical GPU
and which engine the application uses, such as whether it uses a 3D engine or a video decoding engine. You can determine which GPU matches a particular metric by checking the Performance tab
‘, which we will discuss in the next section.
How to view the video memory usage of an application
‘ in the task manager. On the «Details» tab
» right-click on any column heading and select Select Columns
«. Scroll down and enable columns » GPU
«,» GPU core
«, «
» and «
«. The first two are also available on the Processes tab.
”, but the last two memory options are only available in the Details panel.
«.
Column » GPU dedicated memory
» shows how much memory the app is using on your GPU
. If your PC has a discrete NVIDIA or AMD graphics card, then this is part of its VRAM, that is, how much physical memory an application uses on your graphics card. If you have integrated graphic processor
, a portion of your regular system memory is reserved exclusively for your graphics hardware. This shows how much of the reserved memory is being used by the application.
Windows
The also allows applications to store some data in regular system DRAM. Column » Total GPU Memory
» shows how much memory the application is currently using for video devices from the computer’s normal system RAM.
You can click on any of the columns to sort by them and see which application is using the most resources. For example, to see the applications using the most video memory on your GPU, click the Dedicated GPU Memory column
«.
How to monitor shared GPU resource usage
To monitor overall GPU resource usage statistics
, click the Performance tab
«and look at» GPU
» at the bottom of the sidebar. If your computer has multiple GPUs, here you will see multiple options for GPU
.
If you have multiple linked GPUs — using a feature such as NVIDIA SLI or AMD Crossfire you will see them identified by the «#» in their name.
Windows
displays GPU usage
in real time. Default task manager
tries to display the most interesting four engines according to what is going on in your system. For example, you’ll see different graphics depending on whether you’re playing 3D games or encoding videos. However, you can click on any of the names above the graphs and select any of the other engines available.
Name of your GPU
is also displayed in the sidebar and at the top of this window, making it easy to check what graphics hardware is installed on your PC.
You will also see dedicated and shared memory usage graphs for the GPU
. GPU shared memory usage
refers to how much of the total system memory is used for GPU tasks
. This memory can be used for both normal system tasks and video recordings.
At the bottom of the window, you will see information such as the version number of the installed video driver, the development date, and the physical location of the GPU
on your system.
If you want to view this information in a smaller window that is easier to keep on screen, double-click anywhere inside the GPU screen or right-click anywhere inside it and select the Graphical Summary option
«. You can maximize the window by double-clicking on the panel, or by right-clicking in it and unchecking «Graphic Summary
«.
You can also right-click on the graph and select Edit Graph
»> «One core
» to view only one graph of the engine GPU
.
To have this window permanently displayed on your screen, click Options
»> «On top of other windows
«.
Double click inside panel GPU
again and you have a minimal window that you can position anywhere on the screen.
Modern devices use a graphics processing unit, which is also referred to as a GPU. What is it and what is its principle of operation? GPU (Graphics — a processor whose main task is to process graphics and floating point calculations. The GPU facilitates the work of the main processor when it comes to heavy games and applications with 3D graphics.
What is this?
The graphics processor creates graphics, textures, colors. A processor that has multiple cores can run at high speeds. The graphics card has many cores that operate mainly at low speeds. They do pixel and vertex calculations. The processing of the latter mainly takes place in the coordinate system. The graphics processor processes various tasks by creating a three-dimensional space on the screen, that is, objects in it move.
How it works
What does the GPU do? He is engaged in the processing of graphics in 2D and 3D format. Thanks to the GPU, the computer can perform important tasks faster and easier. The peculiarity of the GPU is that it increases the calculation speed at the maximum level. Its architecture is designed in such a way that it can process visual information more efficiently than the central CPU of a computer.
He is responsible for the arrangement of three-dimensional models in the frame. In addition, each of the processor filters the triangles included in it. It determines which ones are visible, removes those that are hidden behind other objects. Draws light sources, determines how these sources affect color. The graphics processor (what it is — described in the article) creates an image, displays it to the user on the screen.
Efficiency
How efficient is the GPU? temperature. One of the problems of PCs and laptops is overheating. This is the main reason why the device and its elements quickly fail. Problems with the GPU begin when the temperature of the processor exceeds 65 ° C. In this case, users notice that the processor starts to work weaker, skips cycles in order to lower the increased temperature on its own.
Temperature regime 65-80 ° — critical. In this case, the system restarts (emergency), the computer turns off on its own. It is important for the user to ensure that the temperature of the GPU does not exceed 50 ° C. Normal is t 30-35 ° C in idle time, 40-45 ° C with many hours of load. The lower the temperature, the better the performance of the computer. For the motherboard, video card, case and hard drives — their own temperature conditions.
But many users are also concerned about how to reduce the temperature of the processor in order to increase its efficiency. First you need to find out the cause of overheating. This can be a clogged cooling system, dry thermal paste, malware, processor overclocking, raw BIOS firmware. The simplest thing a user can do is to replace the thermal paste that is on the processor itself. In addition, you need to clean the cooling system. Experts also advise installing a powerful cooler, improving air circulation in the system unit, and increasing the rotation speed on the cooler graphics adapter. For all computers and GPUs, the same scheme for lowering the temperature. It is important to monitor the device, clean it in time.
Specifics
The graphics processor is located on the video card, its main task is to process 2D and 3D graphics. If a GPU is installed on the computer, then the device’s processor does not do unnecessary work, so it functions faster. The main feature of the graphic is that its main goal is to increase the speed of calculating objects and textures, that is, graphic information. The architecture of the processor allows them to work much more efficiently, process visual information. A normal processor can’t do that.
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What is a GPU? This is a component that is part of the video card. There are several types of chips: built-in and discrete. Experts say that the second one copes better with its task. It is installed on separate modules, as it is distinguished by its power, but it needs excellent cooling. Almost all computers have an integrated graphics processor. It is installed in the CPU to make power consumption several times lower. It cannot be compared with discrete ones, but it also has good characteristics and shows good results.
Computer graphics
What is this? This is the name of the field of activity in which computer technologies are used to create images and process visual information. Modern computer graphics, including scientific ones, make it possible to graphically process results, build diagrams, graphs, drawings, and also perform various kinds of virtual experiments.
Technical products are created with the help of constructive graphics. There are other types of computer graphics:
- animated;
- multimedia;
- artistic;
- advertising;
- illustrative.
From a technical point of view, computer graphics are two-dimensional and three-dimensional images.
CPU and GPU: the difference
What is the difference between these two terms? Many users are aware that the graphics processor (which is described above) and the video card perform different tasks. In addition, they differ in their internal structure. Both CPU and GPU — which have many similar features, but they are made for different purposes.
The CPU executes a certain chain of instructions in a short period of time. It is made in such a way that it forms several chains at the same time, splits the flow of instructions into many, executes them, then merges them back into one whole in a specific order. The instruction in the thread is dependent on those that follow it, so the CPU contains a small number of execution units, here the main priority is given to execution speed, reducing idle times. All this is achieved using a pipeline and cache memory.
Another important function of the GPU is rendering visual effects and 3D graphics. It works simpler: it receives polygons at the input, performs the necessary logical and mathematical operations, and outputs pixel coordinates at the output. The work of the GPU is to handle a large stream of different tasks. Its peculiarity is that it is endowed with a large but slow work compared to the CPU. In addition, there are more than 2000 execution units in modern GPUs. They differ from each other in the methods of accessing memory. For example, a graphics card doesn’t need large cached memory. The GPU has more bandwidth. In simple terms, the CPU makes decisions in accordance with the tasks of the program, and the GPU performs many of the same calculations.
Do you know how to choose the preferred graphics processor between the two options for running an application or game? If not, then I suggest that laptop owners read this article.
Today, even an average laptop in terms of cost and performance comes with two video cards. The first, working by default, is built-in, the second is discrete. The extra GPU is mostly bundled with gaming laptops, but it’s not uncommon to find it on a non-gaming rig as well.
From the built-in, the choice is small and usually this is a chip from Intel, but discrete ones can be from both Nvidia and AMD. These are the most common and trusted by users products. And manufacturers, first of all, try to complete the devices based on our preferences.
Now let’s briefly consider the process of interaction between two video cards. When the requirements of any running application exceed the capabilities of the built-in card, your system will automatically switch to work with a discrete one. This happens mostly when you start playing games.
As mentioned above, the PC market is dominated by two major GPU manufacturers. It is worth noting that the most widely used Nvidia uses the relatively new «Optimus» technology. Its functionality lies in the fact that whenever it detects that a program or game needs additional, more powerful resources, the dedicated GPU is automatically activated.
And now I’ll show you how you can easily force an application to use a high-performance or integrated GPU of the user’s choice. This will only be demonstrated today with NVIDIA and Intel.
GPU
Open the NVIDIA Control Panel. The easiest and fastest way is to right-click on the corresponding icon located on the Taskbar in the lower right corner. Go to the «Desktop» menu and check the box next to «Add item to context menu».
Now, after these simple steps, you can right-click on the shortcut of any application and, in the menu item that appears, select one of two launch options.
PERMANENT LAUNCH
And if you decide to constantly use only a discrete video card, then you need to go to the «Manage 3D settings» section in the Control Panel, select the «Program settings» tab and install the necessary game or program in step 1, and in step 2, select the desired video card, and then click on the «Apply» button.
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Not many people know that graphics cards can do much more than just display a picture on a monitor. Using CUDA, Stream and other similar technologies, you can significantly increase the performance of your computer by taking on other than your calculations. The operating principle will be described below.
To display continuous frames in a modern game, the computer needs good performance. It is worth assuming that modern video cards in terms of performance correspond to fresh versions of processors.
It is worth noting that when the video adapter is idle and does not process the image, its capabilities remain unclaimed. In order to avoid such downtime and to be able to take on some responsibilities, which will reduce the load on the processor, it is necessary to use special options for accelerating the computer. Below is a detailed instruction on the principles of operation of this technology, which can increase PC performance.
How does a video card increase the speed of a computer?
Only special applications can take advantage of the capabilities of video cards. These programs can be combined with a video card and use one of the 4 physical acceleration technologies.
CUDA. This development was created by Nvidia Corporation. This technology can be used to perform complex computational manipulations and to edit videos and pictures.
Stream. This mechanical acceleration technology is similar to the first one, but was developed by the video adapter manufacturer AMD.
Both of these technologies are supported by all operating systems except Mac OS, and are used only with video cards from a suitable manufacturer. Software developers are forced to do extra work so that the video cards of both developers can increase the speed of their applications. Below are technologies that are able to work with boards from both manufacturers.
OpenCL. This technology was released by Apple in 2008 and is supported by all operating systems and any software. However, to date there are no applications to speed up a computer using this technology. In addition, in terms of productivity increase, OpenCL is significantly behind the first two technologies.
Direct Compute. This technology was built by Microsoft in DirectX 11. But it can only work on Windows 7 and Vista operating systems, and then with a small package of applications.
What performance boost does the graphics card provide?
The increase directly depends on the graphics adapter and the performance of other elements of the computer. The increase in performance is set by utilities and operations. On a modern average PC, the conversion speed of high-quality video can be up to 20 times faster. But editing with filters and special effects with a photograph can speed up three hundred times.
What makes CUDA and similar technologies highly productive?
The CPU on the motherboard, when performing complex tasks, initially divides the process into several smaller ones, and then performs their sequential processing. The resulting intermediate result is placed in a small but fast processor memory. When memory departments fill up, files are moved to cache memory, which is also located in the processor. But it takes quite a lot of time to exchange information between the processor and the RAM, so the speed is not quite high.
Video cards can sometimes perform such manipulations much faster. Several factors may influence this. One of them is parallel computing. If it is necessary to carry out several such manipulations, some of them can be carried out by the graphics module together with the processor.
For example, when working with video or pictures, the utility needs to change a huge number of pixels, and at the same time using repetitive methods. Especially for this, the graphics adapter has hundreds of small processors, which are called streaming.
In addition, fast memory access is required. By analogy with the central processes, graphics adapters also have their own intermediate memory and RAM. But in this case, they have a lot of high-speed memory registers, which significantly increases the speed of calculations.
How many streaming CPUs do graphics cards have?
This is affected by the processor model. For example, the GeForse GTX 590 has two Fermi modules, each with 512 stream CPUs. One of the most powerful video cards from AMD — Radeon HD 6990 is also equipped with a pair of modules, each with 1536 processors. But with all this, the HD 6990 significantly loses to the GTX 590 in terms of speed.
How to run CUDA or Stream?
Nothing should be launched, as technologies are an element of the hardware of video cards. After the graphics adapter driver installs an application that supports some kind of technology, then the speed of the computer will automatically increase. To get full performance, you need to install the latest driver version.
It is worth noting that users of AMD graphics cards need to download and install the AMD Media Codec Package.
Why don’t all utilities work with these technologies?
Until OpenCL is widely adopted, software developers need to tweak every application to work with Nvidia and AMD video cards. But at the same time, not every manufacturer will go to additional costs.
Also, not all applications have the ability to provide a constant stream of simple computational operations that can occur in parallel. This can work great with video and graphics editing programs. For mailers or text editors, these technologies will not help much.
Super PC
For example, China’s Tianhe-1A PC has 7168 Nvidia graphics modules, which maintain excellent performance. At the same time, 2.5 trillion calculations per second take place. This computer consumes 4 megawatts of power. This is the amount of electricity used by a town of 5,000 people.
Can the graphics adapter replace the central one?
This replacement is not possible. The device of these processors is completely different. The CPU is a universal computing unit that has the ability to process and send information to other PC elements. In turn, video cards are narrowly focused devices, despite the fact that they perform a small number of operations, but at the same time at high speed.
What’s in the future: universal chips
To increase CPU performance, Intel and AMD are constantly adding cores to their processors. In addition, they are constantly adding new technologies that can increase the efficiency of computing operations and the possibility of parallel processing of information.
Compared to CPUs, video cards already have a large number of simple cores that can perform complex calculations very quickly.
But it turns out that the initial differences in the principles of operation of the video card and the CPU are gradually erased. Therefore, the development of a universal chip is very logical. Today, computer users can use the full potential of a video card without expensive graphics chips.
Modern processors from leading developers can currently demonstrate the ability to combine a graphics adapter and a CPU and work as one universal computing unit.
In any of the chips, the CPU core and video cards are placed on a single chip. This provides the ability to quickly share computational manipulations between cores. These applied technologies are called Intel Quick Sync and AMD App. Currently, there are already separate applications that use this technology.
In general, this is all you need to know about the differences between the CPU and video card. As can be seen from what has been written, the graphics processor is capable of performing some central operations, especially for modern computers with powerful video cards.
Processors and GPUs are very similar, both are made from hundreds of millions of transistors and can process thousands of operations per second. But how exactly do these two important components of any home computer differ?
In this article, we will try to explain in a very simple and accessible way what is the difference between a CPU and a GPU. But first we need to consider these two processors separately.
The CPU (Central Processing Unit or Central Processing Unit) is often referred to as the «brain» of the computer. There are about a million transistors inside the central processing unit, with the help of which various calculations are performed. Home computers typically have processors having 1 to 4 cores with clock speeds of approximately 1 GHz to 4 GHz.
The processor is powerful because it can do everything. A computer is capable of performing a task because the processor is capable of performing that task. Programmers have been able to achieve this thanks to the wide instruction sets and huge lists of functions shared across modern CPUs.
What is a GPU?
GPU (Graphics Processing Unit or Graphic Processing Unit) is a specialized type of microprocessor optimized for very specific computing and graphics display. The GPU runs at a lower clock speed than the CPU, but has many more processor cores.
You can also say that a GPU is a specialized CPU made for one specific purpose — video rendering. During rendering, the GPU performs simple mathematical calculations a huge number of times. The GPU has thousands of cores that will work at the same time. Although each GPU core is slower than the CPU core, it is still more efficient for performing the simple mathematical calculations needed to display graphics. This massive parallelism is what makes the GPU capable of rendering the complex 3D graphics required by modern games.
Difference between CPU and GPU
The GPU can only do a subset of what the CPU can do, but it does it at an incredible speed. The GPU will use hundreds of cores to perform time-critical calculations on thousands of pixels and render complex 3D graphics in the process. But to achieve high speeds, the GPU must perform repetitive operations.
Take, for example, Nvidia GTX 1080. This video card has 2560 shader cores. Thanks to these cores, the Nvidia GTX 1080 can execute 2560 instructions or operations in a single clock cycle. If you want to make the picture 1% brighter, then the GPU can handle it without much difficulty. But the quad-core Intel Core i5 CPU can only execute 4 instructions per cycle.
However, CPUs are more flexible than GPUs. Central processing units have a larger set of instructions, so they can perform a wider range of functions. CPUs also operate at higher maximum clock speeds and have the ability to control the input and output of computer components. For example, the CPU can integrate with virtual memory, which is required to run a modern operating system. This is exactly what the GPU will not be able to do.
GPU computing
Even though GPUs are designed for rendering, they can do more. Graphics processing is just a kind of repetitive parallel computing.