- Hints in drivers suggest Intel is working on multi-frame generation for its GPUs
- This comes at the same time that Arc B770 GPU rumors are floating around again
- It's a further indication that Intel isn't abandoning its desktop GPUs after the Nvidia deal
Nvidia is leading the race in the graphics card market, nailing a lot of the top spots in our list of the best GPUs out there - and Intel could be taking a page out of Nvidia's playbook for its Arc desktop GPUs.
As reported by VideoCardz, a Redditor discovered clues in driver files that suggest Intel could be poised to introduce XeSS 'Multi-Frame Generation'. There's text that explicitly mentions the feature, alongside an unidentified logo, but obviously this is far from confirmation that Team Blue is planning a rival system to Nvidia's MFG.
It's also worth noting that Intel has a rumored Arc B770 GPU on the horizon, with a handful of leaks indicating that Team Blue is hard at work on this top-end Battlemage graphics card which could pack 16GB of VRAM - and if real, would be Team Blue's strongest GPU offering.
Recent data logs point towards this GPU's existence (also reported by VideoCardz), and work on Arc desktop graphics cards appears to be ongoing despite the recent huge Nvidia deal Intel has made. So, given all that, it's not far-fetched to think that Team Blue could be working on multi-frame generation to speed up frame rates with its discrete Arc products.
Besides Nvidia's RTX 5000 series, and the Lossless Scaling tool on Steam, there's no other way to take advantage of multi-frame generation currently - so it should be interesting to see if Intel is indeed planning to open up another option.
Analysis: if this is legitimate, I'm glad to see Intel isn't sidelining its Arc GPUs after the Nvidia partnership
After the announcement of Nvidia and Intel's partnership, I noticed some level of concern online among gamers that Intel might be shifting its focus away from Arc desktop GPUs. And while, as noted, this multi-frame generation hint seems to suggest hope for the future - it's possible that it could have been in the works long before the Nvidia collaboration was announced. Only time will tell.
If Intel does have a Battlemage GPU with 16GB of VRAM in the wings, as well as multi-frame generation tech to back that up, it could mean Team Blue climbs up a step in the GPU race against Nvidia and AMD.
Intel could make an even stronger case if it pitches the rumored B770 GPU as another affordable option, in a similar fashion to Team Red's Radeon RX 9070 XT from earlier this year. There's no doubt in my mind that cheaper pricing will win fans over - but both this graphics card, and MFG support, remain mere rumors for now.
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