Intel's graphics chips will be made by rival manufacturer TSMC.
Intel's graphics chips will be made by rival manufacturer TSMC.
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Intel launches its Arc graphics chips for PC gaming

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Intel aims to disrupt the duopoly of Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices with its own Arc standalone graphics chips launching today.

Intel has long wanted to move into the discrete graphics chip market, going beyond the rudimentary graphics that it has supplied in its PC chipsets for years. Code-named Alchemist, the chip was previously known as DG2, and it is coming soon in both desktops and laptops from more than 50 computer manufacturers. The products are expected to be available in the first quarter.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.