Intel intends to release a gaming graphics card equal in performance to the GeForce RTX 3070

An insider shared new information about the upcoming discrete graphics card Intel DG2. As it appears,

the “blue” company intends to release a model that will not be inferior in performance to the GeForce RTX 3070.

An insider has confirmed that the DG2 will be producedusing 6nm process technology from TSMC. The video card will be based on the improved architecture of Gen12 Xe GPUs, which are used in Tiger Lake processors. The Intel DG2 model will receive 512 execution units and 4096 stream processors.

As for the memory configuration, the video cardboasts 16 GB of GDDR6 type and a 256-bit memory bus. In general, like AMD Navi 21. The TGP (Total Graphics Power) level is unknown, but most likely it will be in the range of 150-200 watts.

Intel hopes the DG2 graphics card will be faster than the RTX 3070. The model will support ray tracing. It is expected to be priced at $ 399 - $ 499.