The considerate version of the upcoming GPU line based on ARC XE3, Celestial, took a greater step towards full production as the validation began before the symation. However, so much has changed in the case of Intel since behind schedule people that this is not entirely a guarantee of the company’s involvement in considerate GPU.
All this in accordance with the submitted LinkedIn post noticed by account X Haze2k1 (By Techpowerup). In it, the post claims that discrete heavenly GPUs have reached validation before Slicon. This means that although card architecture and basic equipment have been developed, the silicon system used has not yet been produced.
Tom Petersen from Intel claimed to Podcast In December 2024, on which XE3, heavenly architecture is based, is “almost baked”. He said that the software team has a lot to work in relation to the XE3, but the hardware team went mainly to everything that appears after the XE3.
If the phase in front of the slilikone goes well and the card testing begins, Techpowerup suggests that this can lead to “the production of volume until the end of the year or at the beginning of 2026”.
However, in response to the post Techpowerup, Haze2k1 It was explained that their information was “actually months ago.” This leaves the further development of discrete blue cards in the air.
In January we had the opportunity to sit at the round table with Jim Johnson, SVP of the Intel computer group. He told us that he was “sure” about the launch of Celestial, after the recent release of Battlemage Intel. In this Jim Johnson said that some conversations around the heavenly concerned whether it would be considerate or integrated. In particular, this answer was not formulated as/or more “which one”.
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However, everything has changed since we talked with Jim Johnson. Lip-BU TAN took over the position of Intel CEO in March, and the well-known leak suggested that the high-class Battlemage card was canceled. In addition, Pat Gelsinger, previous director of Intel, said that in November there is “a smaller need for discreet graphics”. Although Gelsinger is no longer in the company, this communication certainly worried those who are looking for Intel GPU, especially since some rather liked the Intel Arc B580 card.
A separate heavenly Intel, moving to validation in front of Slilikone is certainly a good sign for the card, but knowing that the information is now monthly, Intel could change its approach.
The best graphics cards are more than raw equipment. Graphics card manufacturers must also fully form their software stack. For Intel, this is a bit helping to get the current generation Battlemage cards. However, there are many software barriers in extra time, both Team Green and Team Red, and we don’t know yet whether Team Blue is ready for a challenge.
Panther Lake, another offer of Intel processors, is to be launched at the end of the year, and early reports suggest that there are benefits from games. You would hope that after losses in games in the present generation. It is said that the integrated graphic processor is blue, so we will soon see heavenly in some form.
Due to better competition on the market to take care of current giants, I hope that we will receive further commitments to a considerate market with Intel, but all eyes probably have mobile efforts in which Apple, ARM and AMD are trying to fight.
