Huge Intel Arc GPU order shows Team Blue’s graphics card dream is still alive

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With the departure of Intel’s Accelerated Graphics Unit head Raja Koduri, many feared that Intel Arc’s future was in critical doubt, however there’s some trigger for hope as Intel reportedly positioned a really giant order with TSMC for Intel Arc GPUs for its next-gen graphics card lineup.

The brand new report comes from Taiwanese outlet Commercial Times (opens in new tab), which cites insider sources to say that not solely has Intel put in orders for TSMC silicon to energy its subsequent GPU line, Intel Arc Battlemage, but additionally the road after that, Intel Arc Celestial. This can be a very sturdy signal that Intel is totally committing to its graphics card division after a reasonably rocky begin.