One thing to stay up for: Intel is planning to launch their first Xe HPG gaming GPU chips this yr, however we don’t know when — it might be late within the yr, or it might be later this week when Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger takes the stage for his first presentation. Both manner, they’ll be one thing value watching.
Intel is ramping up the advertising machine for Xe HPG, their upcoming line of excessive efficiency gaming GPUs. In a brief clip posted to Twitter, they tease a scavenger hunt that’s going to enter part two on Friday.
In Intel’s teaser, a Xe LP (low energy) chip will get hit by a beam and upgraded to a Xe HPG chip. The latter is 5 occasions bigger, which might be a nod to their designs: Intel’s present LP choices high out at 96 EUs, whereas the HPG line is rumored to succeed in about 512 EUs, 5 occasions extra and alter. It’s often a little bit of a stretch to attract conclusions like that, however this video is filled with clues.
At round 17 seconds, the code “79.0731W” seems on the underside proper nook of the platform the chips relaxation on. As of writing, the code’s unbroken, however there’s hypothesis that ‘thirty-one weeks’ might be a launch date. 4 extra strains of code seem on the 22 second mark, on the backside proper of the chip. They’ve been decoded already. (When you’d wish to decode them your self, don’t scroll any additional.)
Xe HPG microarchitecture teaser = 🍬👀 pic.twitter.com/kdzBokBiW4
— Intel Graphics (@IntelGraphics) March 18, 2021
Credit score goes to duckofdeath for posting the answer. Every line is a binary quantity, and the 4 of them strung collectively are an IP deal with: 35.160.237.208. It’s the deal with for xehpg.intel.com.
Intel’s website says that the “Xe HPG Scavenger Hunt” will launch at 9 am PST on March 26, and {that a} “secret code” might be required. It might be the primary code from the video, or it might be one thing revealed subsequent week. We’ll preserve you up to date — in case you share the clues you uncover.
