Intel’s run at the GPU market begins with Tiger Lake onboard graphics

Enlarge / Intel is looking to replace Nvidia as the "one stop GPU shop," with a comprehensive line of GPUs aimed at everything from laptops to gaming to the datacenter. (credit: Intel)

At Intel Architecture Day 2020, most of the focus and buzz surrounded the upcoming Tiger Lake 10nm laptop CPUs-but Intel also announced advancements in their Xe GPU technology, strategy, and planning that could shake up the industry in the next couple of years.

Integrated Xe graphics are likely to be one of the Tiger Lake laptop CPU's best features. Although we don't have officially sanctioned test results yet, let alone third-party tests, some leaked benchmarks show Tiger Lake's integrated graphics beating the Vega 11 chipset in Ryzen 4000 mobile by a sizable 35-percent margin.

Assuming these leaked benchmarks pan out in the real world, they'll be a much-needed shot in the arm for Intel's flagging reputation in the laptop space. But there's more to Xe than that.

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