New Intel Arc GPUs hint at a change in strategy at Team Blue TechRadar Skip to main content TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's why you can trust us. New Intel Arc GPUs hint at a change in strategy at Team Blue By Joel Khalili published 9 August 2022 Intel Arc GPUs are coming to your work PC (Image credit: Intel) Audio player loading… Intel has announced a series of new additions to its new Arc GPU portfolio designed to power a broad range of professional devices. The new Intel Arc Pro A-series includes a mobile GPU for business laptops, as well as single- and dual slot models for small workstations. Each of the new GPUs features built-in ray tracing hardware, machine learning capabilities and what Intel is calling "industry-first AV1 hardware encoding acceleration". Troubles for Intel Arc Intel's latest foray into the GPU business has got off to a rocky start, with its first Arc cards suffering repeated delays as a result of the global chip shortage and other Covid-related factors. The company is also said to be struggling to bring its first-gen Arc GPUs up to speed with current-gen models from Nvidia and AMD from a performance standpoint. It was even rumored that Intel might have to scrap its Arc Alchemist and Battlemage lines completely, as a result of unfixable hardware flaws kneecapping their performance. The company moved swiftly to dismiss these claims and promised further updates later this quarter, but reports suggest the atmosphere inside the graphics division is becoming increasingly tense.Read more> Intel Xeon Sapphire Rapids suffers umpteenth delay > Our list of the best business computers out there > Intel is working on a new type of processor you've never heard of Although the picture doesn't look all too bright for Intel in the consumer market, it's possible the company may enjoy greater success in the business graphics space. With Nvidia steering away from GPUs for professional devices to focus more closely on processors for gaming rigs and data center servers, Intel has perhaps smelled an opportunity. The company says it is targeting certifications for software spanning fields like architecture, engineering and design and the new Arc Pro A-series cards are also said to be optimized for video editing and 3D graphics software like Blender. Intel has chosen not to share any details on the performance of the new GPUs at this stage, but professionals working across these kinds of industries will be keeping an eager eye out for the arrival of the first benchmarks. Intel Arc Pro GPUs are expected to become available "later this year", inside devices from "leading mobile and desktop ecosystem partners.These are the best mobile workstations on the market right now Joel KhaliliNews and Features EditorJoel Khalili is the News and Features Editor at TechRadar Pro, covering cybersecurity, data privacy, cloud, AI, blockchain, internet infrastructure, 5G, data storage and computing. He's responsible for curating our news content, as well as commissioning and producing features on the technologies that are transforming the way the world does business. See more Computing news Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to theTechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Thank you for signing up to TechRadar. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST POPULARMOST SHARED1You may not have to sell a body part to afford the Nvidia RTX 4090 after all2It looks like Fallout's spiritual successor is getting a PS5 remaster3My days as a helpful meat shield are over, thanks to the Killer Klown horror game4Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro: the 7 most exciting new camera features5Micro-LED 4K TVs aren't trying to kill OLED, they're aiming at projectors1We finally know what 'Wi-Fi' stands for - and it's not what you think2Dreamforce 2022 live: All the announcements from this year's show3'Go small or go home': HTC teases a new Vive VR headset4She-Hulk episode 8 just confirmed Netflix's Daredevil TV show is canon in the MCU5Google's new AI lets you turn words into HD videos Technology Magazines (opens in new tab)● (opens in new tab)The best tech tutorials and in-depth reviewsFrom$12.99 (opens in new tab)View (opens in new tab)