Quarter 1 is over at this point, so “in the coming weeks” doesn’t imbue confidence in the launch - nor does Intel saying “we had incorrect information.” This is like past Intel and AMD “shareholder” launches alike: They’re still technically hitting the date promised, so they can tell shareholders they’ve done a good job, but the reality is that this is a very small roll-out that hardly constitutes a launch. Additional OEMs in other regions will have systems in the coming weeks.” Samsung systems with Intel Arc graphics are available now in Korea and will scale to other regions. “Apologies for the confusion, we had incorrect information. Apparently panicking internally, Intel eventually said this: We suggest you follow our newsroom for all the updates.”Īs expected, Intel immediately received pushback calling the “Q1 2022” date “bullshit,” among other things. “Hi! Laptops with Intel ARC will be available for purchase by the end of the second quarter of 2022. On twitter, a user asked “but when can we actually buy them?” replied and said: For reference, quarter 1 ended March 31st.
The first Arc GPUs were detailed more fully as discrete laptop components just recently, with a “Q1 2022” target set for Arc GPU arrival. If anyone remembers 2015, that’s when Intel said it’d have 10nm CPUs ready “soon.” That, uh, obviously missed the mark just slightly - only by about 6 years - and it also sets the stage for skepticism surrounding Intel’s Arc GPUs. As in the video! 03:07 | Intel Pulls a 10nm & Delays Arc GPUs