Intel teases massive-sized Xe-HP GPU

Posted on Monday, May 04 2020 @ 11:02 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
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In a number of tweets (which have already been removed), Intel showed off its future Xe-HP GPU. The chip uses an LGA socket and reportedly has "tens of billions" of transistors. Intel GPU guru Raja Koduri calls the chip the "baap of all GPUs" (baap is Hindi for father) and says they're also working on the Baahubali (an Indian superhero movie) of GPUs.

VideoCardz writes the chip package is estimated to be 3700mm² - truly massive. This means the Xe HP likely consists of various chiplets. The site also notes this chip is likely not for gamers.
What this means is that the picture shared by Intel is not featuring a gamer-oriented graphics processor. It is unlikely that will we see Xe-HP in the gaming space. Intel is more than likely focusing on delivering exascale/datacenter GPUs first. In fact, Intel has only confirmed that Xe DG1 (based on Xe-LP) will land in gaming systems.
Intel Xe HP tweets


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