Intel’s first dedicated desktop graphics cards will soon appear on the market as part of the prefabricated systems that customers can purchase. The chip maker announced that it has officially launched the discrete desktop graphics cards Iris Xe, which it has developed with partners, including Asus. Intel first gave us a glimpse of the graphics chip – called “DG1” during development – at CES 2020. In October last year, the first laptops with Acer, Asus and Dell’s Iris X and Max graphics chips were placed for sale.
Now, it is also launching the dedicated GPe Xe for desktops, although customers cannot buy it to build their own rigs. Intel is shipping the chip to manufacturers for pre-made PCs for small and medium businesses, as well as for ordinary users. Like Anandtech notes, the DG1 discrete GPU is based on Tiger Lake’s integrated GPU with almost the same specifications – the desktop version has slightly lower specifications than its laptop counterpart.