Intel’s first dedicated desktop graphics cards will soon hit the market as part of pre-built systems that customers can purchase. The chipmaker has announced that it has officially launched the Iris Xe discrete desktop graphics cards, which it has developed with partners, including Asus. Intel first gave us a look at the graphics chip – called ‘DG1’ in development – at CES 2020. In October last year, the first laptops with the Iris Xe Max graphics chips from Acer, Asus and Dell went on sale.
Now it is also running the dedicated Xe GPU for desktops, although customers can not buy it to build their own rig. Intel sends the chip to manufacturers for pre-built computers intended for small and medium enterprises, as well as for mainstream users. As Anandtech note, the DG1 discrete GPU is based on Tiger Lake’s integrated GPU with almost the same specifications – the desktop version has even slightly lower specifications than its laptop counterpart.