The release of Intel's Arc GPUs marks a major shift for the company into the realm of consumer-grade gaming graphics cards, with leaked information indicating up to eight different variants of Intel's Arc cards targeting different areas early in 2022 (in new tab Open in new tab), with leaked information indicating that the Intel Arc A770 (open in new tab) will be released later this year.

If the card works well, it has much to offer. However, it has had a rocky start since its release, and real-world performance has often been seen as underwhelming in a variety of games. Thankfully, these issues are slowly improving with the release of new drivers (open in new tab) and are expected to improve further in the future. So in a way, we are still waiting to see the true performance of the A770, which is a good thing, as it is a very good device, and one that is still very much in the works.

But before we get them, Intel seems to be working on a new unannounced GPU; VideoCardz (open in new tab) found a benchmark of the currently unannounced Intel Xe Graphics posted on CompuBench (open in new tab) .

People are curious because this mystery card does not appear to be the Mobile A550M, the only Arc known to have 16 cores. while CompuBench may not be the benchmark of choice for many, the results show 256 Compute Units and clock speeds of 2,400 to 2,450 MHz, which would probably rule out M.

Another option speculated is the Arc A580, which was announced last year but has no release date. However, as VideoCardz noted, this is most likely a 24-core card, not a 16-core. We don't know for sure, but judging by what CompuBench shows, it could be another unreleased card.

This benchmark points to Intel's ACM-G12 GPU. What can be inferred or glimpsed from the drivers is that it is likely to match these specs seen in CompuBench as a desktop card.

Now the market needs less expensive cards. We are not talking about the ultimate upgrade here, where you will need a new monitor to match the output. They need a stable gaming PC that won't drain their savings.

Since performance to price is still a solid recommendation for the previous generation of cards, going for a new card with this level of power and a price to match may be a very wise move by Intel. As long as the drivers are kept under control.