Intel Xe GPU set for “Mid-2020” release, say industry sources

The Intel Xe graphics card release date seems to becoming clearer, with reports from Taiwan suggesting that first discrete Intel GPU will arrive in mid-2020. The initial release window for the Intel Xe cards was set at a rather vague 2020 back when Raja Koduri first joined the blue team and it tweeted out a promise to “set our graphics free.” That seemed to be further dialed in when Koduri, VP of Intel’s core and visual computing group and general graphics guru, tweeted a picture of his Tesla with a new personalised number plate reading ‘THINKXE’ with the June 2020 date. It could be a coincidence, but it could also be a tease for when we could expect to see Intel’s discrete gaming GPU hit the market. The latest report, however, is purely from ‘industry sources’ who give a mid-2020 release timing for the cards. That would tie-in to a June release for the Xe architecture, and the start of a three-way battle for the hearts and minds of PC gamers more used to a two party system. Should AMD and Nvidia be worried? There are some smart people at Intel working to make sure they are.
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