Intel Alder Lake CPUs To Get 33% More Execution Units Than Current Generation Flagship

Intel Alder Lake CPUs To Get 33% More Execution Units Than Current Generation Flagship

4 years ago
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https://wccftech.com/intel-alder-lake-cpus-to-get-33-more-execution-units-than-current-generation-flagship/

The iGPU design plans for Intel's upcoming Alder Lake have leaked out (Sisoft via TumApisak) and show a 33% increase in EU count as compared to the existing flagship. Interestingly, it looks like Intel has not decided to double down on integrated graphics (compared to TigerLake) for example based on this data. While TGL features 96 EUs (for a total of 768 shading processors), Alder Lake CPUs will feature an iGPU with 32 EUs (for a total of 256 shading processors). Of course, I would still urge the tiniest bit of salt because it is possible that Sisoft is reading the core count incorrectly due to a new design.

This might be disappointing news for some (I know it is for me) since it means that the GPU will be less powerful than the Tiger Lake iGPU expected to launch next month but there is a silver lining (as always). It actually does make sense from a business perspective because anyone buying a high-end S-class core from Intel will be equipping that with a discrete GPU and a high-end onboard GPU will only increase costs for the customer. To put this in perspective, this is a strategy utilized by AMD processors that don't ship with an iGPU at all.