However, it is yet unclear whether card makers, other than Intel, would develop the next Arc GPUs. On their website, Intel mentions a number of partners, the majority of whom are OEMs. Only Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI manufacture GPUs, but they also manufacture laptops. Intel has its own Limited Edition Arc models, but no third-party board partners have been announced.
At $349 for a 16GB Arc A770 that may theoretically outperform an RTX 3060, Intel may run out of cards if supply is as constrained as Nvidia’s Founders Edition versions. “We don’t know whether we’re going to have a supply or a demand issue,” Intel colleague Tom Petersen said during a news conference. “I’m hoping we’ll have a demand issue since they’ll definitely sell out quite soon.”
