Intelappears to be cutting it a bit fine when it comes to releasing its Arc laptops outside of South Korea. WithNvidia looking to launch its RTX 40 series this Septemberand AMD announcing its RDNA 3 architecture, the GPU market is getting closer to moving to the next generation. “Team blue” has managed to announce a rough launch window for its mobile graphics range, but there still doesn’t appear to be an exact release date yet.
Responding to Game Union TV on Twitter,Intelhas said that laptops containing its Arc products will be available for purchase by the end of Q2 this year. The company also recommended that people keep an eye on the the Intel Newsroom web page for any further developments. Gamers in Korea can, however, purchase the laptops right now, though additional OEMs will be coming out in other areas in the coming weeks. In general, it seems a bit vague, and many people have been waiting a good while for the Arc to launch.
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WithIntel launching its desktop Arc range this summer, possibly by June, it seems a far cry from the original Q1 launch period that many were expecting. While the laptop variants being available in Korea now does technically mean that the tech giant has kept its original date, it does leave the rest of the world twiddling their collective thumbs until it gets released in other countries. At the time of writing, all that can be said for sure is that mobile Arc products should be coming by the end of May at the very latest.
With a recent benchmark test showing theIntel Arc falls short of Nvidia’s GTX 1650, despite it initially being billed as coming out on top, as well as the launch pushbacks, some may be feeling their excitement dwindling. It will be interesting to see how Intel copes when the laptop and desktop products become fully available, especially with its two biggest rivals now marching forward into the next era of GPU technology.
On top of that,graphics card prices are continuing to come down, though they are still above MSRP for now. IfIntelkeeps delaying the release of its Arc hardware to the rest of the world, it may be missing out on potential buyers starting to show an interest in purchasing new hardware now. After more than a year of hiked prices and overall shortages, the sight of the market finally beginning to heal should present a good opportunity for tech companies to make the most of stronger availability and lower prices.
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