Is Intel finally entering the workstation AIB market?

The promise of Xe and oneAPI may shine.

May 9, 2025

Jon Peddie

Intel’s 2018 plan for a scalable Xe GPU architecture, from iGPUs to supercomputers, has seen mixed realization. While iGPUs and entry-level AIBs have performed well, and the massive Ponte Vecchio GPU powers the Aurora supercomputer, high-end consumer and workstation GPUs have been elusive. Intel now teases new Arc Pro GPUs for workstations and AI, with details expected at Computex. The challenge of scaling Xe and consistent manufacturing plans remain key questions for Intel’s ambitious GPU road map, which includes future Battlemage, Celestial, and Druid architectures.When Intel confirmed in June 2018 that it planned to launch a discrete GPU in 2020,

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