Several Gen11 GPU Variants Referenced in Latest Intel

The newest model of Intel Graphics drivers which introduce the corporate’s newest UWP-based Graphics Command Center app, disguise one other secret of their INF. The file has tips that could dozens of variants and implementations of the corporate’s next-generation Gen11 built-in graphics structure, which we detailed in a latest article. Intel will implement Gen11 on two key processor microarchitectures, “Ice Lake” and “Lakefield,” though later down the road, the graphics know-how might trickle all the way down to low-power Pentium Silver and Celeron SoC traces, too, with chips based mostly on the “Elkhart Lake” silicon.

There are 13 variants of Gen11 on “Ice Lake,” carved utilizing execution unit (EU) rely, and LP (low-power) aggressive energy administration. The mainstream desktop processors based mostly on “Ice Lake,” that are least restrained in power-management, get essentially the most highly effective variants of Gen11 below the Iris Plus model. Iris Plus Graphics 950 is essentially the most highly effective implementation, with all 64 EUs enabled, and the very best GPU clock speeds. This variant might characteristic on Core i7 and Core i9 manufacturers derived from “Ice Lake.” Next up, is the Iris Plus Graphics 940, with the identical EU rely, however possible decrease clock speeds, which might characteristic throughout the huge lineup of Core i5 SKUs. The Iris Plus 930 is available in two trims based mostly on EU rely, of 64 and 48, and will possible be unfold throughout the Core i3 lineup. Lastly, there’s the Iris Plus 920 with 32 EUs, which could possibly be present in Pentium Gold SKUs. There are varied SKUs branded “UHD Graphics Gen11 LP,” with EU counts starting from 32 to 64.

Intel’s “Lakefield” heterogeneous SoC comes with 4 fashions of Gen11 graphics, based mostly on two key variants of Gen11, GT1 and GT2, that are bodily completely different in dimension. The GT1 variant of this iGPU is smaller than GT2, and sure has 32 EUs going by previous tendencies of GT1 configurations. All 4 fashions are labelled “UHD Graphics LKF,” with no additional mannequin numbering. Future releases of Intel drivers might reference “Elkhart Lake,” the upcoming low-power SoC that includes Gen11 graphics structure.