Intel has introduced its latest offerings in the professional graphics processing unit (GPU) market with the launch of the Intel Arc Pro A60 and Pro A60M GPUs. These new products are part of the Intel Arc Pro A-series and are specifically designed to meet the needs of professional workstation users.

The Intel Arc Pro A60 and Pro A60M GPUs boast impressive performance improvements compared to their predecessors. With up to 12GB of video memory (VRAM) and support for four displays featuring high dynamic range (HDR) and Dolby Vision support, these GPUs offer enhanced capabilities for content creation and visual experiences.

One of the standout features of the Intel Arc Pro A60 GPU is its integration of ray tracing hardware, graphics acceleration, and machine learning capabilities. This combination enables smooth viewports, advanced visual technologies, and robust content creation, all packed into a traditional single-slot form factor.

The Intel Arc Pro A-series graphics bring a fresh option to the workstation GPU market. The A60 and A60M models provide double the number of PCIe lanes, twice the memory bandwidth of 384 GBs, twice the dedicated AI Xe Matrix Extensions (XMX) engines, and twice the number of ray tracing units compared to previous Intel Arc Pro products. 

These GPUs also offer comprehensive support for media encode and decode, including AV1, making them ideal for computer-aided design and modeling (CAD/CAM), AI inferencing tasks, and media processing in dedicated business environments that rely heavily on software such as Autodesk, Bentley MicroStation, Dassault Systemes SOLIDWORKS, Nemetscheck VectorWorks, PTC Creo, and others.

Intel’s workstation GPUs are not only tailored for professional workstations but are also optimized for media and entertainment applications. They excel in running rendering and ray tracing libraries within the Intel oneAPI Rendering Toolkit, enabling the creation of visually stunning and immersive experiences with exceptional performance and fidelity. Applications like Blender benefit from these optimizations, empowering users to harness the capabilities of Intel’s GPUs for large-scale, high-quality rendering and realistic ray-traced graphics.

Furthermore, the Intel Arc Pro GPU family has undergone compatibility validation with Intel NUC 13 Extreme small form factor (SFF) PCs. These compact PCs, equipped with powerful 125W unlocked 13th Gen Intel Core processors, provide users with a high-performance computing solution.

The Intel Arc Pro A60 GPU designed for desktop workstations will be released and made available through Intel-authorized distributors in the coming weeks. On the other hand, the Intel Arc Pro A60M GPU, intended for mobile systems, will be offered by original equipment manufacturers (OEM) partners, but its availability is expected in the coming months.

Leading computer manufacturers are also joining the Intel Arc Pro GPU ecosystem. HP has already introduced workstation designs featuring the Intel Arc Pro A40 GPU, which are currently available. Dell and Lenovo are expected to launch their own workstation designs featuring the Intel Arc Pro GPUs in the third quarter of 2023.