Earlier this week, we informed you about the next version of Intel XeSS, XeSS 2. XeSS 2 will feature Intel XeSS Super Resolution, Frame Generation and Xe Low Latency. And, from the looks of it, their DLL files have been leaked online.
What this means is that modders may be able to replace NVIDIA DLSS 3 with Intel XeSS 2. We’ve seen similar mods for games that replaced DLSS 3 with FSR 3.0. So, in theory, this should be possible.
The only downside here is that only Intel Arc GPUs support Intel XeSS2. Contrary to Intel XeSS Super Resolution which was available to all vendors, Intel XeSS Frame Generation and Intel XeLL will only work on the Alchemist and Battlemage GPUs.
So, in a way, this is a nothing-burger for a lot of gamers. The only ones who will benefit from Intel XeSS 2 Mods are those who have Intel Arc GPUs. And, according to Steam’s database, this number is really low.
Intel will officially release the Arc B580 on December 13th. The B580 will come with 12GB of GDDR6 across a 192-bit memory bus. The GPU will boost up to 2.67GHz, it will require 190W of power, and it will be priced at $249.
According to some early first-party benchmarks, this GPU will be more powerful than the NVIDIA RTX 4060. That’s in both Raster and Ray Tracing. It will also have more VRAM than NVIDIA’s GPU. So, in a way, this may become a sleeper hit. Well, that is unless NVIDIA launches the RTX 5060 at a competitive price.
You can go ahead and download the DLL files for Intel XeSS 2 from this link. Right now, you might be able to replace the DLL files of Intel XeSS Super Resolution in games that already support it. This may resolve some visual issues with Intel XeSS SR.
Stay tuned for more!
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Well, that is unless NVIDIA launches the RTX 5060 at a competitive price.
Aint gonna happen. If I were nvidia i would rather sell overpriced ai chips than make 5060 for the poor gamers
For sure but if you're already going through the trouble to fabricate the 5060s, you're going to want to move them. If they don't have a killer feature/app like FG, DLSS or RayRec, Nvidia will almost have to lower the price otherwise the discrete cards will just sit on shelves.
I doubt they will lower the price of their low end lines because it makes no sense from a business standpoint. Where your logic completely fails is your failing to take into account Nvidia's commercial products which are in extremely high demand while the consumer markets are still in a recession. Why waste production time making a low end GPU sold at extremely low margins when that production time would be better spent making $35,000 – $45,000 high margin DGX and HGX products?
Until sales drop off on their commercial products Nvidia doesn't really care about the low end consumer markets. Nvidia can easily afford to cede the low end markets for now because they know they can always get them back later if need be. They could have release Blackwell consumer GPUs in October but they didn't because they are using all their time at TSMC in October, November and December to make Blackwell commercial GPUs which were already sold months ago in pre-orders.
I doubt they will lower the price of their low end lines because it makes no sense from a business standpoint. Where your logic completely fails is your failing to take into account Nvidia's commercial products which are in extremely high demand while the consumer markets are still in a recession. Why waste production time making a low end GPU sold at extremely low margins when that production time would be better spent making $35,000 – $45,000 high margin DGX and HGX products?
Until sales drop off on their commercial products Nvidia doesn't really care about the low end consumer markets. Nvidia can easily afford to cede the low end markets for now because they know they can always get them back later if need be. They could have release Blackwell consumer GPUs in October but they didn't because they are using all their time at TSMC in October, November and December to make Blackwell commercial GPUs which were already sold months ago in pre-orders.
I think you’re misunderstanding me. Im not trying to be ignorant of the larger market that Nvidia now serves. Obviously that commercial market you mention is where they make the most money. Im speaking to the fact that we will eventually get a 5060 and that it will have to be priced even semi-reasonably regardless of that larger market. If they mark it up because of their recognition with no other benefits or features over the AMD and Intel Options, that would theoretically be at better price points in this hypothetical, the vendors and makers will be even more upset about not getting sales on unsold product than the consumers that wanted a fair price for the 60 class card. Again, its very clear their main focus is the the commercial market and the actions as you have described show this as well and I have no contest with those claims.
i mean everyone said "dont buy the 4060" and they still bought it, gotta milke those cows.
The 4060 / ti models are always in stock whenever I check stock across outlets. They are not selling as well as most people think.
this is right. Even if Nvidia simply does nothing, the GPUs are still sold to death. I told people before and I will tell them again, Nvidia can do anything they want. Even AMD’s share depends on them.
It's a few years now since I said Intel would surpass AMD in the GPU market and I'm still surprised how well Intel are doing so far.
We are yet to see that. So far Intel isnt even close to AMD and Nvidia.
No? Intel already have a very low priced GPU supporting hardware AI and RT features that AMD currently dream of. More people will buy more of Intel’s GPU this gen than they did last gen. Who’s market share do you see that coming out of?
The Arc B580 is selling out everywhere at MSRP prices, there are scalpers trying to get $100 to $200 above MSRP. There is little to no demand for Amd Gpus.
Intel should be releasing a mid range Battlemage card, something like the B770, which will easily be on par with the 9070 XT and a hundred dollars cheaper.
Arc is going to gain significant market share this year and this will make the Celestial release a home run.
they dropped to less than 1% of the marketshare.
This is realistically Intel’s first discrete GPU series capable of gaining market share.
The previous generation was basically a beta where most of the time has been spent making drivers work and work efficiently.
That new hacked celeb leak is much more interesting.
"According to some early first-party benchmarks, this GPU will be more powerful than the NVIDIA RTX 4060. That’s in both Raster and Ray Tracing"
It wont, its a last gen gpu with better optimization, there is nothing next gen about it, it still uses gddr6, the reason they release it this early is because they cant compete with next gen, so you could call it a scam, but its cheaper than nvidia and amd alternatives with more vram.
" So, in a way, this may become a sleeper hit. Well, that is unless NVIDIA launches the RTX 5060 at a competitive price."
People will keep buying nvidia no matter how much more expensive they are than amd and intel because they are more trustworthy, right now arc gpus can even run saints row 2 let alone older games from the 90s.
What I want to see is how the B750 and B770 GPU perform which look to have the potential to make inroads in the midrange and high midrange markets and could be even more competitive.
Sux that we get even more ways that allow the devs to get even lazier… why optimize a game when up-scaling, frame-generation etc can cut out the slack? Knew from the start that such tech would be bad in the end even when on paper it appears to be a good thing (allow a card to punch way above its paygrade allowing the gamer to play games that should not even be possible – Yet its barely there since the studios save money and the devs get lazier meaning that tech that was meant as a boon was used as a baseline…)