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Intel's upcoming Xe DG2 GPUs were recently revealed to be “right around the corner” and now, we have some early information on what to expect, with new reports indicating that the first DG2 GPUs will arrive in Alder Lake-P powered laptops later this year.
As reported by Igor's LAB, the DG2 line-up will be heading laptops first in the second half of this year. The report also seems to confirm some rumours we've previously shared. There will eventually be DG2 GPUs for desktop systems, but specific dates are currently unknown.
Image credit: Igor's LAB
According to Igor, the DG2 laptop line-up will consist of 5 SKUs with 4-16GB of GDDR6 memory clocked at 16Gbps. The number of EUs range from 128 to 512, and GPU frequency can reach a 1.8GHz clock. The mobile variants of SKU 1, 2, and 3 will reportedly have a 100W TDP.
Here's a table listing the known specifications of each SKU:
| SKU 1 | SKU 2 | SKU 3 | SKU 4 | SKU 5 | |
| Package | BGA2660 | BGA2660 | BGA2660 | TBC | TBC |
| Memory speed | 16Gbps | 16Gbps | 16Gbps | 16Gbps | 16Gbps |
| Memory bus | 256bit | 192bit | 128bit | 64bit | 64bit |
| Memory | 16GB GDDR6 | 12GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 | 4GB GDDR6 | 4GB GDDR6 |
| Smart Cache | 16MB | 16MB | 8MB | TBC | TBC |
| Graphics Execution Units (EUs) | 512 | 384 | 256 | 196 | 128 |
| Graphics Frequency (High) Mobile | 1.1GHz | 600MHz | 450MHz | TBC | TBC |
| Graphics Frequency (Turbo) Mobile | 1.8GHz | 1.8GHz | 1.4GHz | TBC | TBC |
| TDP Mobile (Chip Only) |
100W | 100W | 100W | TBC | TBC |
| TDP Desktop | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
The report also included a PCB diagram showing the layout of a DG2 GPU on a laptop board, presumably a BGA2660 socket board, with 4 or 6 memory modules. This information suggests that we're looking at one of the non-flagship SKUs.
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