Tom Petersen, Intel Graphics Innovation Fellow, who has previously worked in NVIDIA, is now busy interviewed media after launching Mobile graphic processors Arc Alchemist. The company launched only two SKUs out of five, and then they are not yet available for sale.

One of the most discussed topics after launch was a relatively low graphic frequency of ARC A-Series mobile graphics processors. In fact, they are not very different in frequency from the basic frequencies of AMD or NVIDIA, but they do not coincide by definition. That Intel could not explain at the launch event, so this is how much the above can be the clock, which left the impression that it may be the maximum clock, but fortunately it is not.

During a lively interview with Hothardware, Petersen explained that the "graphics clock" ARC is not comparable to the "Basic clock" AMD or NVIDIA. This Intel clock frequency metric was explained as the average clock frequency measured in a TDP limitations. This value is estimated for each SKU ARC based on a large number of chips. Petersen added that this is, in fact, the slowest hours that Intel saw in the party.

As an example, Petersen explained that for Arc A370M SKU, the clock frequency of 1550 MHz is the minimum average clock frequency, which consumers will see regardless of the design of the laptop or the GRAPHICS Power option of this particular chip. In this sense, the clock frequency of 1550 MHz belongs to SKU 35 W (for example, the NVIDIA MAX-Q series or AMD RX 6000S) and will almost certainly be higher for a 50 W version. The frequency will also depend on the workload, in games such as Counter Strike, gamers must see the clock frequency of the graphics processor above 2 GHz, explains Petersen.

As a confirmation, a few days ago, this GPU-Z screen shot was published in the Chinese social network. What we can say is that we have confirmed with the GPU-Z developer that the 2.2 GHz graphics processor frequency shown here for the graphics processor ARC A350M is real. Naturally, there is no memory hours, and this is what else needs to be corrected (only pre-support for graphic processors ARC).

Therefore, the gamers should not worry about the low frequencies of Arc Graphics Clock, because in most cases they are probably higher. However, it is annoying that instead of using similar definitions for the graphics processor frequencies, Intel watches are technically incomparable with competing chips, at least from the point of view of raw specifications on paper. This will definitely add a new level of confusion when comparing chips side by side. However, as soon as we get to the extension cards for desktop PCs, these frequencies will become more understandable and will become more understandable, Petersen says. Arc graphic processors for desktop PCs must be launched this summer.