On August 8, Intel officially launched its first-ever in-car dedicated graphics card under the brand name, ARC 760, in China. This graphics card platform boasts a computing power of 229 TOPS. The ARC 760 will empower automakers to create a more advanced cabin experience, meeting the growing demand for more displays, higher resolutions, and enhanced AI interaction in vehicle interiors.
As the development of intelligent automotive cabins rapidly progresses, higher-performance in-car dedicated graphics cards are essential to meet the increasing computational demands. By integrating AI-enhanced software-defined vehicle (SDV) in-car SoCs with Intel's dedicated graphics card, Intel offers automakers an open, flexible, and highly scalable platform solution, which promises to deliver an exceptional experience in vehicle cabin functionalities and interactions.
ARC 760 Dedicated Graphics Card:
The ARC 760 is equipped with the Xe graphics engine and XMX compute engine, supporting up to eight independent displays simultaneously with 4K resolution. Its floating-point operations per second (FLOPS) capability is four times greater than that of integrated graphics, allowing it to run models exceeding 14 billion parameters locally or multiple 2 billion-parameter models simultaneously. This performance offers a significant computing advantage over the widely adopted Qualcomm 8295. However, its power consumption is also considerably higher than that of integrated graphics, peaking at 225W. The ARC 760, integrated into the in-car mainframe, employs a liquid cooling system to ensure stable operation.
Key Features:
Automotive Software and Optimization Drivers: Based on an open-source Linux automotive operating system, it supports both dedicated and integrated graphics drivers.
Intel GPU Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) Advantage: Provides up to a 40% performance boost in virtual machine environments, enhancing security, isolation, and robustness (actual performance varies depending on usage, configuration, and other factors).
Large Model (LLM) Architecture for Automotive Industry: Intel integrates optimized solutions into industry-standard large model architectures, significantly improving efficiency, customization, and user experience.
Xe Display Engine: Supports four additional display outputs and resolutions up to 4K, suitable for various in-car infotainment system applications.
Open GL and Vulkan: Supports ray tracing with open-standard graphics APIs and next-generation graphics APIs for more realistic rendering effects.
High-Performance AAA Gaming: Features the Xe HPG microarchitecture optimized for gaming, delivering superior performance, efficiency, and scalability.
The core significance of high-performance in-car dedicated graphics cards lies in enhancing local computing power at the vehicle end, enabling faster response times and more stable usability. This setup allows for a better combination of cloud computing capabilities, supporting more functions while creating a strong synergy between vehicle-end and cloud computing, rather than relying heavily on cloud-based computational power.
