[zucker42]

I'm not "in the space" but there are many reasons a detractor might give for being doubtful.

- Intel is not already experienced in designing high-end graphics cards, so there's less institutional knowledge in the company

- Intel iGPUs have a mediocre reputation

- Intel has a history of failed attempts to enter the GPU/accelerator space (e.g. i740 and Larabee)

- DG2 has been delayed from the timeline that was expected in the techspace when we first heard about it

- The person leading Intel Xe is Raja Koduri who led AMD graphics during AMD Vega (though it's unclear how responsible he is for its shortcomings) and arguably has a history of overpromising.

That said I'm pretty bullish on Intel GPUs because supply still hasn't caught up with demand, so as long as they are reasonably functional, I think they will succeed.

[dragontamer]

> - The person leading Intel Xe is Raja Koduri who led AMD graphics during AMD Vega (though it's unclear how responsible he is for its shortcomings) and arguably has a history of overpromising.

Raja was the technical leader of ATI in 2001+. His hands were involved in every single GPU from that time until Vega.

[fomine3]

He went to Apple and back to AMD

[nikanj]

Does Intel have access to the necessary patents?