Hardware Design Feedback for Intel Graphics

[Canyouseeitnow]

Design Feedback for Intel

Since Intel Arc GPU are fairly new, I am hardware designer like to provide feedback that may be useful for future hardware designs.

Intel has done some very interesting stuff with NUC extreme and other small form factor projects. I hope some of these extends to the ARC GPUs. Here are design targets that I see from an integration standpoint:

Low Profile

120W Power
Low Profile Height
180mm max length
3x 40 or 50mm fan, full length heatsink
15mm setback front power connector
Best examples: 4060 LP Gigabyte

ITX Short GPU

150W Power
Reference Height (120mm)
170mm max length
95mm fan, front/rear flow heatsink
15mm setback front power connector
Best example: Radeon Nano, EVGA GTX 1060 SC

Dual Fan Compact

180W Power
Reference Height
220mm max length
dual 95mm fan, partial through flow heatsink
15mm setback front power connector
Best example: AMD RX 7600 Reference (lack through-flow)

Why Small Form Factor?

The small form factor GPUs are often underserved by AMD, who is more known for the budget selection. I hope Intel can provide some competition in this space by targeted design choices. Many of the GPUs in this size class are often incomplete in their design. I hope to see some of the energy that came from the NUC projects, like the NUC Extreme, extend over to the graphics division.

If an intel product manager would like to discuss the needs of the market from a customer perspective, please don't hesitate to reach out. 

[VonM_Intel]

Hi, Canyouseeitnow.

Thank you for sharing your detailed feedback in our Community. I appreciate your insight as a hardware designer and your suggestions are valuable. We're excited to see the potential for Intel Arc GPUs in the small form factor space. I agree that there is a growing demand for compact, high-performance solutions, and your design targets provide a useful reference for future development. In line with this, I'm going to check it internally.

Thanks again for sharing your insights. Have a nice day!

Best regards,

Von M.

Intel Customer Support Technician

[Canyouseeitnow]

One of the very nice things you've done is the B580 a short board. The only missing feature we would want to see is the power connector setback about 15mm. Then it would make it the perfect board.

Since the reference design is already a short board, we would love to see a detuned version with a single fan, or convince board partners to use the reference design and have a short version. 

[JeanetteC_Intel]

Hello Canyouseeitnow,

Good day!

We have discussed your recommendation to our team, and we are more than thankful for your suggestion. Please be advised that our AIC partners determine the form factor for the ARC GPUs.

Feel free to let me know if you have further questions or need clarification.

Best regards,

JeanetteC.

Intel® Customer Support Technician

[VonM_Intel]

Hi, Canyouseeitnow.

I have not heard back from you, I will close this inquiry now. If you need further assistance, please submit a new question as this thread will no longer be monitored.

Best regards,

Von M.

Intel Customer Support Technician