Intel is sampling DG2, its gaming graphics card, right now

Jacob Ridley writes:

Sampling will mean early versions of Intel's reference DG2 GPUs are in the hands of Intel's partners, the people who will finally turn that Xe HPG silicon into the graphics cards we buy. That doesn't just mean distribution is going swimmingly, it also likely means Intel's drivers are in a fairly decent shape to offer partners some idea of actual Xe DG2 performance.

And that all speaks well to Intel's gaming focused graphics card actually arriving on the shelves sometime soon to salve the ongoing GPU shortage woes. If it's going to have a chance of being a genuine third way against Nvidia and AMD then Intel needs to launch DG2 before GeForce and Radeon cards are in plentiful supply again.