At Computex 2024, Intel detailed the upcoming Lunar Lake series of products and showcased the infrastructure for the next generation of Intel Arc GPUs, codenamed Battlemage, Xe2. In addition, Intel has also brought an easy-to-use AI PC onboarding application, AI Playground, which allows users to quickly realize AI personalized creation locally.
Intel's Xe2 GPU architecture brings a 50% performance boost
Intel's Xe2 architecture will be used in Lunar Lake CPUs and the next generation of Intel Arc discrete graphics (codenamed Battlemage) product line. The next-generation Intel Xe2 GPU architecture delivers a 50% performance boost with new ray tracing units and VVC support.
The Xe2 architecture improves utilization, optimizes work distribution, and reduces software overhead. Like the Xe architecture, the Xe2 architecture is highly scalable, allowing it to be integrated into low-power mobile SOCs such as Lunar Lake, as well as the next generation of Arc discrete graphics cards.
AI Playground, based on Intel Arc ™ graphics, makes AI creation easy
Intel unveiled and demoed AI Playground, an easy-to-use application for getting started with AI PCs that allows Intel Arc graphics users to easily create, edit, and have AI conversations locally, without the need for an internet connection. This feature is supported on a PC with an Intel Core Ultra processor built in Intel Arc graphics or an Intel Arc discrete graphics card with 8GB or more of vRAM memory.
The AI Playground is expected to go live this summer and become a free download, optimized to harness the Intel Xe Cores in Intel Arc graphics and the XMX engine designed for AI. In addition, the AI Playground is easy to use, so you don't need to learn AI in depth to get started.
AI Playground的关键特性
Easy to deploy: When you install AI Playground, you can install it just like any other Windows application, without the need for additional commands and scripts.
Local management: Based on Intel Arc graphics, AI Playground can run locally on a PC, ensuring that data, prompts, and output are protected and easy to manage.
All-in-one AI hub: The AI Playground allows users to seamlessly switch between image creation, image editing, and large language models (LLMs) for conversations, without having to repeatedly start or stop local service instances. These features are not only convenient, but also easy to operate.
Create: Select type and click the button to easily create an image without complicated terminology or a slider interface. In the AI Playground, you can switch between resolution and quality modes with a simple one-click operation and enjoy the convenience of automatic configuration. In addition, you can set up a manual mode to further adjust the image diffusion settings, just like you would with other AI webUI tools, for personalized creative needs.
Enhancement: Use AI to upscale, repair, fill, expand, or recreate images. Whether it's AI-generated images, or personal favorites, AI Playgrounds can give your visuals a new lease of life if you get creative.
Generate a stylized fill of the original magnified 2x
Learn more: AI Playground is positioned as an AI introductory app. Although AI Playground is not seen as a replacement for many good AI projects and applications, AI Playground is a good starting point for many users to get started with AI. That's why Intel also offers a range of links and resources for users who want to take AI applications to the next level.
Easy to operate: You don't need to know much about AI to use the AI Playground. Intel uses common terms such as "resolution" and "quality", allowing users to adjust multiple functional parameters such as "steps", "LoRAs", and "scheduler" with a single click. However, if you want to adjust your customizations or implement more advanced features, you can also switch to manual mode at any time to meet your specific needs.
Model Flexibility: When using the AI Playground, users will be able to easily access models for any of their features. For AI enthusiasts, if you have a favorite PyTorch model in other AI tools, you can also migrate them to the AI playground at any time.
Open projects: Developers and AI enthusiasts can choose to clone projects, fork them, and conduct various experiments. The AI Playground will be open to the community for everyone to co-create and expand new possibilities on this platform.
Cautions and Disclaimer:
Intel Arc ™ graphics are only available on select H-series Intel ® Core ™ Ultra processor-powered systems that have at least 16GB of system memory in a dual-channel configuration. OEM enabled required; Check with your OEM or retailer for system configuration details.
AI features may require software purchases, subscriptions, or enabled by software or platform providers, or may have specific configuration or compatibility requirements. Learn more on intel.com/AIPC.
Performance varies based on use, configuration, and other factors. More information can be found on intel.com/PerformanceIndex. Performance results are based on testing as of the date shown in the configuration and may not reflect all publicly available updates. Check the backup for configuration details. No product or component can be absolutely safe. All product plans and roadmaps are subject to change without notice. Your costs and results may vary. Intel technologies may require hardware, software, or service activation to be enabled.
The software ran and captured on May 27, 2024 with the following configuration:
CyberPower PC,配备英特尔酷睿i9 13900K和英特尔锐炫A770 GPU,64GB RAM,在Windows操作系统上运行Autodesk的Revit AI图像引用 - AI Playground(2024年5月27日)
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