Intel still has some work to do to get closer to both Team Green and Team Red in terms of competition - and while it's unlikely the purported Celestial GPUs will launch anytime soon since Intel's Battlemage GPUs were released just a few months ago, these rumors are still pretty exciting for anyone who’d like the GPU market to have more competition and choice.
Despite this, AMD is the only real 'threat' to Nvidia’s GPU throne right now even with its clear focus on midrange graphics cards this generation, and its new Radeon RX 9000 series looks promising considering the negative consensus surrounding Nvidia's generational uplift from the RTX 4000 series (especially with the pricing of the new GPUs).
Intel's recent Battlemage GPUs have been received well by budget PC gamers, with the Arc B580 and Arc B570 providing great performance at 1440p and 1080p respectively - however, it doesn't stop there for Team Blue, as reports suggest it has new tricks up its sleeve for its next-gen 'Celestial' GPUs.
Raichu also hints at Intel using its INTC in-house process instead of TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) who are responsible for helping build chips for multiple tech giants, which is used for most GPUs such as Nvidia's recent RTX 5000 series lineup, as well as Intel's Arc B580 and B570.
While it’s provided a great option for budget PC gamers, it doesn't match up to the popularity of Team Green’s GPUs, and that looks set to continue if the hype about the upcoming RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 are anything to go by.
