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Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170

The Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 is a graphics card released on July 1, 2022, built on the Xe-HPG architecture. It has 16 GB of video memory on a 256-bit bus, 576.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth and a 150 W board power rating. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 and OpenCL 3.0.

Xe-HPGProducts formerly Arctic Sound
6/10 key specs recorded · 36 facts

Depth: 18 recorded fields, 11 features

Specification data last verified July 27, 2026 against Intel ARK Specifications. Coverage: 6 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

Intel ARK Specifications
Shading units
n/a
32 compute units
Memory
16 GB
256-bit
Boost clock
n/a
Board power
150 W

Not to be confused with

This page covers the Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 specifically. It is a different product from Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170V, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.

Graphics processor

Architecture Xe-HPG
Codename Products formerly Arctic Sound
Chip Not recorded
Process node Not recorded
Transistors Not recorded
Die size Not recorded

The Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 is based on the Xe-HPG architecture and uses the Products formerly Arctic Sound graphics processor.

Shader configuration

Shading units Not recorded
Compute units 32
Streaming multiprocessors Not recorded
Execution units Not recorded
Texture units (TMUs) Not recorded
Render output units (ROPs) Not recorded
Ray tracing cores 32
Tensor / AI cores Not recorded
XMX engines 512
Infinity cache Not recorded

The Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 32 compute units and 32 ray tracing cores.

Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170.

Memory

Size 16 GB
Type Not recorded
Bus width 256-bit
Bandwidth 576.0 GB/s

The Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 is equipped with 16 GB of memory, uses a 256-bit memory bus and delivers 576.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 has a board power rating of 150 W, a total board power of 150 W and it connects over PCIe 4.0 x16.

Board power (TDP) 150 W
Total board power 150 W
Suggested PSU Not recorded
Power connectors Not recorded
Slot width Not recorded
Length Not recorded
Width Not recorded
Height Not recorded
Cooler Not recorded
Max temperature Not recorded
Bus interface PCIe 4.0 x16

Market

Launched July 1, 2022
Launch price Not recorded
Status Not recorded
Form factor Not recorded
Segment Data Center
Series Not recorded

The Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 was released on July 1, 2022.

Graphics and compute APIs

The Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 and OpenCL 3.0.

DirectX 12 Ultimate
OpenGL 4.6
Vulkan 1.3
OpenCL 3.0

CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170.

Features

The Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 has 5 supported features recorded outside the media engine. A feature that no source mentions is shown as not listed, never as unsupported.

Rendering

  • Supported: DirectX 12 Ultimate
    Microsoft's top DirectX 12 feature tier, covering hardware ray tracing, mesh shaders, variable-rate shading and sampler feedback.
  • Supported: Hardware ray tracing
    Dedicated GPU hardware that speeds up ray-traced lighting, reflections and shadows in supported games and apps.
    Ray tracing units: 32
Not listed (1)

No source Feex holds states whether the Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 supports Intel XeSS. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

The Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate and Hardware ray tracing under Rendering.

Compute and AI

  • Supported: Intel oneAPI
    Support for Intel's oneAPI programming model for running compute workloads on Intel GPUs.
  • Supported: Intel OpenVINO
    Support for Intel's toolkit for running AI inference on Intel GPUs.
  • Supported: Intel XMX engines
    Intel's dedicated matrix engines used to accelerate AI workloads such as XeSS upscaling.
    XMX engines: 512

The Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 supports Intel oneAPI, Intel OpenVINO and Intel XMX engines under Compute and AI.

Media engine

The Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 provides hardware encode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265) and AV1 and hardware decode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265) and AV1.

Hardware video codec support of the Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170
CodecEncodeDecode
H.264 (AVC) SupportedSupported
HEVC (H.265) SupportedSupported
AV1 SupportedSupported

supported   explicitly not supported   not stated by the vendor

Not listed: VP9. No source Feex holds states whether the Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 supports this codec; that is silence, not a statement that it is unsupported.

Display outputs

The Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 offers up to 0 simultaneous displays.

Max simultaneous displays 0

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 have?

The Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 has 16 GB of video memory on a 256-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 576.0 GB/s.

How much power does the Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 use and what power supply does it need?

The Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 has a board power rating of 150 W.

Does the Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 support ray tracing?

Yes. The Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 has hardware ray tracing with 32 ray tracing cores.

Does the Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 support AV1 encoding?

Yes. The Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 supports AV1 hardware encoding and AV1 hardware decoding.

Does the Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 support DirectX 12 Ultimate?

Yes. The Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate.

What bus interface does the Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 use?

The Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 connects over PCIe 4.0 x16.

When was the Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 released?

The Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 was released on July 1, 2022.