Intel Data Center GPU Flex Series (Arctic Sound-M)
Overview
Intel Flex Series (codenamed Arctic Sound-M), based on the Xe-HPG architecture, targets cloud gaming, media transcoding, and lightweight AI inference workloads. Flex 170 and Flex 140 are two models differentiated by core count and power consumption. AV1 hardware encode/decode is the standout feature.
Core Specifications
| Item | Flex 140 | Flex 170 |
|---|
| Architecture | Xe-HPG | Xe-HPG |
| Process | TSMC 6nm | TSMC 6nm |
| Memory | 12 GB GDDR6 | 16 GB GDDR6 |
| Bandwidth | 336 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Xe Cores | 16 | 32 |
| FP32 | 3.5 TFLOPS | 7.0 TFLOPS |
| INT8 (XMX) | 112 TOPS | 224 TOPS |
| TDP | 75 W | 150 W |
| PCIe | Gen 4 x8 | Gen 4 x16 |
| Media Engines | 4x Xe Media | 4x Xe Media |
| AV1 Encode | Supported | Supported |
Key Features
- Abundant 4x media engines: HEVC, AVC, AV1 encode/decode
- Low power: 75W model supports passive cooling
- OpenVINO inference optimization
Use Cases
- Cloud gaming
- Video transcoding (AV1)
- Lightweight AI inference
- Media processing pipelines
Architecture Family