Until recently, 's (NASDAQ: INTC) Arc graphics cards received little interest from board partners. Intel sells its own "Limited Edition" versions, and there are some models from AsRock and Acer available. At launch, AsRock was the only board partner selling in the United States.

Historically, graphics card giants Nvidia and AMD have relied on board partners to bring graphics cards built around their GPUs to market. The result is a wide array of models that vary by cooling solution, overclocking potential, size, visual elements, and other factors. A graphics card launch often involves many board partners launching multiple versions, giving customers a bevy of options to choose from.

Intel is new to the discrete graphics card business, so it's not too surprising that board partners would be cautious about joining Intel's camp. A rough launch probably didn't help, either. Initially, Intel faced major software driver issues that hurt performance and introduced frustrating bugs.

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