I'm not "in the space" but there are many reasons a detractor might give for being doubtful. - Intel is not already experienced in designing high-end graphics

I'm not "in the space" but there are many reasons a detractor might give for being doubtful. - Intel is not already experienced in designing high-end graphics cards, so there's less institutional knowledge in the company - Intel iGPUs have a mediocre reputation - Intel has a history of failed attempts to enter the GPU/accelerator space (e.g. i740 and Larabee) - DG2 has been delayed from the timeline that was expected in the techspace when we first heard about it - The person leading Intel Xe is Raja Koduri who led AMD graphics during AMD Vega (though it's unclear how responsible he is for its shortcomings) and arguably has a history of overpromising. That said I'm pretty bullish on Intel GPUs because supply still hasn't caught up with demand, so as long as they are reasonably functional, I think they will succeed.