The card is made from an all-aluminum shroud (considering one of the journos dropped it during the demo, we know for sure its metal and not plastic) that has wind lines running across its body and a single off-center cooling fan. It seems to feature a very simple heat sink - which isn’t surprising considering this card won’t be producing a ton of heat. Intel does seem to have payed homage to the RGB gods because the Intel Xe DG1 graphics card features a strip of RGB lighting near the start of the shroud that offers a very nice look – something we have not seen in budget cards before.
Intel has also confirmed (again) that the Xe DG1 GPU is part of the low power (LP) series and is not the product that gamers will get – which will be part of the high power (HP) series. The entire purpose of DG1 is to serve as a sort of training wheels for the rest of the ecosystem to prepare for the arrival of Intel’s serious products later down the line. Here are some additional looks and renders:
 
Getting to hold the DG1: Software Developement Vehicle was a pretty neat experience. It gave me the opportunity to feel the quality of the build which was quite nice for such a small and low key card. The aluminum shroud and backplate gave it quite the premium feel and look for what it was. The heat sink inside was surprisingly small indicating an obvious low power part. I/O on the rear is good for this class of card as well.
A nice added touch was the RGB lighting on the card, it was set to blue for the demonstration and we weren't able to change it up. I did ask if we could take the card apart since I had a screwdriver in my bag, that was sadly declined. But, we did get to play a game on it. Warframe was the flavor of the day with it loaded up on an already running system in a Raijintek Ophion case showcasing just how small the card itself was.But, at this point we've already established the card was small. In the video we've included there is a segment showing Jarred Walton of PC Gamer playing Warframe on the DG1.
 
https://wccftech.com/exclusive-official-launch-close-up-and-hands-on-with-intel-dg1-graphics-card/
 
https://wccftech.com/intel-xe-dg1-gpu-desktop-discrete-graphics-card-pictures-specs-detailed/

it's so cute .....

nice start .. for a basic GPU ... powered by PCIe bus only

Surprised it doesn't have extra vents on some of the siding.
 
I hope intel goes beyond that and thinks about the higher ups and enthusiast line.