Extra proof is mounting {that a} new Intel GPU launch is coming for the vacation season, thanks to an enormous fake pas by Amazon. The retailer simply listed two new Intel Arc Battlemage graphics playing cards, made by ASRock on its website, together with pictures and some of the specs particulars.
If the leak is correct, these new playing cards with Intel GPUs appear like decrease mid-range contenders, going up in opposition to the likes of the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060. The Arc B580 doesn’t appear like it has any likelihood of threatening the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 for the perfect graphics card title, however it appears as if Intel has made this new GPU structure considerably extra power-efficient than its predecessor.
Each listings have since been faraway from Amazon, however I noticed each of them over the weekend and might verify that they have been actual. What’s extra, the images and particulars have additionally been shared by Videocardz. The ASRock Arc B580 Challenger OC is the easier of the 2 playing cards, with two followers and a single 8-pin PCIe energy socket, which suggests Intel isn’t forcing board companions to maneuver to a brand new 16-pin energy socket with these playing cards.
The truth that there’s solely a single energy connector additionally means this graphics card can’t draw greater than 225W (150W from the facility socket and 75W from the PCIe slot). Comparatively, this card’s predecessor, the ASRock Arc B580 Challenger OC, had two 8-pin PCIe sockets, displaying that Intel has probably improved energy effectivity with this era, particularly as that is an overclocked mannequin that apparently runs the GPU at 2,740MHz. Nonetheless, as Intel hasn’t revealed the inventory clock velocity, we will’t say if this can be a giant overclock or not.
The quantity and velocity of VRAM has additionally improved, with the fundamental A580 coming with 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM successfully operating at 16Gbps, however based on these listings, the brand new B580 playing cards include 12GB of GDDR6 VRAM operating at 19Gbps. Different particulars gleaned from the itemizing embody the interface, with the B580 apparently utilizing an 8x PCIe 5.0 connection.
If that’s true, and these playing cards are certainly ready within the wings to come back out earlier than the top of 2024, this implies Intel has overwhelmed each AMD and the Nvidia RTX 5000 lineup to the push to make PCIe 5.0 gaming graphics playing cards. It solely has eight lanes, although, so it’s successfully the identical velocity because the 16x PCIe 4.0 interface.
In the meantime, the opposite card is the ASRock Arc B580 Metal Legend OC, which ups the clock velocity even additional to 2,800MHz and likewise provides a second 8-pin PCIe energy socket. Each playing cards have a single HDMI output and three DisplayPort connectors on the rear I/O plate, and each the packing containers additionally draw consideration to the playing cards’ assist for Intel’s XeSS AI tech on the field, which makes use of Intel GPU XMX cores to course of this decision upscaling tech, which is Intel’s equal of Nvidia DLSS Tremendous Decision. The packing containers additionally proudly boast concerning the playing cards’ XMX AI engines, suggesting that Intel continues to be dedicated to hardware-accelerated upscaling.
After all, Intel hasn’t formally introduced this GPU but, and we can also’t say the way it will carry out based mostly on an Amazon itemizing. Nonetheless, from this itemizing, it’s clear that the B580 isn’t supposed to do battle within the high-end GPU market, however is as a substitute taking intention on the decrease finish of the mid-range sector.
We’ll be very to check these playing cards and see how they fare in opposition to the RTX 4060 and Radeon RX 7600 XT. The Intel Arc A580 launched at simply $179 in 2023, and if the B580 is available in it the same value, it might be a tempting funds choice if Intel can assist it correctly.
You may learn our ideas on the final era of the corporate’s GPUs in our Intel Arc A770 evaluate, the place we have been impressed by the efficiency for the cash, however have been much less enamored by the compatibility points we confronted. Let’s hope that is much less of a problem for the subsequent era of Intel GPUs.
