It seems to be as if a brand new Intel GPU initially regarded as canceled goes to be launched in any case. Rumored to be beleaguered by numerous points, a eager eye has noticed graphics playing cards based mostly on the Intel Battlemage G31 GPU apparently being shipped from Malaysia. Nonetheless, there’s a bit extra to this story than first meets the attention.

Battlemage, Intel’s newest graphics card line, has simply been formally introduced forward of its December launch, when the Intel Arc B580 is due for launch. Nonetheless, the corporate has solely launched what are thought of to be the mid-range playing cards. Whereas we wait to see in the event that they make it onto one of the best graphics playing cards record, it seems that a weaker Intel GPU may nonetheless be on the best way.

The transport manifest lists 4 entries containing G31-based playing cards, dated October 29. In response to an eagle-eyed publish on X (previously Twitter) by Tomasz Gawroński, the screenshotted transport data refers to a “non R&D” cargo, indicating that Intel is pushing forward with what may very well be a B300 sequence.

Presently, Intel’s codenames span from G10 to G31, with G10 being the highest-end card and G31 the weakest. Battlemage is presently made up of solely G21 playing cards, B580 and B570.

Nonetheless, digging into Gawroński’s exercise on X reveals that he has introduced up this transport data a number of occasions previously. One person, miktdt, who noticed the G21 playing cards getting work completed by way of an replace on GitHub, has mentioned that it’s “too early for G31” as there’s “no exercise on [GitHub].”

The A380 and beneath GPUs weren’t precisely powerhouses, even within the entry-level area. Nonetheless, a whole lot of self-hosting Plex and Jellyfin customers have discovered them helpful sufficient for transcoding video. Their gaming prowess is poor, although, with the Arc A380 even crushed by the GeForce GTX 1650. lacking out on beating a lot older playing cards just like the GTX 1650.

In the meantime, Battlemage’s G10 variant has additionally been noticed in a transport manifest in 2024. Nonetheless, Intel isn’t anticipated to launch the cardboard any time quickly, even with CES 2025 on the best way. The G10 has been noticed in earlier transport manifests, however the firm has been tight-lipped about it since rumors of its cancelation circled.

Intel’s enterprise faces a number of challenges proper now. As soon as the maker of one of the best gaming CPU to get, it seems that Intel’s lunch has been eaten by AMD in a number of circumstances. To see how Intel and AMD’s newest chips stack up, try our Core Extremely 265K overview, in addition to our Ryzen 7 9800X3D overview, the place we benchmark each chips in quite a few video games.