Intel announces its new Battlemage graphics cards, and they might just be the 1440p budget champions we've been waiting for
Intel officially announced its latest discrete graphics cards on this week, the Intel Arc B580 and Intel Arc B570, based on its next-gen Xe2 graphics architecture.
Targeting the budget gaming segment, the new flagship Intel Arc B580 GPU features 20 Xe-cores, 20 ray tracing units, 160 XMX AI Engines and 12GB GDDR6 memory with a 192-bit memory interface, specs that could make it a very competitive 1440p graphics card.
The Intel Arc B570, meanwhile, features 18 Xe-cores, 18 ray tracing units, 144 XMX AI Engines, and 10GB GDDR6 memory with a 160-bit memory interface. And while this is less than the Arc B580, it is more memory bandwidth than the Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti and AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT, both of which struggled when it came to 1440p gaming in gaming benchmarks due to their constrained memory bandwidth.
What might be even more compelling for gamers right now, though, is the launch price of the two cards, with the Intel reference cards debuting at $249 (about £195/AU$385) and $219 (about £175/AU$340), respectively, though third-party cards from Acer, ASRock, Gunnir, and others will vary in price.
The Arc B580 will launch first on December 13, 2024, with the Arc B570 going on sale the following month on January 16, 2025.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/hardware-and-devices/intel-announces-its-new-battlemage-graphics-cards-and-they-might-just-be-the-1440p-budget-champions-we-ve-been-waiting-for/ar-AA1vbWZF
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Intel Arc 140V “Xe2” GPU Tested At CompuBench, Much Faster Than Radeon 780M & On Par With GTX 1650
Intel's Arc 140V "Xe2" iGPU For Lunar Lake Delivers Great Performance In CompuBench Graphics Tests
The Lunar Lake CPUs are getting tested more frequently than before as we approach the launch next week. We have already seen a couple of benchmarks of Core Ultra 200V CPUs but very few of their Xe2 iGPUs. This time, we have the leaked benchmark of the Intel Arc 140V integrated graphics, which will be part of Intel Core Ultra 7 and Ultra 9 processors. The Arc 140V was previously tested on Compubench, roughly a month ago. Once again, the Arc 140V "Xe2" GPU has been spotted on Compubench but now with more accurate representation of the performance.
Intel's Arc 140V "Xe2" iGPU For Lunar Lake Delivers Great Performance In CompuBench Graphics Tests
The Lunar Lake CPUs are getting tested more frequently than before as we approach the launch next week. We have already seen a couple of benchmarks of Core Ultra 200V CPUs but very few of their Xe2 iGPUs. This time, we have the leaked benchmark of the Intel Arc 140V integrated graphics, which will be part of Intel Core Ultra 7 and Ultra 9 processors. The Arc 140V was previously tested on Compubench, roughly a month ago. Once again, the Arc 140V "Xe2" GPU has been spotted on Compubench but now with more accurate representation of the performance.
Intel Arc Battlemage GPU surfaces — BMG-G31 silicon reportedly wields 32 Xe2 Cores
An Intel designer tools webpage has confirmed the existence of a BMG-G31 discrete GPU die. Inevitably, this GPU is one of the company's upcoming dies for its Battlemage discrete GPU lineup. Leaks about Intel's G10 and G21 GPU dies have already surfaced multiple times, but this is the first time we've seen mentions of Intel's G31 die.
The webpage where the G31 die was revealed is specifically aimed at design engineers. The site leads to technical specifications for VRTT interposer prototypes aimed at the BMG-G31 die. However, only certain people with the proper credentials can see the technical specs of this specific component.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intel-arc-battlemage-gpu-surfaces-bmg-g31-silicon-reportedly-wields-32-xe2-cores
An Intel designer tools webpage has confirmed the existence of a BMG-G31 discrete GPU die. Inevitably, this GPU is one of the company's upcoming dies for its Battlemage discrete GPU lineup. Leaks about Intel's G10 and G21 GPU dies have already surfaced multiple times, but this is the first time we've seen mentions of Intel's G31 die.
The webpage where the G31 die was revealed is specifically aimed at design engineers. The site leads to technical specifications for VRTT interposer prototypes aimed at the BMG-G31 die. However, only certain people with the proper credentials can see the technical specs of this specific component.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intel-arc-battlemage-gpu-surfaces-bmg-g31-silicon-reportedly-wields-32-xe2-cores
That is impressive from Intel but with the budget they have at their disposal I expect no less from these guys.I know the moment they decided to enter the market against Nvidia and AMD they were fully equipped to take whatever cost they may incur in the making their video cards well known with the same performance as Nvidia and AMD and they are not at all backing out from such feat.I only hope they continue to do even better because they are the only ones who can and in the end,the end result will be more choices for us the customers,price of video cards should be dropping even more and that is what we all want as our final happening.I personally enjoy seeing such stats and it makes me even more curious as how far Intel will push further to let us believe that they are even more serious than what we might think of them.
Except they are not trying to compete with N & A on performance. They are looking at a price war and on that they can compete.
Think about it if they start making CPU and Graphics bundles for OEMs what exactly is Nvidia going to do about it?
AMD is putting more and more into their chips but it's still are fraction of Intel.
Looking at the last few months it looks, at least to me, that they are looking to do that.
-Dave
That is impressive from Intel but with the budget they have at their disposal I expect no less from these guys.I know the moment they decided to enter the market against Nvidia and AMD they were fully equipped to take whatever cost they may incur in the making their video cards well known with the same performance as Nvidia and AMD and they are not at all backing out from such feat.I only hope they continue to do even better because they are the only ones who can and in the end,the end result will be more choices for us the customers,price of video cards should be dropping even more and that is what we all want as our final happening.I personally enjoy seeing such stats and it makes me even more curious as how far Intel will push further to let us believe that they are even more serious than what we might think of them.
Increased performance of Intel Arc A 770 video cards with new drivers.
Intel has done a great job of optimizing the dance video cards represented by the Arc A750, A770 8 GB and A770 16 GB.
Before your eyes is the same amount of work that AMD and Nvidia have done within +- 20 years since the release of their first desktop cards.
https://t.me/HomishTG/7094
Intel has done a great job of optimizing the dance video cards represented by the Arc A750, A770 8 GB and A770 16 GB.
Before your eyes is the same amount of work that AMD and Nvidia have done within +- 20 years since the release of their first desktop cards.
https://t.me/HomishTG/7094
Arc A380 Genie Video Card Gets Discounted to $99.99
The Sparkle Intel Arc A380 Genie Video Card is currently available at a sale price of $99.99. This graphics card is designed to enhance both creation and gaming experiences, supporting AV1 hardware encode and AI-enhanced XeSS upscaling. The Genie model features a compact design with a lower height card, making it an ideal choice for small form factor cases. It includes a dual-fan, dual-slot thermal solution and comes with an extra short bracket for versatility in fitting different setups.
The card is equipped with one HDMI and two Mini DisplayPort outputs, offering flexible connectivity options without compromising the power of the A380 chipset. Key specifications of the Sparkle Intel Arc A380 Genie include a graphics clock speed of 2000MHz, 8 Xe Cores, 8 Ray Tracing Units, and 128 Intel XMX Engines for advanced graphical processing. It also features 6GB of GDDR6 memory with a 96-bit memory interface and a bandwidth of 186 GB/s, ensuring robust performance for demanding applications.
The Sparkle Intel Arc A380 Genie Video Card is currently available at a sale price of $99.99. This graphics card is designed to enhance both creation and gaming experiences, supporting AV1 hardware encode and AI-enhanced XeSS upscaling. The Genie model features a compact design with a lower height card, making it an ideal choice for small form factor cases. It includes a dual-fan, dual-slot thermal solution and comes with an extra short bracket for versatility in fitting different setups.
The card is equipped with one HDMI and two Mini DisplayPort outputs, offering flexible connectivity options without compromising the power of the A380 chipset. Key specifications of the Sparkle Intel Arc A380 Genie include a graphics clock speed of 2000MHz, 8 Xe Cores, 8 Ray Tracing Units, and 128 Intel XMX Engines for advanced graphical processing. It also features 6GB of GDDR6 memory with a 96-bit memory interface and a bandwidth of 186 GB/s, ensuring robust performance for demanding applications.
Now the most powerful and affordable video card from Intel is the Arc A770 16GB model. In terms of performance, it is approximately RTX 3060, as they say in reviews, only with a large amount of memory and a favorable price. But this video card has its own compatibility issues. So far it’s good, but after the release of the 5000 series from Nvidia it will already be a weak video card.
Intel unveils flurry of new Arc GPUs - however serious graphics users will have to wait for more powerful models, as these focus on a completely different and more lucrative market
Two years after the debut of its Arc Alchemist GPUs, Intel is launching six new Arc products, but these are designed for edge/embedded systems.
These edge systems, which process data near the source to reduce latency and bandwidth use, are becoming increasingly essential in areas such as IoT, autonomous vehicles, and AI applications.
As Intel says, “AI at the edge is exploding with new use cases and workloads being developed daily. These AI workloads often require a high degree of parallel processing and memory bandwidth for peak performance, dedicated hardware, optimized architecture for compute efficiency, and reduced latency with faster results for real-time processing. A discrete GPU may be the ideal solution for edge AI use cases requiring high performance and complex model support.”
Two years after the debut of its Arc Alchemist GPUs, Intel is launching six new Arc products, but these are designed for edge/embedded systems.
These edge systems, which process data near the source to reduce latency and bandwidth use, are becoming increasingly essential in areas such as IoT, autonomous vehicles, and AI applications.
As Intel says, “AI at the edge is exploding with new use cases and workloads being developed daily. These AI workloads often require a high degree of parallel processing and memory bandwidth for peak performance, dedicated hardware, optimized architecture for compute efficiency, and reduced latency with faster results for real-time processing. A discrete GPU may be the ideal solution for edge AI use cases requiring high performance and complex model support.”
The other issue is that there are not a lot of Arc cards out there at the moment.
Yes I'm sure developers can get their hands on them and write optimized miners for them, but the question becomes will it be worth it.
Time and effort for what would probably be very little use.
Just how I see it.
-Dave
I was reading Intel's official plans for 2024, and I just saw that the company wants to release a more powerful series of Intel ARC “Battlemage” graphics cards with more cores. But Nvidia may also release a powerful 5090 video card with GDDR7 memory.Yes I'm sure developers can get their hands on them and write optimized miners for them, but the question becomes will it be worth it.
Time and effort for what would probably be very little use.
Just how I see it.
-Dave
The other issue is that there are not a lot of Arc cards out there at the moment.
Yes I'm sure developers can get their hands on them and write optimized miners for them, but the question becomes will it be worth it.
Time and effort for what would probably be very little use.
Just how I see it.
-Dave
Yes I'm sure developers can get their hands on them and write optimized miners for them, but the question becomes will it be worth it.
Time and effort for what would probably be very little use.
Just how I see it.
-Dave
Intel has just shown off what is easily the best unboxing video ever, with ASML's new bleeding-edge Twinscan EXE:500 High-NA EUV lithography machine reaching its Oregon fab, a machine worth $380 million, and one of the most advanced machines on the planet. Check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PCtf1ONYMU&ab_channel=IntelNewsroom
ASML's new Twinscan EXE:500 High-NA EUV lithography machine was transported from The Netherlands to Portland, Oregon, USA in a cargo plane. A truck then picked it up and delivered the $380 million machine, which will require 250 ASML and Intel engineers -- and around 6 months -- to install the machine completely. The system required 250 crates to transport the machine, weighing around 330,000 pounds. It's huge, and it's heavy.
Once the Twinscan EXE:500 High-NA EUV lithography machine is fully assembled, the job isn't over for ASML and Intel engineers, as they'll need to calibrate the machine which could take a couple of months. Once this is done, Intel can achieve its "First Light" milestone, something ASML just reached with its High-NA EUV machine in Veldhofen, the Netherlands, just recently.
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/96635/intels-new-video-shows-asmls-bleeding-edge-380-million-high-na-machine-getting-installed/index.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PCtf1ONYMU&ab_channel=IntelNewsroom
ASML's new Twinscan EXE:500 High-NA EUV lithography machine was transported from The Netherlands to Portland, Oregon, USA in a cargo plane. A truck then picked it up and delivered the $380 million machine, which will require 250 ASML and Intel engineers -- and around 6 months -- to install the machine completely. The system required 250 crates to transport the machine, weighing around 330,000 pounds. It's huge, and it's heavy.
Once the Twinscan EXE:500 High-NA EUV lithography machine is fully assembled, the job isn't over for ASML and Intel engineers, as they'll need to calibrate the machine which could take a couple of months. Once this is done, Intel can achieve its "First Light" milestone, something ASML just reached with its High-NA EUV machine in Veldhofen, the Netherlands, just recently.
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/96635/intels-new-video-shows-asmls-bleeding-edge-380-million-high-na-machine-getting-installed/index.html
Now no one is talking about iGPU mining, but there is always the possibility of coming up with a mining algorithm for iGPU.
You are, and no there isn't, Any discussion about algorithms for iGPUs is as much of a scam as algos for mobile phones.
Starting with the specifications, we are looking at the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G APU which features 8 cores, 16 threads, 16 MB of L3, and 8 MB of L2 cache. This chip has a base clock rated at 4.20 GHz and boosts up to 5.10 GHz. The iGPU includes the RDNA 3-based Radeon 780M with 12 Compute Units clocked around 3.0 GHz.
https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7-8700g-hawk-point-am5-desktop-apu-leak-8-cores-radeon-780m-igpu/
Now no one is talking about iGPU mining, but there is always the possibility of coming up with a mining algorithm for iGPU.
You are, and no there isn't, Any discussion about algorithms for iGPUs is as much of a scam as algos for mobile phones.
Test Intel Meteor Lake Arc iGPU
In 1080p High tests, we see the Arc iGPU on the Core Ultra 7 155H leading in 7 out of the 8 games tested. Even the Core Ultra 5 125H retains a lead over the RDNA 3 graphics solution. The outlet is also sharing a graphics ladder which shows that the Meteor Lake CPUs are now much faster than NVIDIA's MX solutions and end up close to the GTX 1650 Max-Q discrete GPUs.
In 1080p High tests, we see the Arc iGPU on the Core Ultra 7 155H leading in 7 out of the 8 games tested. Even the Core Ultra 5 125H retains a lead over the RDNA 3 graphics solution. The outlet is also sharing a graphics ladder which shows that the Meteor Lake CPUs are now much faster than NVIDIA's MX solutions and end up close to the GTX 1650 Max-Q discrete GPUs.
That's gaming performance, not mining. It's also a mobile so isn't relevant to mining.
I'm not sure what the point is, no gamer (nor miner) buys a CPU for its iGPU. Battlemage was the more interesting part of Intel's announcement.
And PlayStation consoles were also for games, but if the profit in mining becomes very, very large, then any equipment that has a good video card can be adapted for mining.
Now no one is talking about iGPU mining, but there is always the possibility of coming up with a mining algorithm for iGPU.
Test Intel Meteor Lake Arc iGPU
In 1080p High tests, we see the Arc iGPU on the Core Ultra 7 155H leading in 7 out of the 8 games tested. Even the Core Ultra 5 125H retains a lead over the RDNA 3 graphics solution. The outlet is also sharing a graphics ladder which shows that the Meteor Lake CPUs are now much faster than NVIDIA's MX solutions and end up close to the GTX 1650 Max-Q discrete GPUs.
In 1080p High tests, we see the Arc iGPU on the Core Ultra 7 155H leading in 7 out of the 8 games tested. Even the Core Ultra 5 125H retains a lead over the RDNA 3 graphics solution. The outlet is also sharing a graphics ladder which shows that the Meteor Lake CPUs are now much faster than NVIDIA's MX solutions and end up close to the GTX 1650 Max-Q discrete GPUs.
That's gaming performance, not mining. It's also a mobile so isn't relevant to mining.
I'm not sure what the point is, no gamer (nor miner) buys a CPU for its iGPU. Battlemage was the more interesting part of Intel's announcement.
Test Intel Meteor Lake Arc iGPU
In 1080p High tests, we see the Arc iGPU on the Core Ultra 7 155H leading in 7 out of the 8 games tested. Even the Core Ultra 5 125H retains a lead over the RDNA 3 graphics solution. The outlet is also sharing a graphics ladder which shows that the Meteor Lake CPUs are now much faster than NVIDIA's MX solutions and end up close to the GTX 1650 Max-Q discrete GPUs.
In 1080p High tests, we see the Arc iGPU on the Core Ultra 7 155H leading in 7 out of the 8 games tested. Even the Core Ultra 5 125H retains a lead over the RDNA 3 graphics solution. The outlet is also sharing a graphics ladder which shows that the Meteor Lake CPUs are now much faster than NVIDIA's MX solutions and end up close to the GTX 1650 Max-Q discrete GPUs.
Now, Intel has introduced the same Arc Xe "Alchemist" architecture on its Core Ultra "Meteor Lake" CPUs as an iGPU. This solution offers very competitive performance against AMD's RDNA 3 iGPUs & we can expect further improvements as the driver improves down the line. But in 2024, Intel aims to release a brand new GPU architecture known as Xe2 "Battlemage" This new architecture will be used by the next iteration of Intel's Arc Gaming & Pro discrete GPUs for desktop and mobility PCs.
https://wccftech.com/intel-roadmap-next-gen-arc-xe2-battlemage-discrete-gpus-in-2024/
https://wccftech.com/intel-roadmap-next-gen-arc-xe2-battlemage-discrete-gpus-in-2024/
Acer Predator BiFrost Intel Arc A770 OC 16GB GDDR6 VRAM drops to just $259 USD
https://www.reddit.com/r/IntelArc/comments/177x0ch/acer_predator_bifrost_intel_arc_a770_oc_16gb/
https://www.reddit.com/r/IntelArc/comments/177x0ch/acer_predator_bifrost_intel_arc_a770_oc_16gb/
Sparkle has reduced the price of the branded ARC A750 to $189, and in two stores at once: Amazon and Newegg. Other models are sold a little more expensive. For example, the Intel ARC A750 Limited Edition and Acer Predator BiFrost ARC A750 OC cost $199.
It would be strange if the less productive Intel ARC A580 was released at the same or higher price. If the price is below $189, then Intel will offer the most budget graphics card with 8 GB of memory on the market, and this may be of interest to many gamers.
https://t.me/HomishTG/6290
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