Arc B570 and B580 Introduced

Intel announced the first two cards using its new GPU architecture, Battlemage. Say hello to Intel Arc B580 and B570.

The price of the B580 is $250, while the price of the B570 is $220. Both use the same BMG-G21 processor but have different internal configurations. The B580 has 20 Xe2 cores and 12 GB VRAM (192-bit bus, 456 GB/s), while the B570 has 18 Xe2 cores and 10 GB VRAM (160-bit bus, 380 GB/s). The B570 also runs at lower clock speeds and a lower TDP (150W vs 180W), but both run via a single 8-pin connector.

The new Xe2 graphics architecture looks promising – the BMG-G21 processor has 19.6 billion transistors, less than the 21.7 billion in the ACM-G10 used for the A750.

Xe2 cores are 70% faster and more efficient at full speed and deliver 50% higher performance per watt than the cores used in Intel’s first generation graphics cards (Alchemist). Additionally, they have new X Matrix Extensions (XMX) AI engines that speed up ray tracing.

F1 24 will be the first game to support XeSS 2, with nine more games coming “soon”:

– Assassin’s Creed: Shadows
– Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions
– RoboCop: Rogue City
– Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
– Dying Light 2 Stay Human
– Ascendant
– Marvel Rivals
– Killing Floor 3
– Citadels

Intel Arc B580 will be available starting December 13. There is also a B580 Limited Edition with dual fans. Acer, Asrock, Gunnir, Maxsun, Onix and Sparkle will also release Battlemage cards. The cheaper Arc B570 model arrives on January 16.