Intel Arc B-Series Graphics Card Being Tested: Has 12GB RAM, 19 Gbps Memory Speeds
The graphics card using the Battlemage architecture will have 12GB of RAM, 19 Gbps speeds and a 1.5x performance gain over the Alchemist series
A new Intel Arc B-Series graphics card has shown in boot-up information, showing that it would be the first Intel desktop GPU to feature 12GB of memory, driven by the upcoming Battlemage architecture. Engineering samples of Intel Arc Battlemage are now being tested. The card is expected to outperform the previous generation's capabilities, including quicker memory speeds and improved performance features.
Intel's forthcoming Arc B-Series graphics card, based on the Battlemage architecture, has been seen with considerable improvements, including 12GB of RAM. This will be a first for Intel desktop graphics cards, as the 12GB memory amount was previously only available in the Arc A730M laptop edition. The new card also has RAM functioning at 19 Gbps, an improvement over the Alchemist series, which had a maximum of 15.5 Gbps.
The Battlemage graphics card is projected to be a successor to the mid-high-end Arc A7 series, with an estimated 3 Gbps increase in memory speed. Due to a 192-bit memory bus, the overall bandwidth will be slightly lower (456 GB/s) than the previous generation's 512 GB/s. The card is also expected to have 14 Graphics u/micro Controller (GuC) modules, which could indicate the presence of 14 Xe2-Cores.
The Battlemage architecture is one of three known GPU configurations from Intel, along with the BMG-G31 and G21 variants, which have 32 and 20 Xe2-cores, respectively. The specifications of the G10 model are unknown, although the arrival of the G31 and G21 could provide varying levels of performance.
The Battlemage architecture is expected to boost ray tracing acceleration, memory speed and overall performance by about 1.5 times over the Alchemist (Xe2) series. This information comes after revisions from Intel's Lunar Lake, which uses the Xe-LPG power-optimized version for integrated graphics. Intel's latest developments aim to provide a large performance gain while remaining efficient in its new graphics solutions.
