Intel Arc B580 “Battlemage” GPU Leak Confirms 12 GB Memory, Custom Models With Standard Power Connectors, Up To 2.8 GHz Clocks

Intel’s first Arc B580 GPUs based on the Xe2 “Battlemage” architecture have been leaked & they look quite compelling.

Intel Arc B580 “Battlemage” Is All Set To Launch, First Custom Models Leaked With 12 GB Memory & Up To 2.8 GHz Clocks

It looks like Intel will be the first with the next-generation GPU launches, as evidenced by the leak of the first two Arc B580 “Battlemage” graphics cards. Based on the Xe2 graphics architecture, the Arc B-series graphics cards aim to be a great option for mainstream gamers, where AMD will also be competing with NVIDIA in their next-gen launches. Intel being the first to enter this segment with a next-gen GPU means they can stir up the gaming market.

Starting with the two leaked models, we have the ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend OC and the ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger OC. Both of these graphics cards are based on Intel’s B580 solution, which is expected to be one of the many Battlemage B-series products that Intel will introduce in the coming month as hinted recently. Both of these are fully custom models with an OC configuration which means they aren’t using reference PCBs or reference clocks outside the box.

• 12GB 192-bit GDDR6
• Intel Xe2-HPG Architecture
• Intel Xe Super Sampling (Intel XeSS)
• Intel Xe Matrix Extensions (Intel XMX)
• Triple Fan Design
• 2x 8-pin Power Connectors

The ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Lgend OC features a triple-fan cooler with a 2.5-slot shroud that measures 15.71×8.43×3.82 inches. It’s quite a big graphics card and comes with a factory overclock of 2800 MHz. Power to the graphics card is provided by dual 8-pin connectors and the backside can be seen using a cut-out design since it extends beyond the PCB and allows the third fan to blow hot air out of the back.

The second variant is the Intel Arc B580 Challenger OC which makes use of a dual-slot and dual-fan cooling solution that also features a cut-out on the back for the air to pass through & only comes with a single 8-pin connector. Interestingly, both cards are rated for use with a 650W power supply. The Challenger OC measures 14.17×8.54×2.52 inches.

In addition to the designs, both graphics cards come equipped with 12 GB of VRAM capacity and a 19 Gbps / 192-bit design which should offer 456 GB/s of bandwidth. This has slightly lower memory bandwidth than the Arc A580, which had slower 16 Gbps memory dies but adopted a 256-bit bus interface, although with an 8 GB VRAM. The card should also be using the Battlemage BMG-G21 GPU core with 20 Xe2 cores and the Xe2 architecture should provide a substantial uplift over the Arc A-series graphics cards owing to various IPC and architectural upgrades along with faster RT units.

Both cards are listed on Amazon but so far there are no price listings, so it’s hard to say how much they will cost. The Intel Arc A580 did launch at $179 US and that was quite a disruptive price point, but due to lacking driver and game support for Arc GPUs at the start, the reputation of Intel’s first-generation GPUs got hurt a lot.

This time, Intel does have proper driver and GPU work, and they’ve also promised not to repeat the same mistakes they made with Alchemist, so if Battlemage has the same pricing strategy and better driver support from the beginning, then it has the potential to kickstart Intel’s GPU journey, so look forward to updates very soon on the next-gen Arc graphics lineup.

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