Intel Battlemage GPU spotted in benchmark chill out, PC gamers, theres no need to panic over that leaked B580 core count

Date:
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:16:02 +0000

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Intel will have to ensure that the B580s spec makes sense, and pricing will count for a lot, too.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Intels Arc B580 GPU has been leaked via a Geekbench result The score itself is meaningless, but it provides key spec details B580s core count could be lower than A580, but other specs might balance that out

Intels Battlemage graphics cards are supposedly set to launch in December if the rumors are right, and weve got another nugget suggesting that a glimpse of the purported spec of the B580.

That Arc Battlemage B580 GPU is purportedly going to be the first of Intels 2nd-gen desktop graphics cards out of the door, and VideoCardz noticed that Tomasz Gawroski flagged up a Geekbench result on X. Intel g21 battlemage 20core (160cu) at 2850mhz + 285k tested in geekbench. https://t.co/UJPG9iCjVV pic.twitter.com/G0emVzggN3 November 26, 2024

The benchmark result itself is pretty meaningless its a sample B580 (in theory, we should add sprinkle seasoning liberally), and the OpenCL score is hardly a useful metric for a gaming graphics card anyway.

The key point here is the specs shown for the B580, which is apparently set
to be loaded with 12GB of VRAM and a boost clock running up to 2.85GHz. We also learn that this GPU has 160 Compute Units (CUs).

As VideoCardz points out, this should mean the B580 has 20 Xe2 cores (with 8 CUs per core in theory).

Its also worth noting that the video memory spec aligns with a previous leak about an ASRock B580 graphics card, which was also shown with 12GB. And at 2.8GHz, the previous clock speed was in the same area as this new leak too. (Image credit: Intel) Analysis: Dont panic over those specs

So how do these specs seem to be shaping up? Theres some consternation from some of those commenting online about the drop in core count compared to the existing Arc A580 GPU as the A580 has 24 cores versus 20 here.

However, theres give and take in these specs. If the core count is dropped to 20 (and it may not be), those are still next-gen Xe2 cores benefiting from a new, faster architecture. On top of that, the boost clock is much faster than the A580 (which is officially clocked at 1.7GHz, although third-party models ran at 2GHz or so but 2.8GHz is a big leap over that).

Furthermore, youve got a more comfortable loadout of VRAM here at 12GB versus 8GB (even though, if the rumors are right, memory bandwidth will be a touch tighter with the B580 versus the A580).

All of this remains speculation, and we should bear in mind two points here. Firstly, the B580 will be appreciably faster than the A580, whatever happens. Intel would look foolish if it was otherwise, obviously enough. And secondly, no matter where the spec comes out, Intel can still attack at the low-end of the GPU market by pricing the B580 to undercut AMD and Nvidias budget offerings .

With all these leaks springing up around Battlemage in the past week or two, it seems fairly certain that we will see the B580 unveiled next month but clearly, we cant be sure of that (and even if its Intels intention right now, a last-minute delaying factor could still interfere).

It makes sense that Intel will want to grab the desktop GPU limelight for a while before AMD and Nvidia bring out their big guns (or medium-sized artillery, perhaps, in the case of RDNA 4) at CES 2025 in January as the grapevine insists. You might also like AMD Radeon RX 7600: a major gift for gamers on a budget Intel Arc GPUs aren't doomed but can Battlemage really save them? Want a great gaming PC? Look no further



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