A few weeks ago, a source from China pointed out that Intel planned to launch its next generation of Battlemage graphics before the end of 2024, a moment clearly intended to capture all the attention of the media beforehand and get ahead of the presentation of the new ones. RTX50 that NVIDIA will present during CES, the event that is held every year in the first week of January in Las Vega.
The latest news related to the new generation of Intel graphics does not come from any source, but directly from Amazon, where the graphics have been temporarily seen Intel Arc B580 Battlemage in two versions of ASRock.
The models that have temporarily appeared on the Amazon website in the United States are the ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend OC and the ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger OC. These two graphs have also appeared on the ASRock website, so it undoubtedly means that sooner rather than later, they will see the light.
Intel Arc B580 graphics card specifications leaked
By appearing temporarily listed on Amazon, information related to their products has also been leaked. specs. Both models are based on Battlemage architecture from Intel. They have 20 GPU cores and are accompanied by 12 GB of GDDR6 memory with a 192-bit memory interface and a bandwidth of 456 GB/s.
As we can see, Intel follows the same path as AMD and, instead of using the new video memory GDDR7keep opting for the previous one. This, for starters, means that they will not be at the same level as the RTX 50 that NVIDIA will present in early 2025 at CES.
In terms of design, the Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend OC graphics card has three fans2 8-pin power connectors, has overclocking mode, has a width of 9.70 cm and occupies 2.5 slots.
The Intel Arc B580 Challenger OC model has a cooling system of two fanshas a width of 6.40 cm and occupies 2 slots. It includes a single 8-pin connector, so it is more than enough for computers with a standard power supply.
Continuing with the specifications, as could be read in the description of both graphics, ASRock recommends using the power supply of 650W, however, does not detail the consumption that either of the two leaked models will have. Both models are compatible with Intel Xe Super Samplingbetter known as XeSS (Intel’s scaling feature) and with Intel Xe Matrix Extensions that improve graphic performance.
At the time when both graphs appeared leaked on Amazon, only the details of both graph models were shown, without showing information about the launch price. The previous generation, the Intel Arc A580arrived on the American market for $179, a price more than adjusted to enter through the front door in this segment, however, its low performance did not justify such a low price, which is why, as we all know, Intel’s first foray In the dedicated graphics card market it went practically unnoticed.
