Intel is clear that it wants to get ahead of its biggest rivals and, in the absence of official confirmation, it plans to present the new graphics Intel Arc Battlemage before the end of this year because the number of news related to this next generation are increasingly numerous.
A few days ago, two models of ASRock appeared listed on Amazon, although they were removed shortly after, showing what the specs that they offer us. The latest news reveals the most important information for users: performance.
Intel Arc 580 Battlemage Performance
Based on that leak, we know that the Intel Arc 580 will have 12GB memory video type GDDR6instead of using GDDR7 and has 20 Xe2 cores. Thanks to the benchmark that has appeared on Geekbench, we also know that it will operate at a maximum frequency of 2850 MHz.
To carry out the performance test of the Intel Arc B580, a processor has been used Intel Core Ultra 9 285Kthe most powerful processor of the new generation from Intel accompanied by 32 GB of RAM DDR5 and with the Gigabyte Z890 AUORUS Master motherboard.
The OpenCL benchmark shows a score of 78743 points, taking into account that it is an older API and that the Battlemage architecture is not adapted to it, this result would have to be taken in pieces, however, it allows us to get a slight idea of what it will offer in the market.
Based on the results of this benchmark, we can see how this new GPU uses architecture Intel Xe2a GPU that has 160 computing units equivalent to 20 Xe2 cores, which is 4 cores less than the previous generation, the Intel Arc A580Ea model that also has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory.
The two models that appeared a few days ago on Amazon are the ASRock Intel Arc B580 Steel Legend OC and the ASRock Intel Arc B580 Challenger OC. The first has a refrigeration system with 3 fans and two 8-pin connectors, while the second one is built with a 2-fan dissipation system and incorporates an 8-pin connector.
The first generation of Intel graphics cards had a very poor reception from users, especially due to their poor performance. The improvements that Intel has introduced via driver updates have improved their performance, however, they are still the ugly duckling of the graphics market.
For the first week of January, NVIDIA is expected to present the RTX 50 range, with the RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 at the helm and a few months later the RTX 5070. At the same event, everything indicates that AMD will also present its new graphics with the RX 8000 Seriesand where no high-end model will be found, since the company announced last August that it was temporarily forgetting about this segment for home users.
