Intel's New Arc Battlemage GPUs Challenge Nvidia with Budget-Friendly Performance

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Intel has launched its new Arc B580 and B570 "Battlemage" GPUs, priced at $249 and $219 respectively, targeting mainstream gamers. These GPUs, based on the Xe2 architecture, offer significant performance improvements over the previous generation, with the B580 featuring 20 Xe2 cores and 12 GB VRAM, and the B570 featuring 18 Xe2 cores and 10 GB VRAM. The B580 is claimed to outperform NVIDIA's RTX 4060 by 10% while being more affordable. The B580 will be available from December 13, 2024, and the B570 from January 16, 2025.
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