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

Intel has unveiled its new Battlemage GPUs, the Arc B580 and B570, priced at $250 and $220 respectively. Both cards utilize the new Xe2 architecture, with the B580 offering 20 Xe2 cores and 12GB of VRAM, while the B570 has 18 cores and 10GB of VRAM. The B580 is 24% faster than its predecessor, the Arc A750, and outperforms the Nvidia RTX 4060 by 10%. The Xe2 architecture boasts 70% faster cores and 50% higher performance per watt compared to Intel's first-gen GPUs. The Arc B580 will be available from December 13, with the B570 following on January 16.