A recent leak has shown that Intel intends to keep rolling out desktop graphics cards this generation. We’ve caught our first look at the mid-range Intel Arc B580, which comes with 12 GB of RAM and 30 Xe cores. However, if the latest information from Moore's Law is Dead is to be believed, this could be the strongest Battlemage dGPU for now.
Arc B770 Delays
According to Tom's sources, the high-end Arc B770 won’t be hitting the market in the near future. It was said to offer 16 GB of VRAM and go up against Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4080. While it isn't officially cancelled, the project's outlook appears quite grim at present. Even if Intel manages to revive the Arc B770, it would need at least a year before it could be launched since it's still not taped out.
Availability Issues
Another source has informed Tom that the Arc B580 may be hard to find once it launches. Up to now, only a few AIBs have shown any interest in producing Intel's GPU, and currently, it looks like there are only two available. The Arc B580 is expected to be accompanied by an Arc B380, which features 8 GB of VRAM. Both of these models are likely to face strong competition from RDNA 4 and Blackwell.
Laptop GPUs Uncertain
As for their laptop versions, there hasn’t been any information yet, and it appears Intel might skip this generation due to the negative reception of Alchemist. Even if there’s no dedicated GPU for laptops, Battlemage will still be present as an iGPU in Intel's Panther Lake and other laptop offerings, though in a more limited role.
