Islamabad, Dec 2: Reputable leaker Roland Quandt provided leaked marketing documents that provide an early look at Intel’s new entry-level Arc B570 GPU. According to the papers, the card will include 18 Xe2 cores, 10 GB of GDDR6 VRAM on a 160-bit memory bus, an 8-pin PCIe power connector, and a 2.6GHz GPU frequency.
It also details an ASRock Arc B570 Challenger OC model with two fans. Additionally, support for DisplayPort 2.1 and HDMI 2.1 is noted. This week, the B570 and another entry-level Battlemage GPU are anticipated to be released.
A somewhat more potent version of the B570, the Arc B580, is also the subject of rumors. According to an early Amazon listing that VideoCardz saw, the B580 might have 12 GB of GDDR6 VRAM on a 192-bit memory bus, 20 Xe2 cores, a GPU frequency of 2.8GHz and an 8-pin PCIe power port.
According to these specs, Intel is aiming to compete with cards like the AMD Radeon RX 7600 and Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti in the low-cost GPU market. Pricing is still unknown, however according to a listing posted by @Momomo_us, a $250 “Limited Edition” B580 undercuts the $269 Radeon RX 7600 and the $399 RTX 4060 Ti.
It won’t be long before Intel unveils its new Battlemage GPUs. The business has stated that it will webcast an announcement about Arc on its YouTube page on December 3rd at 9 AM ET (or 7 PM PKT).
