Fresh leak is the first weve heard about Intel Battlemage in some time complete with a suggestion that 2nd-gen GPUs will be worryingly late

Date:
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:44:05 +0000

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This could be a glimpse of mid-to-lower-end Battlemage graphics cards so how do they shape up?

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We havent heard much about Intels Battlemage GPUs recently , except for rumblings on the grapevine that all is not well with the 2nd-generation of
Arc graphics cards but a fresh leak has given us a glimpse of a potential couple of incoming boards.

Wccftech noticed that Miktdt on X (formerly Twitter) discovered what could
be two Battlemage desktop GPUs, although we cant be certain thats what they are. As ever with any leak, we should be cautious about the possibility of fabrication here. Some smaller versions are on Sisoft...I guess they are coming. Single-float GP Compute looks quite good for just 160VE/192VE.
Doesn't tell much about the release though, I guess anything between Q4 2024 and Q2 2025 is a possibility. March 24, 2024 See more

There are a pair of Xe2 GPUs with 20 Xe Cores and 24 Xe Cores in the SiSoftware Sandra database, which could be mid-to-lower-end Battlemage products. For reference in the current generation, the A580 , in the middle
of the Alchemist pack, has 24 Xe Cores.

We also see that these graphics cards have low clock speeds of 1.8GHz, which is likely due to them being early sample versions, and they are equipped with 12GB of video RAM.

The finished products will have faster clocks, naturally, and the benchmark results presented here dont really mean much given the current pre-release state of the GPUs.

Theres also 8MB of L2 cache and as Wccftech points out, this is half the configuration of the flagship Alchemist GPU with 32 Xe Cores (the Arc A770 ). Analysis: Battlemage sliding well into 2025?

We cant be certain these are Battlemage GPUs, as noted, but this seems the most likely bet. And its about time that we should be seeing firmer leaks around the next-gen graphics cards from Intel, frankly, as things have been pretty quiet of late.

We did get a brief teaser at CES 2024 a few months back, mind you, where
Intel confirmed Battlemage silicon is in testing in the labs, and indicated that its hopeful for the next-gen GPUs to be wheeled out at CES 2025 .

While Battlemage certainly is in the labs, YouTube leaker Moores Law is Dead was recently told that the last time there were updates on Battlemage test boards was April 2023, nearly a year ago now. The word from the grapevine overall is consistent in suggesting that Intel is making slow progress with its 2nd-gen GPUs, which is backed up by the mentioned lack of leaks in recent times.

Still, at least we have this current piece of spillage to be going on with, which adds a bit of positivity in terms of a sign that Battlemage is indeed taking some steps forward in its release schedule.

The leaker on X, Miktdt, adds that they expect a release date of anything between Q4 of this year and Q2 2025 at the latest. Moores Law is Dead also previously said well now be very lucky to see Battlemage GPUs before this
year is out, and early 2025 is looking more likely.

In short, while 2024 could still happen just about early next year seems
the safer bet, particularly as Intel indicated CES 2025 for what would presumably simply be a reveal of the GPUs.

Regarding the cards themselves, well likely see a slightly beefier Battlemage GPU than the ones aired here. The flagship could run with 40 Xe Cores if another rumor is right , or the range could top out at 32 Xe Cores, just like Alchemist does already (but with the benefit of 2nd-gen architectural gains, of course).

However powerful these next-gen GPUs turn out to be and some previous rumors have indicated Intel may only make low-end boards given the right pricing, they could still shake up the GPU market. And in fairness, the budget end of the graphics card spectrum is where we really need some fresh blood to pep up value propositions. You might also like These are the best GPUs right now Check out the best cheap monitor deals Want a great gaming PC? Look no further



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