Intel Arc B-Series GPUs are built to deliver solid gaming and creative performance at budget-friendly price

Intel has unveiled a fresh series of graphics cards for gamers and creators—the Arc B-Series GPUs, aka Battlemage. The lineup includes the Arc B580 and B570, which promise solid bang for your buck. According to Intel, these cards can handle popular games at up to 1440p resolution, pushing over 60fps with ease. 

Both the Arc B580 and B570 are powered by XeSS 2, second-generation ray tracing engines, and XMX AI engines. According to Intel, XeSS 2 combines three key technologies—XeSS Super Resolution, XeSS Frame Generation, and Xe Low Latency—to enhance your gaming experience. XeSS Super Resolution offers AI-powered upscaling with support for over 150 games. XeSS Frame Generation uses AI, optical flow, and motion vector reprojection to interpolate frames for smoother gameplay. Meanwhile, Xe Low Latency integrates directly with game engines to ensure faster input response.

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The Intel Arc B580 packs 20 second-gen Xe cores and 20 ray tracing units. It runs at a peak clock speed of 2,670MHz, with 12GB of GDDR6 VRAM and a memory bandwidth of 456GB/s. The GPU is rated for a total board power (TBP) of 190W and delivers up to 233 trillion operations per second (TOPS) of computational power.

On the other hand, the Arc B570 scales things back a bit with 18 Xe cores and 18 ray tracing units. It features a 2,500MHz peak clock speed, 10GB of GDDR6 memory, and a memory bandwidth of 380GB/s. It has a TBP of 150W and hits 203 TOPS in terms of computational power. 

Intel also claims its new Arc B-series GPUs offer up to 70% better performance per Xe-core and up to 50% improved efficiency per watt compared to the previous generation. As for price,  The Intel Arc B580 Limited Edition graphics card and models from add-in board partners Acer, ASRock, GUNNIR, ONIX Technology, MAXSUN and Sparkle will be available starting from $249 (approx. Rs 21,000). And, Intel Arc B570 graphics cards from the same add-in board partners will be available starting from $219 (around Rs 18,550).