Intel Launches Arc B-Series Graphics Cards

What’s New: Today, Intel announced the new Intel® Arc™ B-Series graphics cards (code-named Battlemage). The Intel® Arc™ B580 and B570 GPUs offer best-in-class value for performance at price points that are accessible to most gamers¹, deliver modern gaming features and are engineered to accelerate AI workloads. The included Intel X^e Matrix Extensions (XMX) AI engines power the newly introduced X^eSS 2, comprised of three technologies that together increase performance, visual fluidity and responsiveness.

“The new Intel Arc B-Series GPUs are the perfect upgrades for gamers. They deliver leading performance-per-dollar and great 1440p gaming experiences with XeSS 2, second-generation ray tracing engines and XMX AI engines. We’re delighted to be joined by more partners than ever so that gamers have more choice in finding their perfect design.”

About the New Architecture:  The Intel Arc B-Series GPUs use Intel’s latest X^e2 architecture, optimized to deliver improved efficiency and higher performance per core with less software overhead. Second-generation X^e-cores deliver the solid compute capabilities required for modern workloads and include high-performance XMX AI engines. New X^e-cores are supported by more capable ray tracing units, better mesh shading performance and improved support of key graphics functions to significantly increase performance efficiency with the latest game engines.

About X^eSS 2:  X^eSS 2 now includes three technologies: X^eSS Super Resolution, X^eSS Frame Generation and X^e Low Latency. X^eSS Super Resolution is the key technology that underpinned first-generation X^eSS, which has offered AI-based upscaling for more than two years and now supports more than 150 games. New AI-powered X^eSS Frame Generation adds interpolated frames using optical flow and motion vector reprojection to provide higher fluidity gaming. And new X^e Low Latency integrates with the game engine to provide faster response to gamers’ inputs. With all three technologies activated, X^eSS 2 is capable of increasing the frames-per-second output by up to 3.9x to deliver high performance in demanding AAA games².

Why It Matters: Intel’s graphics intellectual property (IP) enables modern graphics experiences at scale for a range of devices, including graphics cards, laptops and handhelds. Intel Arc B-series GPUs benefit from a mature software environment thanks to continuing investments across Intel’s graphics portfolio.

Compared with the previous generation, the Intel Arc B-Series GPUs offer 70% better performance per X^e-core³ and 50% more performance per watt⁴. The B580 GPU, when compared to the Intel Arc A750 GPU, is on average 24%⁵ faster at 1440p with some games up to 78% faster. When compared to the competition, the Intel Arc B580 GPU offers up to 32% better performance-per-dollar¹.

With 12GB of dedicated GPU memory for the Intel Arc B580 and 10GB for the Intel Arc B570, gamers can expect high-performance gaming at 1440p ultra quality settings, enhanced by AI-powered X^eSS 2 technologies.

New Intel Graphics Software provides access to display settings including color and scaling modes and variable refresh rate (VRR) support. 3D graphics settings include a frames-per-second limiter and a driver-level low-latency mode. Performance controls include basic and advanced overclocking and metrics powered by the widely adopted open source PresentMon, which now includes support for frame generation and latency measurements.

The Intel Arc B580 Limited Edition graphics card is available starting Dec. 13, 2024, from $249. Intel introduced the new GPU – along with the Intel Arc B570 – on Dec. 3, 2024. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

The Details: Features of the Intel Arc B-Series GPUs include:

• Powerful Media Engines: Intel’s leading X^e Media engine with twin multi-format transcoders (MFX) is designed to support faster, higher-quality creation and playback of multimedia (video). The GPUs also include expansive hardware encode and decode codec support, such as AV1, H.265 including 4:2:2 10-bit, H.264 and VP9.
• Support for AI Playground: Intel’s all-in-one, easy-to-use free AI starter application is designed to run generative AI workloads locally to allow users to easily perform text-to-image generation, photo editing and upscaling, and customize chatbots with their own data.
• Game On Driver Support: Intel Arc B-Series GPUs will continue to receive optimized software and performance for the most popular games on launch day.

About Availability: The Intel Arc B580 Limited Edition graphics card and models from add-in board partners Acer, ASRock, GUNNIR, ONIX, MAXSUN and Sparkle will be available starting Dec. 13 from $249.

Intel Arc B570 graphics cards from the same add-in board partners will be available starting Jan. 16, 2025, from $219.

More Context: Intel Arc B-Series Product Page | Intel Arc B-Series Launch Briefing (Media Deck) | Intel Arc B-Series Explainer Videos  (YouTube)

The Intel Arc B580 Limited Edition graphics card is available starting Dec. 13, 2024, from $249. Intel introduced the new GPU – along with the Intel Arc B570 – on Dec. 3, 2024. (Credit: Intel Corporation) (Credit: Intel Corporation)

The Intel Arc B580 Limited Edition graphics card is available starting Dec. 13, 2024, from $249. Intel introduced the new GPU – along with the Intel Arc B570 – on Dec. 3, 2024. (Credit: Intel Corporation) (Credit: Intel Corporation)

The Intel Arc B580 Limited Edition graphics card is available starting Dec. 13, 2024, from $249. Intel introduced the new GPU – along with the Intel Arc B570 – on Dec. 3, 2024. (Credit: Intel Corporation) (Credit: Intel Corporation)

Intel Arc B580 and B570 graphics cards offer best-in-class value for performance at price points accessible to most gamers, deliver modern gaming features and are engineered to accelerate AI workloads. Intel introduced the new GPUs on Dec. 3, 2024. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

Intel Arc B580 and B570 graphics cards offer best-in-class value for performance at price points accessible to most gamers, deliver modern gaming features and are engineered to accelerate AI workloads. Intel introduced the new GPUs on Dec. 3, 2024. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

Intel Arc B580 and B570 graphics cards offer best-in-class value for performance at price points accessible to most gamers, deliver modern gaming features and are engineered to accelerate AI workloads. Intel introduced the new GPUs on Dec. 3, 2024. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

Intel Arc B580 and B570 graphics cards offer best-in-class value for performance at price points accessible to most gamers, deliver modern gaming features and are engineered to accelerate AI workloads. Intel introduced the new GPUs on Dec. 3, 2024. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

Intel Arc B580 and B570 graphics cards offer best-in-class value for performance at price points accessible to most gamers, deliver modern gaming features and are engineered to accelerate AI workloads. Intel introduced the new GPUs on Dec. 3, 2024. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

Intel Arc B580 and B570 graphics cards offer best-in-class value for performance at price points accessible to most gamers, deliver modern gaming features and are engineered to accelerate AI workloads. Intel introduced the new GPUs on Dec. 3, 2024. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

Intel Arc B580 and B570 graphics cards offer best-in-class value for performance at price points accessible to most gamers, deliver modern gaming features and are engineered to accelerate AI workloads. Intel introduced the new GPUs on Dec. 3, 2024. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

_{The Small Print:}

_{¹Intel® Arc™ B580 provides best-in-class performance per dollar. With class defined as GPUs with MSRP from $250 to $300 USD. Tested across 40+ games in rasterized and ray-traced settings at 1440p Ultra. Pricing compared to MSRP has held consistent as of testing date of Nov. 13, 2024. See intel.com/performanceindex for details.}

_{²X^eSS Frame Generation technology found within X^eSS 2 results in up to 3.9x faster performance, as tested on Intel® Arc™ B580 running F1 24 at 1440p Ultra using X^eSS Ultra Performance Mode. See intel.com/performanceindex for details.}

_{³The second-gen X^e core powering the Intel Arc B-Series can achieve up to 70% more perf per core compared to previous generation Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition, averaged across various titles at 1440p Ultra. See intel.com/performanceindex for details.}

_{⁴The second-gen X^e core powering the Intel Arc B-Series can achieve up to 50% more perf per watt compared with previous generation Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition, averaged across various titles at 1440p Ultra. See intel.com/performanceindex for details.}

_{⁵Intel® Arc™ B580 is 24% faster in gaming vs. the Intel Arc A750 limited edition across various games at 1440p ultra settings, with select games using X^eSS performance mode (if available). See intel.com/performanceindex for details.}

_{AI features may require software purchase, subscription or enablement by a software or platform provider, or may have specific configuration or compatibility requirements.  Details at intel.com/AIPC. Results may vary.}

_{Learn more about AI Playground at intel.com/ai-playground.}

_{Altering clock frequency or voltage may void any product warranties and reduce stability, security, performance, and life of the processor and other components.  Check with system and component manufacturers for details.}

_{Performance varies by use, configuration and other factors. Learn more at intel.com/PerformanceIndex.}

_{Performance results are based on testing as of dates shown in configurations and may not reflect all publicly available updates. See backup for configuration details. No product or component can be absolutely secure.}

_{Your costs and results may vary.}

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