Intel Arc graphics cards likely to make an appearance at Computex, “stay tuned” for possible B770
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Intel has been very quiet on the subject of its Arc graphics cards, but finally, news has emerged that Team Blue are still working on new models and has plans for an announcement at Computex.
Intel revealed on Twitter/X that “New Intel Arc Pro GPUs are on the way!” This was followed by “See you in Taipei,” strongly hinting that further details would be revealed at Computex. Though this announcement is likely to relate to the Arc Pro A60 24GB, there are further hints that other Arc-related projects are in the works.
- GPU: BGM-G21
- Shading units: 2,560
- VRAM: 12GB GDDR6
- Memory bus width: 192-bit
- Bandwidth: 456GB/s
- Base/Boost clock speed: 2,670/2,740 MHz
Though Intel Arc's Battlemage GPUs have carved themselves a small niche as a good budget and entry-level option, many users have been clamouring for Intel to produce something more powerful. Users on Twitter asking about the previously rumoured Battlemage B770 (a follow-up to last-gen flagship Arc A770) were treated to a reply from the official Intel account that said some variant of ‘Stay tuned!”
What to expect at Computex?
The current Arc B580 and Arc B570 use the BMG-G21 chip, but there have been several credible leaks that suggest Intel has a more powerful chip waiting in the wings. The BMG-G31 is said to be a larger GPU containing more cores, and has long been rumoured to be the GPU intended for the B770, though so far there have been no official announcements confirming its existence.
With this sudden flurry of activity on social media in advance of Computex, it seems that Intel is gearing up for an announcement directed at the consumer market. It remains to be seen if this is indeed the fabled B770 or perhaps the Arc B580 24GB model.
With Computex expected to host the announcement of the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT along with the Nvidia RTX 5060 launch, Intel is putting itself against some stiff competition.
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