The B580 marks the debut of Intel's second-generation Arc Xe2 GPUs, and it'll be joined by the $219 B570 next month. Based on their specs alone, it's easy to see why they're compelling for budget ...

No more. Today, Intel announced the $249 Arc B580 graphics card (launching December 13) and $219 Arc B570 (January 16), built using the company’s next-gen “Battlemage” GPU architecture.

As for what the GDDR7 means for Intel Arc GPUs, it has a data transfer rate of 32 Gbps per pin, which is 60% higher than the highest speed of GDDR6 memory, which tops out at 20 Gbps per pin. Not ...

Our Verdict With 12GB of memory, superb ray tracing chops, a single 8-pin power connector, and the ability to play 1440p games without severe compromise, Intel’s $249 Arc B580 is the budget ...

Intel positions both cards as entry-level 1440p options because they have a bit more RAM than the 8GB baseline of the GeForce RTX 4060 and Radeon RX 7600. These 8GB cards are still generally fine ...

The Arc B580 will be available in a limited-edition design from Intel. Intel Intel's partners will handle the other cards, including all versions of the B570.

Intel has announced the budget $249 Arc B580 and $219 Arc B570, shipping December 13th and January 16th, respectively, as the “best-in-class performance per dollar” options in the GPU market.

Intel debuted its Xe2 graphics architecture in August as part of the Core Ultra 200V series -- Lunar Lake -- mobile CPUs. Now it's incorporating the architecture into a new generation of its Arc ...

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends Intel’s Arc B570 is right around the corner, set to ring in the new year of graphics card releases on January 16. It was just spotted in its first leaked benchmark ...

Intel Arc B580 and B570 graphics cards are priced aggressively and target the mid-range market . Arc B580 claimed to deliver performance that's 10% faster than GeForce RTX 4060 on average.

The Arc B580 comes with 12GB of GDDR6 memory, while the RTX 4060 is locked to 8GB of GDDR6 memory. Moreover, Intel is using a 192-bit bus while Nvidia is using a 128-bit bus.

Intel reaffirms its commitment to Arc graphics, but the focus is shifting from discrete GPUs to integrated GPUs. Desktop Battlemage is still on the way.