Leaked benchmarks of Intel's upcoming Arc B580 "Battlemage" GPU indicate strong performance, potentially surpassing both the NVIDIA RTX 4060 and AMD RX 7600 XT in Vulkan tests.
Benchmark Results
The benchmarks, sourced from Geekbench 6, show the Intel Arc B580 (with 20 Xe2 cores at 2850 MHz) performing notably well in Vulkan:
- Vulkan: Arc B580 - 103,445 points; RTX 4060 - 97,127 points; RX 7600 XT - 87,270 points.
- OpenCL: Arc B580 - 98,343 points; RTX 4060 - 101,732 points; RX 7600 XT - 83,918 points.
In Vulkan, the Arc B580 shows a 7% lead over the RX 7600 XT and a 6.5% lead over the RTX 4060. While the OpenCL results show the Arc B580 slightly behind the competition, Intel's focus on more modern APIs like Vulkan and DX12 suggests these results are less indicative of real-world gaming performance.
Considering the rumored $249 price point, the Arc B580 could offer excellent value, especially for users prioritizing Vulkan performance.
Intel Arc Battlemage GPU Lineup
| GPU Name | Arc B580 | Arc B570 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Battlemage B-Series | Battlemage B-Series |
| Process | TSMC 5nm | TSMC 5nm |
| Die | 272mm² | 272mm² |
| Transistors | 19.6 Million | 19.6 Million |
| Cores | 20 Xe2 | 18 Xe2 |
| RT Units | 20 RTU | 18 RTU |
| XMX Engines | 160 | 144 |
| Clock Speed | 2670 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| VRAM | 12 GB GDDR6 | 10 GB GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 160-bit |
| Bandwidth | 456 GB/s | 380 GB/s |
| TBP | 190W | 150W |
| Connector | 1x 8-Pin | 1x 8-Pin |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Price (USD) | $249 | $219 |
| Launch | December 13th, 2024 | January 16th, 2025 |
