Intel Arc B580 Battlemage Edition Teardown

Today, we're tearing down the Intel Arc b580 video card from the Battlemage Edition. We're hoping this teardown goes a bit smoother than our previous encounter with the Alchemist cards! A Quick Look at the Intel Arc B580 The card is a flow-through design. Intel has adopted what Nvidia uses a lot. This design was seen to improve thermals in the past. Initial Impressions and Walkaround This is the Intel in-house model of the Arc B580, partners like Sparkle have their versions as well. The card uses a two-fan design, which is similar to designs from the 20 series. It has a vertically oriented fin stack and is a two slot card. An 8-pin PCIE connector and a large flow-through area indicate the power consumption for this card. The card has a very simplified LED setup. Disassembly Begins To take the card apart, 6 Torx screws are used and there is a tamper seal to get past. The back plate is plastic which acts as an insulator, though a metal back plate with thermal pads would have been prefer…