The Intel “Battlemage” graphics card doubles up against the Arc A770

After a long wait, Intel’s first gaming-oriented graphics card has finally been released, albeit a shaky one. The company is now in full swing improving its sad-to-start drivers and is also working on future generations of graphics cards, with “Battlemage” being the first in a long line of fictional codenames.

Earlier this year, the Redgamingtech YouTube channel posted what were said to be product plans for Intel graphics cards, of which the next-generation makeover won’t happen until early 2024. Now they’re following up with the specifications of the BGM-G10 graphics chip, which is expected to be the next flagship and successor. for the ACM-G10 which today includes the Arc A770 and A750.

Specifications: Intel Arc A770 and “Battlemage”

In terms of the number of computing units, the number of Xe cores in the ACM-G10 is doubled, from 32 to 64 currently. The graphics chip will be manufactured with TSMC’s 4nm process, the same technology used by Nvidia for its Geforce RTX 4000 “Ada Lovelace” series, and Intel’s target clock speeds are listed at 3.0GHz or higher. The latter is comparable to the 2.4 GHz specified for Intel’s current top model Arc A770.

What could already be more than a theoretical doubling in computing power is joined by the new Xe 2 HPG architecture, which in turn also increases performance at a given clock frequency. Intel itself hasn’t yet mentioned what other improvements to expect, but in addition to general improvements to computing units, previous information points to solid improvements to Ray tracing And machine learning (ML) is on display.

Memory-wise, the BGM-G10 will stick to a 256-bit memory bus and the choice of memory technology remains shrouded in mystery, but the closest thing at hand is GDDR6 variant GDDR6X. The width of the carrier makes 8, 16, and 32GB configurations possible in terms of capacity, though the latter is less likely for cost reasons. According to Redgamingtech, this is supported by a 48MB L2 cache, which is three times the current ACM-G10, and improved graphics memory pressure.

However, anyone looking forward to the next generation of Intel should be prepared to wait a long time. The report claims that early empowerment, which is likely to target partner manufacturers, will take place during the first quarter of 2024 and the sharp launch will be delayed until the second quarter, that is, during the period from April to June. Ahead of that, there’s talk of Alchemist+, which judging by the name would be one refreshes It’s from today’s generation and should be suitable for Intel’s middle class rather than becoming something new at peak performance.

After Battlemage come “Celestial” and “Druid”, but apart from the codenames, almost nothing is known about these. It’s also possible that they’re far in time, as Celestial could become relevant in the middle or end of 2025 and the Druid arrives then in 2026 or even just 2027.

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