There’s been a lot of talk about the tech rumors surrounding Intel’s next-generation Battlemage graphics card since 2021, but now we have even more information about the upcoming card thanks to several leaks.
According to Tom’s latest video from Moore’s law is dead, the Battlemage may only be a discrete graphics card without a mobile version for laptops. The report also claims some leaked specifications, including TSMC’s 5nm process node and up to 512 Execution Units (EUs). The flagship will have as much EU and 16 GB VRAM (GDDR6 or GDDR6X) on a 256-bit memory bus.
The second SKU may include 448 EUs and the same 16GB of VRAM on a 256-bit memory bus, and there’s even a reference to a 384 EU variant, although Tom isn’t sure if this will be launched publicly. However, there may be lower versions that would be more budget-oriented cards: a 320 EU model with 12 GB of RAM and two 256 EU models – one with 10 GB of VRAM and the other with 8 GB of VRAM.
Finally, the leaks claim that Battlemage should be 30% faster, twice as fast as the Arc Alchemist line. This also means that Battlemage would be roughly equivalent to Nvidia’s recently released RTX 4070 Super graphics card. It’s important to remember that by the time Intel’s Battlemage comes out, Nvidia will most likely have its Blackwell graphics card, and AMD will have the RDNA 4 cards.
Battlemage could be a real force
It will be interesting to see how Intel develops its line of graphics cards and, judging by these reports and rumors, Intel could have another set of winners. The Arc Alchemist series balances performance and affordability and this Battlemage series could go even further depending on the price.
If the rumors are true, Battlemage already rivals Nvidia’s 4070 Super, a major achievement in itself. And even if Team Green’s next line of graphics cards were superior, Team Blue could easily undermine them by offering much cheaper offerings. As we’re already seeing in today’s market, buyers overwhelmingly value cost efficiency over pure performance.
Of course there was a rumor about it before Intel ditched the Battlemage but judging by this recent report and also another report claiming that graphics cards are still under developmentit doesn’t seem likely.
Now if only Intel promotes and launches this line of graphics cards much better than the Arc Alchemist release, it could be a real hit.