The Upcoming Acer Intel Arc B (Battlemage) Series GPU
Gaming enthusiasts and content creators: If you were searching—or even lost, and find yourself here, then you’re in the right place. Today we’re back at it, reviewing the best graphics cards we can get our hands on. Yes, for your gaming pleasure we have four upcoming Acer Intel Arc B Series GPUs on today’s graphically fantastic menu.
Code-named Battlemage, these Intel B-Series GPUs feature Xe2 architecture and between 18 and 20 cores, bringing beyond-life-like clarity and detail with support for high FPS gaming at 1440p and stunning visuals up to 8k. Throw in clock speeds of up to 2900 MHz and, of course, Acer’s icy-cool FrostBlade thermal system, and the Acer Intel Arc B Series GPUs are game changers for DIY gamers in pursuit of ultimate-performance gaming and content creation.
Before we proceed any further, let’s clear one thing up: there’s nothing B grade about the Acer Intel Arc B Series GPUs. These Intel Arc GPUs are strictly A+ material: your ticket to exceptional gaming, versatile creation and a world of newfangled AI experiences. So, if you’re looking for an upgrade, or simply setting up a new PC andin need of a GPU, then read on to discover all you need to know about the B Series graphics cards, and how they’re ready to revolutionize your gaming journey. Later on in the article, we’ll also cover the tech-specs and release dates for these GPUs
To B, or not to B?
How could we resist the pun? Jokes aside, the resounding consensus is that the B series GPUs empower gamers to excel in games today, tomorrow and onwards. So don’t be a ninny, be a battlemage, and slay to win with the B Series GPUs. Now let’s get stuck into the details surrounding these four horsemen of the graphics apocalypse!
The Battlemage series are Intel’s second generation of Arc GPUs. The upcoming release definitely represents a third contender stepping into the arena ready to swing its axe with Nvidia and AMD GPUs. If you’re weighing up the Intel B-Series with Nvidia and AMD alternatives, the B-Series models offer viable alternatives to equivalent models in the Nvidia and AMD camps, as you can see in this enlightening article covering the 7 reasons Intel’s Battlemage GPUs are what the GPU market needs.
Balancing performance and cost, B-Series GPUs feature high VRAM capacity, as well as top-notch AI-upscaling to deliver smooth gameplay at 1440p, outperforming comparable Nvidia and AMD GPUs in price-to-performance value. The B-Series provides some serious GPU bang per dollar spent, at prices we hope are accessible to most gamers.
B the best with Xe2 microarchitecture
To understand the B-Series, and how they deliver the best in modern gaming features, as well as accelerating AI workloads, we need to acquaint ourselves with the new Xe2 architecture and the XMX AI engines at the heart of the B-Series GPUs.
- Intel Arc B-Series all feature next-gen Xe2 architecture. This new architecture is designed to deliver improved efficiency and up to 50% better performance per core, while minimizing software overhead. Xe cores feature ray tracing units with increased capability, as well as improved mesh shading performance and better support of key graphics functions to ramp-up performance efficiency in all the latest game engines.
- XMX AI engines are the specialized AI engines at the, er, core of each Xe-core. XMX are high performance AI engines that provide machine learning hardware resources to further accelerate AI-infused gaming, as well as content and media creation.
There are two other key technologies integral to the success of these GPUs that we need to mention before we check out the hardware:
- Intel Xe Frame Generation technology XeFG provides higher fluidity to your gaming adventures, by interlacing AI-generated frames with existing graphics. This massively increases the FPS (frames per second) for added fluidity and performance.
- Intel Xe Low Latency technology. XeLL employs advanced algorithms to predict the best path from your input to the onscreen output, for seamless gaming experiences galore.
Meet the four Battlemages
The four upcoming Acer Intel Arc B-Series GPUs are: the Nitro Intel Arc B580 12GB, Nitro Intel Arc B580 OC 12GB, Nitro Intel Arc B570 10GB, and the Nitro Intel Arc B570 OC 10GB. All four GPUs share Acer’s FrostBlade dual fan technology, featuring smooth and durable dual ring ball-bearings to improve airflow and reduce noise. A corrosion-resistant aluminum protective backplate delivers upgraded structural integrity, while its larger vent design enhances cooling efficiency.
Bringing your gaming to life with unrivalled detail and clarity, the Battlemages can support up to 8k display. Connectivity wise, all of the B-Series GPUs have every output and interface angle covered: HDMI 2.1, 3 x DisplayPort 2.1, while the PCIe 4.0 BUS Interface, with a max resolution of 7680x4320 on up to 4 simultaneous displays. Here’s the tech specs for the four Acer Intel Arc B-Series GPUs:
Nitro Intel Arc B580 12GB
- Graphics: Intel® Arc™ B-Series Graphics, DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, 20 Cores
- GPU Clock: 2670 MHz
- Memory: GDDR6, 456 Gbps bandwidth, 19 Gbps memory speed
- Graphics Memory Amount: 12 GB
Nitro Intel Arc B580 OC 12GB
- Graphics: Intel® Arc™ B-Series Graphics, DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, 20 Cores
- GPU Clock: 2740 MHz
- Memory: GDDR6, 456 Gbps bandwidth, 19 Gbps memory speed
- Graphics Memory Amount: 12 GB
Nitro Intel Arc B570 10GB
- Graphics: Intel® Arc™ B-Series Graphics, DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, 18 Cores
- GPU Clock: 2500 MHz
- Memory: GDDR6, 456 Gbps bandwidth, 19 Gbps memory speed
- Graphics Memory Amount: 12 GB
Nitro Intel Arc B570 OC 10GB
- Graphics: Intel® Arc™ B-Series Graphics, DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, 18 Cores
- GPU Clock: 2900 MHz
- Memory: GDDR6, 380 Gbps bandwidth, 19 Gbps memory speed
- Graphics Memory Amount: 10 GB
B ready for battle
We hope that you’ve enjoyed our foray into the Battlemage series of Acer Intel Arc B-Series GPUs. Representing peak performance at approachable prices, take a closer look at these four GPU beasts, and you’ll surely find the perfect graphics card for your gaming and content creation requirements. If you’re hungry for a taste of these future-ready graphics cards, you can already get the B580 models from your preferred PC store, but you’ll have to wait until Jan 16th 2025 for the release of the B570 models listed above.
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Edmund is an English copywriter based in New Taipei City, Taiwan. He is a widely published writer and translator with two decades of experience in the field of bridging linguistic and cultural gaps between Chinese and English.
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