BMG-G31 for ARC B770?: Wasn’t it Intel‘s Big BattleMage GPU set? 15 comments
The leakers have been in unison for months: Intel has discontinued the large-scale chip, which could have been the basis for the Arc B770 and B750. According to the ARC B580 (test) and B570 (test) based on the small BMG-G21 chip, nothing can be found in this generation. Really? Internally, Intel apparently ships everything with the BMG-G31.
Intel ships the BMG-G31 for testing purposes.
In this case, too—like Nova Lake-S for LGA 1954—database entries for shipping documents seem to reveal more than what was previously officially known. Both listings date back to March. In one case, according to the documents, the documents concern a cooler, with “BMG-G31” explicitly mentioned. In the second case, there are only PCIe plug-in cards with “BMG,” but the (SKT) C32 base is new. So should Intel’s BMG-G31 continue to develop?
Intel has been hedged so far
So far, Intel has denied every public comment about larger graphics cards. At the start of the smaller variants in late 2024, it was stated upon request that they were taking care of the here and now. However, the manufacturer emphasized that graphics card development is a multi-year endeavor and that we are only at the beginning of the journey.
According to the presentation of the GeForce RTX 5000 and RX 9000, the potential for larger variants of the battlefield seems greater than last year. Because the performance jumps are not as big as suspected.
Battlemage could, if it’s economically feasible and not slowed down by drivers, be a real market opportunity. Drivers, in particular, remain crucial in this regard: in the editorial team’s latest gaming tech tests, the new generation hasn’t performed well recently.
Topics: Arc Battlemage Graphics Intel Cards Source: Videocardz
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