Intel is starting to test its Battlemage GPU: more pins for more power

Finally, the author of RedgamingTech reports that the Battlemage series will always benefit from an improved acceleration of Ray Tracing and will integrate a “Next Gen” rendering technology based on automatic learning.

GPU Intel Arc: an Alchemist+ range in the third quarter of 2023, Battlemage in 2024

An unofficial roadmap suggests the launch of 4 additional ARC graphics cards: two from this quarter, and two others, stamped Alchemist+, in the third and fourth quarters 2023. As for the Battlemage GPU, they should not wait before 2024.

The author of the Youtube RedgamingTech channel revealed what he claims to be Intel’s roadmap for the Arc Desktop GPU. It is extracted from a video which completes an older published on December 18 and which delivered some information on the next graphic architectures of Nvidia, AMD and Intel (GeForce RTX 5000 “Blackwell”, Radeon RX 8000 RDNA 4, Intel Battlemage). Regarding the next generation of Intel graphics cards, if the previous publication suggested a launch in 2023, it would rather be the first quarter 2024 now.

According to this roadmap, Intel will introduce new alchemist references to 150 W of TDP before the end of the first quarter 2023. These two cards would have 6 GB of GDDR6 at 16 Gbit/s. These may be A500 cards. Recall that for the moment, the Arc Alchemist range is limited to the A380 and A700, despite the mention of the A580 on the roadmap, official this time, of Intel. This 8 GB card of GDDR6 and 175 W of TDP corresponds to the SKU3 on the Redgamingtech roadmap.

An Alchemist+ end of 2023 ?

In addition, in the third and fourth quarters, Intel would launch Alchemist+ graphics cards: one classified in the category mainstream, the other in the performance category. The G20 would position itself in the A380 segment, the G21 in that of the A580 and A750.

GPUs Battlemage would enter the scene in 2024. A BMG G10 SKU with a TDP less than 225 W would land in the second quarter of 2024; It would be the first of Intel classified in the “enthusiastic” category. In the previous video mentioned above, there was a question of performance equivalent to those of the GeForce RTX 4070-a vague estimate, this GeForce not yet out. Finally, a second SKU with a TDP less than 150 W, targeting the same segment as the current ARC A700s, would arrive a few weeks later.

Finally, the author of RedgamingTech reports that the Battlemage series will always benefit from an improved acceleration of Ray Tracing and will integrate a “Next Gen” rendering technology based on automatic learning.

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Intel is starting to test its Battlemage GPU: more pins for more power ?

Intel has updated its designintools website to incorporate Gen5 VR (Regulator voltage) interposses for test purposes. These modifications concern more several products to come: GPUs Battlemage (BMG), but also CPU Arrow Lake (ARL) and Lunar Lake (LNL).

The interest of this update lies mainly in Battlemage GPUs. As a reminder, this is the next generation of dedicated Intel graphics cards that will succeed the Arc Alchemist range. The two test interposers for these GPUs are the BGA2362-BMG-X2 and BGA2727-BMG-X3. The second thus suggests a GPU with 2727 pins, a larger quantity than the best current GPU Alchemist. Indeed, for this series, Intel informs a BGA2660-DG2-512EU, or 2660 spindles.

Well, the chip tested here is not a final design, but we at least know that intelts a larger box for GPU Battlemage. In addition, the company potentially provides two packaging formats.

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Battlemage GPU: The next generation of Arc graphics cards

Architecture	Intel XPG	Intel XPG	Intel XPG
Range	ARCHEMIST ARC	Battlemage arc	Celestial arc
Segment	Midrange	Mid -range / high -end ?	Mid -range / high -end ?
Engraving process	TSMC 6 Nm	TSMC 4/5 Nm ?	TSMC 3 NM ?
Specifications / Design	512 execution units / 1 tile / 1 GPU	1024 execution units / 1 tile / 1 GPU ?	To be determined
Truum	GDDR6	GDDR6 (x) ?	To be determined
Launch	2022	2024 ?	2026

Arrow Lake processors for power, Lunar Lake for sobriety

Regarding processors, Intel therefore provides a high-end arrow lake-hx range. So far, the chips in this series are configured with a power of 55 W. Conversely, the Lunar LAKE range, designed for energy efficiency and intended for little powerful devices, will offer much more restrictive PBP.

In any case, do not wait for these products before next year.

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