Intel has announced the new Arc B580 and B570 graphics cards, the first new B-Series GPUs with the Xe2 architecture. These new GPUs aim to bring “best-in-class” value in the sub $300 range of graphics cards with 1440p gaming experiences and XeSS 2.
Intel Arc B580 and B570 GPUs feature new Xe2 cores that improve efficiency and bring better performance with less software overhead. This means that gamers can expect more performance at lower wattages compared to the first generation of Intel Arc GPUs. Xe2 cores include high-performance XMX AI engines, and the cores are supported by improved ray tracing units, better mesh shading performance, and support for graphics functions for the latest games.
Each GPU supports XeSS 2, which includes XeSS Super Resolution, XeSS Frame Generation and Xe Low Latency. Frame Generation adds interpolated frames using optical flow and motion vector reprojection to boost frame rates. When coupling Frame Generation with Low Latency, players can expect nearly four times better performance versus standard rasterization while maintaining smooth inputs.
The Intel Arc B580 will be launching first on December 13 starting at $249 from Intel and board partners like Acer, ASRock, GUNNIR, ONIX Technology, MAXSUN and Sparkle. One month later, the Intel Arc B570 will launch on January 16 starting at $219 from the same board partners. These GPUs will be available at retailers like Best Buy, Micro Center, and Newegg.
Here are the specs for each card:
Intel Arc B580 Specs
- Xe-cores – 20
- Render Slices – 5
- Ray Tracing Units – 20
- Intel Xe Matrix Extensions (Intel XMX) Engines – 160
- Xe Vector Engines – 160
- Graphics Clock – 2670 MHz
- GPU Peak TOPS (Int8) – 233
- TBP – 190 W
- PCI Express Configurations – PCI Express 4.0 x8
- Memory – 12 GB GDDR6
- Graphics Memory Interface – 192 bit
- Graphics Memory Bandwidth – 456 GB/s
- Graphics Memory Speed – 19 Gbps
Intel Arc B570 Specs
- Xe-cores – 18
- Render Slices – 5
- Ray Tracing Units – 18
- Intel Xe Matrix Extensions (Intel XMX) Engines – 144
- Xe Vector Engines – 144
- Graphics Clock – 2500 MHz
- GPU Peak TOPS (Int8) – 203
- TBP – 150 W
- PCI Express Configurations – PCI Express 4.0 x8
- Memory – 10 GB GDDR6
- Graphics Memory Interface – 160 bit
- Graphics Memory Bandwidth – 380 GB/s
- Graphics Memory Speed – 19 Gbps
With these specs, Intel notes that Arc B-Series GPUs offer 70% better performance per core and 50% more performance per watt over A-Series GPUs. The B580 GPU is 24% faster on average over the A750 at 1440p, with some games going up to 78% faster and offering 32% better performance per dollar.
