Sparkle Rep Mentions Arc Xe2 "Battlemage" Graphics Card Configured with 24 GB VRAM

T0@st · Tuesday at 7:49 PM

Not long after Intel's launch of the Arc Xe2 "Battlemage" B580 12 GB graphics card design, insiders started generating noise about potential spin-offs bound for release in 2025. In theory, the speculated "B580 24 GB" variant could arrive as a workstation-oriented discrete graphics solution—possibly lined up as a next-gen entry within Team Blue's Arc Pro family. Three mysterious BMG (aka "Battlemage") PCI identifiers turned up at the end of January; sending online PC hardware debates into overdrive; one faction believed that Team Blue was readying fabled productivity-focused B-series cards—complete with enlarged pools of GDDR6 VRAM. Apparently, Sparkle's Chinese branch has provided comment on newer rumors—from March, according to VideoCardz. The Taiwanese manufacturer is a key Intel board partner in the field of Arc GPU-based graphics card products—across gaming and professional desktop lines. Unfortunately, the company's head office (in Taiwan) has dismissed "official" claims about a May/June launch of an unnamed 24 GB model. Sparkle's Chinese social media account engaged with members of the PC hardware community, and outlined an "original plan" to release something new within the second quarter of 2025—apparently the incoming card is "still being arranged."

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cal5582 · Tuesday at 7:56 PM

wonder if theyll do another single slot variant. i loved the sparkle eco one. perfect for media servers.

Kwadratowicz · Tuesday at 9:16 PM

I would love to get that and make it to work as llm

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RaceT3ch · Tuesday at 9:41 PM

Well this is interesting

bonehead123 · Tuesday at 10:35 PM

T0@st said:
apparently the incoming card is "still being arranged."

So in other words, they haven't finished reverse-engineering those block diagrams they stole last year, hahahahaha

go figure !

capdauntless · Wednesday at 2:30 AM

Release it Intel and I'll buy it. I've been very impressed with the a770 even with the rockier than heck launch. It's turned into a decent performer albeit with a bit of an appetite for electricity.

TPUnique · Wednesday at 9:03 AM

I don't understand what's taking Intel so long to release that Pro 24Gb model. The bus width allows it and the GPU is punching above its weight in compute tasks. Technically there's all the recipe for success. Commercially, Intel could even justify a bigger markup than on the presumably razor-thin 12Gb model... the market would absorb it without batting an eye.

It's frustrating, frankly
I'm faintly hoping for at least a hint at Computex next month... but it's Intel so I gotta keep my expectations in check.

Rightness_1 · Wednesday at 9:28 AM

Shame that nGreedia thinks 8GB or even 12GB is more than enough for the plebs...

MCJAxolotl7 · 2025-04-25T00:55:00+0100

Pro, you say? If I can buy it and it is good at gaming, it's a gaming card now.

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Sparkle Rep Mentions Arc Xe2 "Battlemage" Graphics Card Configured with 24 GB VRAM

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