Intel Arc Battlemage Graphics Card Spotted: 14 Xe2 GPU Cores, 12 GB VRAM, 192-bit Bus, 19 Gbps Memory

A new Intel Arc Battlemage graphics card has been spotted in the latest GFX DRM log, confirming various specifications such as the Xe2 core count.

Intel Arc Battlemage Graphics Cards Based on Xe2 GPU Architecture Are Now Being Tested As Launch Approaches

Recently, it was reported that Intel is planning to launch its next-gen Arc graphics card series based on the Xe2 architecture, codenamed Battlemage, later this year. The new family will pick up from where Alchemist left off and offer increased performance and brand-new features, some of which we will first get to see on the upcoming Lunar Lake SOCs equipped with Xe2 iGPUs. It looks like Intel is now deep within the testing phase of its first engineering samples before they roll out and we have our look at a brand new sample.

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Starting with the details, the Intel Arc Battlemage graphics card that has been spotted uses the "e20b" device ID and was running the 14.01 display version. This particular sample is identified as an Xe2-HPG part and features the G: A0/M: A1 stepping. Based on the GuC parameters, it looks like the chip features up to 14 Xe2 cores which point out towards the BMG-G21 die which reportedly maxes out at 16 Xe2 cores. The chip is rated at two frequencies, one being 1500 MHz and the other being 1800 MHz. It is likely that the these are base and boost clocks of this particular sample since the Arc A770 GPU also features a 300 MHz difference between its base and boost clocks (2.1 vs 2.4 GHz).

Coming to the memory details, the Intel Arc Battlemage graphics card is listed with a total of six DRAM channels so that's 32-bit per channel or 192-bit in total. This configuration features 12 GB VRAM and should be running the standard GDDR6 modules but clocked at 19 Gbps as that aligns with the listed DCLK and the peak memory bandwidth of 456.00 GB/s. This is a higher DRAM