Arc B770 inbound? 4 new Intel Arc GPUs noticed in Linux drivers

Intel’s Arc collection of graphics playing cards have been met with hesitation, then pleasure, as they’ve provided higher worth than each Nvidia and AMD at their respective worth factors. However the final new shopper card we noticed was the second-gen Arc B580 approach again in December, and the B570 is the one different one within the collection. The place are the brand new playing cards? In response to a brand new Linux driver, they’re…someplace.

A Twitter/X consumer going by @LasseKrkkinen noticed 4 new {hardware} identifiers within the newest spherical of Linux driver updates for Arc graphics playing cards. In response to Tom’s {Hardware}, the “BMG” household label signifies that these are new members of the second-gen Battlemage line, which has to date solely seen mid-range entries.

There’s no strategy to positively affiliate these new IDs with new graphics playing cards past that, and even guess when or in the event that they’ll come to market. Let me stress that once more: Simply because {hardware} is recognized in documentation doesn’t imply that it’ll undergo the lengthy course of of creating it to a retail product launch. However the hope for cash-strapped PC avid gamers is that a minimum of considered one of them is the Arc B770, a follow-up to the unique Arc A770, and which might presumably compete with Nvidia’s RTX 5060 and the AMD’s Radeon RX 9060. (The others are seemingly the business-focused Arc Professional variants introduced throughout Computex final week.)

The RTX 5060 prices $299 and comes with a disappointing 8GB of video reminiscence — if Intel may beat it in both respect, it could get the eye of the market in a severe approach. In fact it could additionally must compete by way of efficiency, too. C’mon, Intel, I’m rooting for you…which feels bizarre to say, however the desktop graphics market has been a duopoly (and extra just lately, an efficient monopoly for Nvidia) for much too lengthy.