Intel has just announced its Battlemage GPUs, and has revealed the latest version of XeSS, XeSS 2. XeSS 2 will feature XeSS Super Resolution, XeSS Frame Generation and Xe Low Latency. Intel has also revealed the first games that will support XeSS 2. So, let’s take a closer look at what Intel has announced.
Let’s start with Battlemage. Intel will release the Arc B580 and the Arc B570 on December 13th and January 16th, respectively. Both GPUs will support PCIe 4.0 x8 interface and DisplayPort 2.1, as well as the new XeSS 2.
The B580 will come with 12GB of GDDR6 across a 192-bit memory bus. The GPU will boost up to 2.67GHz, it will require 190W of power, and it will be priced at $249. On the other hand, the B570 will have 10GB of GDDR6 across a 160-bit memory bus, will boost up to 2.6Ghz, will require 150W and it will be priced at $219.
Intel claims that the Arc B580 will beat both its NVIDIA and AMD competitors at both price and performance. Or at least their current-gen GPUs. For that price, the Arc B580 feels like an incredible GPU. I mean, it comes with 12GB of GDDR6, while NVIDIA is still offering GPUs with only 8GB of VRAM. This is a huge blow to the green team.
As for Intel XeSS 2, the blue team claims that the first games to support it will be Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Robocop: Rogue City, F1 24, Dying Light 2 and more. Also, as with DLSS 3 Frame Generation when it launched, XeSS 2 Frame Generation will not be available to the previous Arc GPUs. In other words, it will be exclusive to the Battlemage GPUs. Correction. XeSS 2 Frame Generation will work with the first Arc GPUs.
So, pretty exciting news for all low-end PC gamers. Let’s now hope that the drivers will be at a better stage now, and that we won’t have another “Alchemist” situation on our hands. Let’s also hope that PC gamers will show up this time around and that Battlemage won’t be another flop for the blue team!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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