Intel has just announced its second generation of discrete GPUs, dubbed Battlemage. These GPUs are expected to surpass the current generation in both

Intel’s next — and possibly last — desktop graphics cards will begin arriving in just 10 days. Right on cue, the company has announced the budget $249 Arc B580 and $219 Arc B570, shipping December 13th and January 16th, respectively, as the “best-in-class performance per dollar” options in the GPU market.

Intel Arc B580 GPUs are listed on Amazon following the announcement just days ago. We can't validate the legitimacy of these listings, but the prices are

Powered by the new Xe2 "Battlemage" architecture and a new XeSS 2 frame generation feature, Intel's $249 Arc B580 is FINALLY bringing 1440p gaming to the masses.

Intel's Arc B580 GPU is set to disrupt the market with its $249 price tag, offering powerful performance to rival NVIDIA’s RTX 4060 and elevate gaming experiences.

The Intel Arc B580 will be available starting December 13th for $250, while the Arc B570 will come a bit later, on January 16th, for $220.

Intel's first Battlemage GPU, the Arc B580, will be here before Xmas and it'll be 10% faster and $50 cheaper than the GeForce RTX 4060.

Overall, Intel is claiming that the B580 has the measure of the Nvidia RTX 4060 by 10% on average at 1440p while undercutting its $299 by $50. Intel is leaning into the memory advantage of its new cards for 1440p gaming in particular and with ray tracing enabled. After all, the RTX 4060 is a mere 8 GB card with a 128-bit memory bus.

Intel's second generation discrete Arc GPUs based on Battlemage are due to arrive in a couple of weeks and we've got the full scoop.