Intel Announces Arc B-Series "Battlemage" Discrete Graphics With Linux Support
Intel Announces Arc B-Series "Battlemage" Discrete Graphics With Linux Support
I'm interested in benchmarks to compare to my current RX 6650 XT, which is pretty similar to the 4060.
It has 12GB VRAM, which might be enough to mess around with smaller LLM models, but I really wish they'd make a high VRAM variant for enthusiasts (say, 24GB?).
That said, with Gelsinger retiring, I'll probably wait until the next CEO is picked to hear whether they'll continue developing their GPUs, I'd really rather not buy into a dead-end product, even if it has FOSS drivers.
12GB VRAM in 2024 just seems like a misstep. Intel isn't alone in that, but it's really annoying they didn't just drop at least another 4GB in there, considering the uplift in attractiveness it would have given this card.
Got the same card and you can definitely run smaller models on 8GB. There's no need to pay 200-300 bucks for a 4Gb ram upgrade though. Might be a nice card for people on the lower end but not in our cases. But yeah, I'd really like more vram too, especially with how expensive the higher end cards get - which AMD won't even bother with anymore anyway. Really hoping for something with 16+ GB for a decent price.
Yeah, I really don't need anything higher than 6700/7700 XT performance, and my 6650 XT is still more than sufficient for the games I play. All I really need is more VRAM.
If Intel sold that, I'd probably upgrade. But yeah, 12GB isn't quite enough to really make it make sense, the things I can run on 12GB aren't meaningfully different than the things I can run on 8GB.
I keep eyeing these Arc cards to possibly put into my Plex system. They are looking pretty juicy.
Needs virtio support to really be a top seller!
If this turns out to be a solid performer, the price could make it the best midrange value since AMD's Polaris (RX 480). I hope Intel's build quality has improved since the A770.
If that was some OEM design for a retail PC, fine. But fuck off with shit like glued back plates on dedicated GPUs you buy.
Need benchmarks and TDP to even start thinking about trying one of these. AMD is years ahead and I've never had an issue.
B770 to hypothetical B9XX is what I'm looking for. Phoenix benchmarks because not many doing Linux benchmarks. 8700-8800xt or B700-B9XX for me next year
So is this the one with the telephone sanitizers?