Intel appears to be expanding its professional graphics portfolio, with reports suggesting the development of a 24GB Battlemage GPU targeted at workstations and enterprise markets.
According to insider information from Quantum Bits, corroborated by shipping manifests shared by industry analyst Tomasz Gawroński, the new GPU could leverage the BMG-G21 die in a clamshell memory configuration to accommodate twelve 16Gb GDDR6 modules.
The timing of this development is particularly noteworthy, as Intel has recently made significant strides in the consumer graphics market. The company’s mainstream Battlemage lineup, launched with the Arc B580 and upcoming B570, has demonstrated Intel’s growing capabilities in the GPU sector.
The Arc B580, powered by the BMG-G21 die featuring 20 Xe2 cores and a 192-bit memory interface, has been particularly successful, with demand consistently exceeding available supply. Intel has responded to this market enthusiasm by implementing weekly restock programs.
The reported 24GB professional GPU would substantially advance Intel’s current professional offerings. The company’s existing flagship professional card, the Arc Pro A60, features 12GB of VRAM. This memory capacity increase would be strategically important for professional workloads, particularly in emerging fields such as AI model training and large language model inference.
However, industry experts note that Intel’s offering would still face intense competition from established players – AMD’s Radeon W7000 series and NVIDIA’s Ada Lovelace workstation cards both offer up to 48GB of VRAM.
Market positioning analysis suggests that the new GPU, based on its BMG-G21 architecture, would likely compete more directly with mid-range professional cards like NVIDIA’s RTX 2000 Ada (16GB) and AMD’s Radeon Pro W7600 (8GB). This alignment makes sense given that the consumer version of BMG-G21 performs comparably to NVIDIA’s RTX 4060.
Intel’s strategic focus on professional markets aligns with the company’s broader diversification efforts in the GPU sector. The new card is expected to target specific professional use cases including data centers, edge computing applications, scientific research, and development environments. While more details are anticipated in the coming month, the suggested 2025 release timeframe indicates that Intel is taking a measured approach to its professional GPU rollout.
Industry observers note that while this leaked information appears credible, given the nature of product development in the GPU industry, such test products don’t always reach commercial production. The final specifications and release timeline may evolve based on market conditions and technological developments.
