Intel has made a significant move in the professional graphics market with its latest announcement at Computex 2025. The company is positioning itself as a serious contender in the AI workstation space with new graphics cards that feature substantially more memory than competitors at similar price points.
New Arc Pro B-Series Graphics Cards
Intel has officially announced its Arc Pro B-series graphics cards at Computex 2025 in Taipei. The new lineup consists of two models: the compact Arc Pro B50 and the more powerful Arc Pro B60. Both cards are built on Intel's second-generation Battlemage GPU architecture and are specifically designed for professional visualization and AI workstation applications. The B50 is targeted at graphics workstations, while the B60 is optimized for AI inference workloads. Intel has placed particular emphasis on providing generous VRAM capacities, which the company claims will deliver significant advantages in handling larger AI models and complex visualization tasks.
Arc Pro B50 Specifications and Pricing
The Arc Pro B50 comes equipped with 16GB of VRAM, which Intel points out is substantially more than competitors in the same segment that typically offer 6GB or 8GB. This compact dual-slot card features 16 Xe cores and 128 XMX engines delivering up to 170 peak TOPS (Trillion Operations Per Second). With a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s and a modest 70W total board power (TBP) rating, the B50 doesn't require external power connectors, making it suitable for slim and small-form-factor workstations. The card utilizes a PCIe 5.0 x8 interface, which Intel claims can improve performance by 10-20% in certain scenarios by speeding up transfers from system memory. Priced at USD $299, the Arc Pro B50 is positioned as an affordable yet capable option for professional graphics workloads.
Intel Arc Pro B50 Specifications:
- Price: USD $299
- Memory: 16GB VRAM
- Xe Cores: 16
- XMX Engines: 128
- Memory Bandwidth: 224 GB/s
- Performance: 170 peak TOPS
- Power Consumption: 70W TBP
- Interface: PCIe 5.0 x8
- Form Factor: Dual-slot, compact design
- No external power connectors required
Arc Pro B60 and Project Battlematrix
The more powerful Arc Pro B60 boasts 24GB of VRAM, 20 Xe cores, and 160 XMX engines. It offers a memory bandwidth of 456 GB/s and delivers 197 peak TOPS, with a TBP ranging from 120W to 200W. Like its smaller sibling, it also features a PCIe 5.0 x8 interface. The B60 is primarily designed for Intel's new Project Battlematrix AI workstations, which will range in price from USD $5,000 to $10,000. These systems can be configured with up to eight GPUs, providing a total of 192GB of VRAM capable of handling parameter models exceeding 70 billion parameters. While the B60 will mainly be sold as part of complete systems, Intel indicated that the per-unit cost will be approximately USD $500.
Intel Arc Pro B60 Specifications:
- Estimated Price: USD $500 per unit
- Memory: 24GB VRAM
- Xe Cores: 20
- XMX Engines: 160
- Memory Bandwidth: 456 GB/s
- Performance: 197 peak TOPS
- Power Consumption: 120W-200W TBP
- Interface: PCIe 5.0 x8
- Primary deployment: Project Battlematrix workstations (USD $5,000-$10,000)
Partner Ecosystem and Unique Configurations
Intel has taken a different approach compared to its competitors by heavily leveraging third-party GPU manufacturers for its professional cards. Partners including ASRock, Sparkle, GUNNR, Senao, Lanner, Onix, and Maxsun are already developing cards based on the B50 and B60 GPUs. Notably, Maxsun has created a dual-GPU card using two B60 GPUs on a single board, with Linux software support for splitting workloads across both GPUs. Each GPU interfaces with the host system through its own bifurcated PCIe 5.0 x8 connection, potentially offering significant performance advantages for certain workloads.
Performance Claims and Software Support
Intel has shared benchmark results claiming significant performance advantages over competing products. For the B50, Intel suggests up to 3.4 times better performance in graphics workloads compared to its previous-generation A50, as well as substantial gains against Nvidia's RTX A1000 8GB. Similarly, the B60's larger 24GB memory capacity allegedly provides up to 2.7 times better performance than competing RTX 200 Ada 16GB and RTX 5060Ti 16GB GPUs in various AI models. While these are vendor-provided benchmarks that should be treated with appropriate skepticism, they suggest Intel is making serious strides in professional GPU performance.
Project Battlematrix Workstation Features:
- Up to 8 GPUs per system
- Up to 192GB total VRAM
- Support for 70B+ parameter models
- Xeon processors
- Containerized Linux solution
- Phased software deployment:
- Q3 2025: ISV certification and initial container deployments
- Q4 2025: SRIOV, VDI, and manageability software
Software and Deployment Timeline
Both the Arc Pro B50 and B60 are currently being sampled to Intel's partners and will be available on the market in the third quarter of 2025. Intel plans a phased rollout of features, with initial launch including a reduced software feature set. Additional capabilities such as SRIOV, VDI, and manageability software will follow in the fourth quarter of 2025. For Project Battlematrix workstations, Intel is developing a validated full-stack containerized Linux solution that includes drivers, libraries, tools, and frameworks optimized for performance, with the goal of simplifying deployment and allowing customers to quickly begin using these systems for AI workloads.