{"id":28039,"date":"2023-01-05T22:42:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T22:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2023\/01\/05\/leaked-intel-gpu-roadmap-shows-next-gen-battlemage-arriving-in-2024\/"},"modified":"2023-01-05T22:42:54","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T22:42:54","slug":"leaked-intel-gpu-roadmap-shows-next-gen-battlemage-arriving-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2023\/01\/05\/leaked-intel-gpu-roadmap-shows-next-gen-battlemage-arriving-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaked Intel GPU Roadmap Shows Next-Gen Battlemage Arriving in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Things have been pretty quiet on the Intel GPU front lately. The Arc launch came and went, and as far as we can tell, people who bought them are happy so far. However, Intel is kind of playing in its own pool for now. Since the Arc Alchemist A700 GPUs are only 225W cards, they don\u2019t compete with the recent high-end GPUs from AMD and Nvidia. Now according to a leaked roadmap, it looks like Intel doesn\u2019t plan on changing that approach any time soon. It will continue with Arc Alchemist throughout 2023, and drop its next architecture in the latter half of 2024. That is if these slides are to be believed, which isn\u2019t a certainty.<\/p>\n

This new information comes from the YouTube channel RedGamingTech<\/a> (via Tom\u2019s Hardware)<\/a>. It shows Intel will continue with its current Alchemist architecture throughout 2023, which is a bit surprising. We didn\u2019t expect Battlemage to show up immediately, but if it\u2019s still a year and a half away that seems like a very long time. Still, it would match the cadence developed by its competitors. Both AMD and Nvidia are on a two-year timeline between architectures right now. The slide shows the company will launch Battlemage in Q2 of 2024, with it firmly in the \u201centhusiast\u201d market. The BMG-G10 GPU will be similar to its existing A770 in that it\u2019ll also be a 225W card.<\/p>\n

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Intel\u2019s alleged Arc roadmap. Click to expand. (Image: RedGamingTech)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

These specs are exactly what its graphics chief Raja Koduri said is the \u201csweet spot\u201d for most gamers<\/a>: a card with a single PCIe power cable, using between 200 to 225W. We also know from a second leaked slide that it\u2019ll offer a lot of improvements over Alchemist despite being in the same power envelope. Those include \u201cnext-gen\u201d compression and a revamped memory subsystem, plus wide-ranging improvements to ray tracing performance, and a new machine-learning rendering technology. The slide also states various microarchitecture improvements, which is quite vague.<\/p>\n

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One strange bit is it says Intel plans on an Alchemist refresh in mid-2023. This is called Alchemist+ in the slide above. It\u2019s not odd that Intel would want to release an improved version of its GPUs; it\u2019s the timing. If it comes in the middle of next year, that\u2019ll be when AMD and Nvidia are releasing midrange GPUs for Ada and RDNA3. Obviously, those cards will likely stomp all over Alchemist, so that seems like a weird play for Intel.<\/p>\n

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Intel\u2019s Arc roadmap spans four generations, and the Alchemist team has reportedly already moved on to Battlemage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

One thing that\u2019s important to keep in mind here is the slide is dated Q3 2022. That means it was made before Alchemist launched in September. Therefore, a lot could have already changed and will change. There were also many delays for Intel\u2019s first GPU, so it wouldn\u2019t be shocking to see schedules shift in the future. Still, we\u2019re excited to see what it has in store for its second bite at the apple. It\u2019s just a shame we\u2019ll have to wait more than a year to find out.<\/p>\n

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