Intel Battlemage GPU has surfaced in the wild — GPU spotted with 24 Xe2 cores, 19 Gbps memory, 12GB VRAM, 192-bit bus

More Battlemage specs have been leaked ahead of the discrete GPU architecture's purported launch later this year. Gaav87, on the AnandTech forums, discovered a Linux boot-up log containing a Battlemage GPU featuring 24 Xe2 cores and 12GB of video memory.

The log purportedly discloses a GPU bus width of 192 bits and 12GB of 19 Gbps memory, resulting in a bandwidth of 456 GB/s. In a follow-up post, Gaav87 shares more core specifications. The GPU has 24 Xe2 cores, 192 execution units, 15 TFLOPs of single precision performance, and a 1.8 GHz base clock. He also made some performance implications, suggesting the Battlemage GPU is 50% faster than the Arc A750 but slower than the RX 6800 or RTX 3070 Ti .

Assuming these specs are accurate, the new memory configuration reveals that Intel is switching things up on the memory side to a more mainstream configuration, indicative of modern mid-range GPUs. The previous Arc A750 and A770 used an unorthodox 256-bit wide interface with just 8GB of memory — 8GB and 16GB on the Arc A770. This config offered Intel's flagship and runner-up GPUs class-leading memory bandwidth. Still, both GPU's 8GB memory capacity held it firmly as a competitor only to other mid-range 8GB GPUs (only a few ARC A770 variants were equipped with 16GB).

The Battlemage GPU's 192-bit interface and 12GB of memory offer a more balanced approach. The new configuration provides less memory bandwidth than the Arc A750/A770. However, adding 4GB more video memory offsets the bandwidth reduction. This 192-bit 12GB memory configuration is prevalent among mid-range GPUs and is used in the RTX 4070 Super , RX 6750 XT , and RX 7700 XT , to name a few GPUs.

Based on current leaks surrounding Battlemage GPU core counts, 24 Xe2 cores suggest this new GPU is a mid-range offering in Intel's next-generation GPU lineup. Previous reports indicate that Intel will have GPUs with up to 32 Xe2 cores for Battlemage.

Battlemage is Intel's next-generation graphics architecture, purported to debut before 2025. The architecture has undergone a massive overhaul, featuring next-generation "Xe2" graphics cores, more powerful AI processing capabilities, and better ray tracing compute power. In iGPU form, Battlemage is 1.5x faster than Meteor Lake Arc Alchemist integrated graphics.