Intel’s next big move in workstation graphics may be arriving sooner than expected. Fresh evidence points to a new flagship discrete GPU in the Battlemage Arc Pro family, and it’s shaping up to be the most powerful Arc Pro option yet.
The name “Arc Pro B70” has now surfaced in the beta release notes for Intel’s own open-source AI inference framework, LLM-Scaler vLLM. Specifically, the notes reference a “B70 System,” which is a strong indicator that this workstation GPU is real and already being tested in a software environment aimed at AI workloads. While Intel hasn’t formally announced the Arc Pro B70 through its usual channels, seeing the model called out in Intel-developed software is one of the clearest confirmations so far that a Battlemage workstation flagship is on the way.
Rumors around Battlemage on the consumer side have been mixed, with talk that certain higher-end consumer plans may have been shelved. But workstation-class GPUs appear to be moving forward, and the Arc Pro B70 is expected to sit at the top of the lineup—above the current Arc Pro B60.
What makes the Arc Pro B70 particularly interesting is the chip it’s rumored to use. The GPU is expected to be based on the larger BMG-G31 die, a step up from the BMG-G21 silicon used in the Arc Pro B60 (and also associated with Arc B580 and B570 models). If the current information holds, the Arc Pro B70 could feature 32 Xe2 cores paired with 32 GB of GDDR6 memory, positioning it as a serious option for professional workloads that benefit from both strong compute throughput and high VRAM capacity.
Alongside the B70, another workstation model may also be in preparation: the Arc Pro B65. This version is expected to use the same BMG-G31 chip in a cut-down configuration, potentially offering 20 Xe2 cores while still keeping 32 GB of GDDR6 VRAM. That combination would make it an appealing choice for users who need large memory buffers for tasks like AI inference, content creation, complex 3D scenes, or large CAD datasets, but don’t necessarily require the full compute capability of the top model.
Both the Arc Pro B70 and Arc Pro B65 are expected to use a 256-bit memory interface, which aligns with the idea of them carrying 32 GB of GDDR6. Notably, that would put them above the Arc Pro B60 in memory capacity, as the B60 is tied to the smaller BMG-G21 platform.
As for timing, there’s still no official launch date. However, current expectations suggest Intel could bring the Arc Pro B70 and Arc Pro B65 to market later this quarter. If that happens, it would mark a significant expansion of Intel’s Battlemage-based workstation graphics strategy—especially for professionals seeking more VRAM and next-generation Xe2 architecture in a discrete GPU.
