Intel Unveils Arc Pro B70 and Arc Pro B65, Bringing Big Battlemage to AI and Workstation GPUs With Up to 32 GB of VRAM
Intel has officially expanded its professional graphics lineup with the launch of the Arc Pro B70 and Arc Pro B65, 2 new workstation and AI focused GPUs built around the larger Battlemage BMG G31 silicon. The launch was confirmed through Intel’s Pro Day 2026 materials and Arc Pro B Series product pages, where Intel positions both cards as solutions for local AI inference, content creation, engineering workloads, and multi GPU deployments rather than gaming first products.
The headline product is the Arc Pro B70. Intel says it uses the full BMG G31 GPU with 32 Xe2 cores, 256 XMX engines, 32 ray tracing units, and up to 367 INT8 TOPS for AI workloads. It ships with 32 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256 bit interface, delivering 608 GB/s of bandwidth, and Intel rates the reference board at 230 W while partner designs can range from 160 W to 290 W. The card also includes 4 DisplayPort 2.1 outputs and support for DX12 Ultimate, Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 3.0, OpenVINO, AV1 encode and decode, and Intel’s pro software stack with ISV certifications.
The Arc Pro B65 takes the same BMG G31 foundation and scales it down into a more cost focused configuration. Intel lists 20 Xe2 cores, 160 XMX engines, 20 ray tracing units, and up to 197 INT8 TOPS, while still retaining 32 GB of GDDR6 memory. That large memory pool is one of the most important parts of the B65 story, because it gives the card a meaningful role for local AI and pro visualization users who need more VRAM capacity without stepping into much more expensive enterprise accelerators. Intel rates the B65 at 200 W total board power, with final implementations depending on board partners.
The bigger strategic point is that Big Battlemage has arrived first as a pro and AI part, not as the gaming flagship many enthusiasts had hoped for. Intel is clearly leaning into the growing workstation and local inference market, where large VRAM capacity and acceptable AI throughput can matter more than winning the gaming performance conversation. Intel’s own materials also stress support for scalable multi GPU Linux LLM deployments, which shows these cards are meant to compete in a different lane from traditional consumer graphics launches.
Pricing is also aggressive by workstation standards. Intel says the Arc Pro B70 starts at 949 dollars and becomes available on March 25, 2026, both as an Intel branded model and through partners including ARKN, ASRock, Gunnir, Maxsun, and Sparkle. The Arc Pro B65 is scheduled to arrive in mid April 2026, with Intel saying it will be priced below the B70, though it has not yet given a formal starting MSRP.
For Intel, this is an important step in making Arc look more credible outside the gaming conversation. The Arc Pro B70 and B65 do not answer the question of whether Intel will ever ship a true gaming oriented Big Battlemage card, but they do show the company has a larger Battlemage GPU ready and is choosing to deploy it first where AI memory capacity, workstation software support, and pricing flexibility may give it a better shot at traction. That may not be the launch gamers wanted, but for creators, developers, and local AI users, it is arguably the more commercially practical one.
Intel Arc Pro B-Series GPUs Specs:
| Feature Area | Intel Core Ultra Series 3 vPro Highlights |
|---|---|
| Process Technology | Intel 18A |
| Platform Focus | Commercial PCs and business laptops |
| Core Promise | Power efficiency, AI PC performance, enterprise security, easier fleet management |
| Manageability | Intel vPro Fleet Services with Microsoft Intune integration |
| Analytics | Intel vPro Intelligence with Device IQ |
| Security | Intel Total Storage Encryption for BitLocker and Intel Threat Detection Technology |
| Business Certification | Intel vPro Certification Program |
| Availability | Commercial systems expected to begin shipping March 31, 2026 |
Are you more interested in seeing Intel push Big Battlemage into AI and workstations first, or do you still want the company to bring this larger GPU to gamers with a true Arc flagship card?
