… The Arc B580 , which is currently the most capable consumer Battlemage card available, runs on 20 Xe cores. The B70, on the other hand, has 32, paired with a memory capacity that no other gaming GPU at this price point comes close to matching. …
… I've tested local LLMs on an Intel Arc A770, and it doesn't help that Intel hasn't really worked out its AI strategy yet when it comes to local tooling. Even its AI Super Builder , available on some Intel laptops, felt like a half-baked experience. …
… However, this strategy doesn't quite work when your products have fundamental engineering flaws, made clear by the infamous Intel Raptor Lake overvoltage scandal. Even the company's new Battlemage GPUs seem to have a performance overhead issue when paired with budget CPUs. …