Intel Arc Pro B70: AI, OpenCL, OpenGL, Vulkan Benchmark Review
Intel has launched the highly anticipated Arc Pro B70, part of its Battlemage G31 graphics card line. This high-end card is equipped with 32 Xe cores and 32GB of GDDR6 video memory, making it ideal for workloads involving AI and large language models (LLMs). The Arc Pro B70 is particularly promising when deployed in multi-GPU setups.
Benchmarking the Intel Arc Pro B70
Last week, Intel provided four Arc Pro B70 graphics cards for testing on Linux at Phoronix. This evaluation coincides with preparations for the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 release. Initial benchmarks specifically focusing on Linux performance have been conducted to compare the Arc Pro B70 with other Intel Arc graphics hardware.
Specifications of the Arc Pro B70
- 32 Xe cores
- 8 render slices
- 32 ray-tracing units
- 256 XMX engines
- Maximum graphics clock: 2.8GHz
- Graphics base clock: 2.28GHz
- Rated total board power: 230 Watts
- Power connection: One eight-pin PCIe
These specifications allow the Arc Pro B70 to efficiently handle various graphics workloads, including those demanding AI capabilities.
Initial Testing and Results
The benchmarks conducted involved a clean installation of Ubuntu 26.04 with the Linux 7.0 kernel and Mesa 26.0 graphics drivers. The Intel Compute Runtime version 26.09 was also utilized during testing.
The tested Intel graphics cards include the following:
- Arc Pro B70
- Arc Pro B50
- Arc B580
- Arc A770
Notably, there was no data available regarding power consumption as it wasn’t disclosed by the Intel Xe driver in the current Linux version.
Further Developments
More extensive benchmarking is underway, encompassing OpenVINO, OpenCL, and Vulkan performance evaluations. Upcoming tests will include more sophisticated comparisons against AMD and NVIDIA hardware.
As the benchmarking process progresses, additional insights and performance metrics for the Arc Pro B70 will be shared. The results thus far indicate positive performance, particularly with the open-source Linux graphics driver stack.
Stay tuned to Filmogaz.com for comprehensive coverage and further updates on the Intel Arc Pro B70 and its capabilities in the realm of AI and graphics processing.
