Intel Arc Pro B70 ships
Intel launched the Arc Pro B70 with 32GB of VRAM at under $1,000, positioning Arc as a competitive workstation option as the market shifts toward AI workloads. The Arc line (including A770 16GB and B580) is getting renewed attention from pros who need large VRAM on a budget. (x.com)
The Arc Pro B70 is built on Intel’s Xe2 “Battlemage” silicon and is configured with 32 Xe2 cores, 256 XMX engines, 32 ray-tracing units, and a 256‑bit GDDR6 memory bus delivering about 608 GB/s of bandwidth. (techpowerup.com) Intel rates the B70 at up to 367 TOPS (INT8) peak AI throughput and positions the card for local inference and multi‑GPU workstation scaling in AI workflows. (intel.com) Reference clocks and power show a boost around 2.8 GHz and a typical board power of 230 W for Intel’s design, with partner implementations ranging roughly 160 W–290 W. (bhphotovideo.com) The card uses a full PCIe 5.0 x16 host interface, includes four DisplayPort 2.1 outputs, and ships with a media engine that supports AV1, HEVC and VP9 hardware encode/decode. (techpowerup.com) US retail listings show an Intel‑branded model priced at $949.99 on Newegg with a listed ship/preorder release date of April 24, 2026, while partner listings (ASRock and others) are appearing separately on retailer indexes. (techpowerup.com) Intel also announced the Arc Pro B65 variant with fewer Xe2 cores, a 192‑bit memory interface but the same 32 GB framebuffer in its target workstation SKUs, and typical board power near 200 W for that model. (techpowerup.com) Intel’s product materials call out certified pro drivers for Windows and Linux, OneAPI and ISV validation for workstation applications, and the initial channel rollout includes Intel‑branded and partner‑branded cards as the company expands its pro ecosystem. (intel.com)
