Intel Arc Battlemage GPU spotted on Geekbench running at 2.85GHz

Intel Battlemage GPUs are rumoured to be released in early 2025, but the company has been conservative in sharing details on the upcoming series of graphics cards. However, the recent reviews of the Core Ultra 200V “Lunar Lake” with integrated Xe2-LPG graphics gave us a glimpse of how the new GPU architecture performs in a laptop format. What many want to know now is how well it works in a desktop format.

The recently spotted Geekbench entry (via Wccftech) might gives us more information on that point. The results have unveiled a model named “Iris Xe Graphics RI” boasting 160 CUs (possibly 20 Xe2-cores), a maximum frequency of 2,850 MHz, and 11.6 GB of VRAM (read 12 GB). The entry shows the GPU was tested on a PC equipped with an Intel Core i5-13600K processor and an MSI Pro Z790-A WIFI motherboard with 32GB of DDR5-4800 memory.

Determining the exact specifications of this GPU has proven challenging, with questions raised about how Geekbench detects cores for Battlemage. Suggestions point to a 160/8 arrangement, equating to 20 Xe2-Cores. Furthermore, the 12GB VRAM config instead of 16GB suggest this isn't a flagship model. Instead, it should be something more akin to a mid-range variant (B750/B730?).

Performance-wise, with 97,943 points, the Battlemage GPU has shown lower performance in OpenCL benchmarks compared to its competitors. Moreover, it also seems to be on par with Intel's own Arc A750 (28 Xe-cores). However, it is worth noting that we are still some ways off from this architecture debuting on desktop graphics cards and as a result, there won't be mature drivers for it yet. During Intel's first run of GPUs, performance has improved tremendously through driver updates, so we are better off waiting until launch to truly judge performance.

KitGuru says: How well do you think the Battlemage desktop GPUs will perform? 

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