Intel lifted the curtain on its long-rumoured Arc Pro GPUs, offering a new option for professionals, creatives and AI developers looking to push the boundaries of bleeding-edge technology.
Available in two variations—the Intel Arc Pro B60 and B50—the new GPUs promise high performance, flexibility and scalability in a cost-effective package designed for both Windows and Linux users. Building on Intel’s recent momentum in mid-range enthusiast graphics with the Arc B580 and B570, these new cards are designed to meet the complex needs of professional users without compromising what makes the Arc GPU platform so compelling.
Built on Intel’s Xe2 architecture, the B60 and B50 GPUs are equipped with Intel Xe Matrix Extensions (XMX) AI cores and advanced ray tracing units. These features allow for smooth handling of demanding workloads, including architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) projects, as well as AI inference tasks. With support for up to 24 GB of memory on the B60 and 16 GB on the B50, Intel is clearly targeting small and mid-sized businesses that often struggle with the high cost of AI-ready hardware.
Built on Intel’s Xe2 architecture, the new B60 and B50 GPUs come equipped with Intel Xe Matrix Extensions (XMX) AI cores and advanced ray tracing units. These features enable smooth handling of demanding workloads, including architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) projects, as well as AI inference tasks.
Offering a larger memory footprint than the consumer-level cards, the B60 supports up to 24 GB of memory, while the B50 offers up to 16 GB. With this configuration, Intel is seemingly aiming to provide real power to small and mid-sized businesses that often struggle with the high cost of AI-ready hardware, graphics processing and video encoding, which can be a crucial part of modern workflows.
Built with modern professionals in mind, the new Arc Pro GPUs are ISV-certified for professional applications, ensuring stability and performance in tools commonly used across industry workflows. On Linux, Intel provides a containerized software stack to streamline deployment, with ongoing updates planned to enhance features over time. In Windows environments, they’re compatible with both consumer and pro drivers, making them flexible additions to creative and development pipelines.
One of the more unique announcements tied to the new Arc Pro range is Project Battlematrix—a Xeon-based reference platform that supports up to eight Arc Pro B60 GPUs. This setup enables developers to train models with up to 150 billion parameters, delivering a total of 192 GB of combined VRAM. It’s a powerful configuration suited for medium-sized and high-accuracy AI applications.
This is the level of performance needed to run large language models (LLMs) and other complex workloads at the edge, empowering teams to achieve results previously only possible with rack-based systems. There’s no word yet on pricing for Project Battlematrix, but on paper, it looks like a compelling option, particularly for startups or businesses seeking local AI solutions without the compromises many current offerings require.
Sampling of the Arc Pro B60 begins in June 2025 through board partners such as ASRock, Maxsun and Sparkle. The B50 will follow in July via Intel-authorized resellers.
While these Arc Pro GPUs are built for professionals across a range of industries, it’s exciting to see Intel continue pushing its GPU lineup in new directions, especially as NVIDIA and AMD face meaningful competition at the pro level. We’ll share more details as they become available.
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