Rumors around Intel’s next-gen Battlemage desktop GPUs are ramping up, with the latest being a sighting of the Arc B580 graphics card – or at least a hint that the packaging is being readied. Tom’s Hardware noticed the appearance of a shipping manifest, presented in a post on X, seemingly for the box of the Battlemage (BMG) B580 GPU.

It seems this manifest slipped from our eyes as it dates back to September 18. Intel has been sending out packing or retail boxes - measuring around 192mm x 89mm x 381mm for the Arc B580 - a budget offering from the Battlemage lineup. The packaging is relatively small but should be enough to accommodate a compact dual-slot GPU.

Intel's next-gen Battlemage GPU just appeared in a shipping manifest, suggesting that the launch might be closer than expected.

Intel is working on an Arc B580, which would be the first discrete graphics card in its Battlemage generation. This model marks Intel's strategic entry into the mid-range graphics card sector, providing consumers with a competitive alternative in the market.

At least that is the rumour The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell-on-earth yarn claiming that the troubled Chipmaker Intel is unveiling its Battlemage GPU next month. The latest tidbit comes courtesy of hardware data miner and leaker Tomasz Gawroński,

Intel Arc B580 has cropped up on a box shipment manifest, likely packing a larger G31 Battlemage GPU supporting 16GB of VRAM.

Leaker claims Intel Battlemage desktop GPUs are arriving in December Previous rumors have suggested an early 2025 launch, though Intel may want to step up to get ahead of AMD and Nvidia’s CES launches Intel could spring new budget GPUs on us in the form of the initial 2nd-generation Arc graphics cards,