Intel's second - generation discrete graphics card, the Battlemage series, currently boasts just two mid - range to low - end offerings: the Arc B580 and B570. The higher - end B7 series is still awaiting its launch. Nevertheless, during an update to the user guide for the AI Playground v3.0.0 software, Intel inadvertently spilled the beans on a mysterious Arc graphics card packing a whopping 32GB of VRAM.

This graphics card is likely built upon the long - whispered Big Battlemage architecture. It carries a core codename of BMG - G31 and is anticipated to employ a 256 - bit bus interface. From a technical standpoint, a 256 - bit bus width usually aligns with either 16GB or 32GB VRAM setups. There are whispers in the tech world that Intel might outfit consumer - grade gaming cards (like the B770) with 16GB of VRAM, while doubling the capacity to 32GB in professional versions through the use of double - sided VRAM modules.

Moreover, there's speculation that this graphics card could be a limited - edition 32GB VRAM gaming graphics card rolled out by Intel to boost its competitiveness, going head - to - head with NVIDIA's flagship RTX 5090. However, there's also a more technical angle to consider. The VRAM data might stem from the "shared GPU memory overlay" feature in Intel's graphics software. This feature carves out shared VRAM from the system's main memory for the integrated graphics to use. Given that Panther Lake laptops could potentially come with 64GB or even higher memory capacities, the 32GB VRAM shown in the screenshot might well be shared memory.

At present, Intel has remained tight - lipped and hasn't issued an official response to this leaked information. Previous reports, though, have shed some light on the upcoming B770 graphics card. It's set to zero in on high - performance 1440p gaming and content creation. It will feature a brand - new Xe2 architecture with 32 Xe2 cores, 16GB of GDDR6 VRAM, and a 256 - bit bus width. It's expected to make its official debut between November and December 2025. The interface will see an upgrade from the previous generation's PCIe 4.0 x8 to PCIe 5.0 x16, and it will have a power consumption of 300W.