Intel has launched two new graphics cards aimed at professionals: the Arc Pro B70 and Arc Pro B65. These are not gaming cards. They are built for local AI inferencing, software development, and running multiple GPUs together in rack-scale AI setups.
Is the Arc Pro B70 the card AI fans have been waiting for?
For anyone who has been following Intel’s GPU journey, the Arc Pro B70 is a big deal. The Arc Pro B70 is the answer to anyone asking Intel to create an ultra-powerful GPU to power their workstation.
It comes with 32 Xe cores, a 256-bit memory interface, 32 GB of GDDR6 memory with 608 GB/s of bandwidth, and 32 ray tracing units. For AI work, it delivers up to 367 TOPS, which is a solid number for local AI inferencing tasks.
The card connects via PCI Express 5.0 x16 and supports all the major compute APIs, including Intel’s own oneAPI, OpenCL 3.0, and OpenVINO. Power draw sits between 160 W and 290 W, depending on the partner card, with the Intel reference model rated at 230 W.
What about the Arc Pro B65?
The Arc Pro B65 is the more affordable card, but it still brings good performance. It packs 24 Xe cores, 32 GB of GDDR6 RAM with the same 608 GB/s memory bandwidth, and 20 ray tracing units. It uses the full PCIe 5.0 x16 interface and is rated for a typical board power of 200 W.
Both the Arc Pro B65 and B70 cards support Windows 10, Windows 11, and Linux with certified drivers, and share the same display outputs: four HDMI 2.1 ports. They both support up to 8K display output at 120Hz.
If your work involves running AI models locally or professional visualization, Intel’s new Arc Pro lineup is worth a serious look.