During a lab tour in Malaysia, the Battlemage GPU from Intel Arc was spotted, indicating that the brand is thriving and ready for the next generation.

HardwareLuxx's editor, Andreas Schilling, had the opportunity to attend a recent press event at Intel's manufacturing facility and test labs in Malaysia, thanks to an invitation from Intel Tech Tour. During the event, invited media representatives were able to witness the ongoing work on Intel's next generation client and data center-oriented products. Schilling shared a brief summary of his observations on social media, mentioning the presence of wafers with Emerald Rapids XCC being cut, the testing of Meteor Lake with 6 P-Cores, 8 E-Cores, and GT2 Graphic Tile, and the existence of BMG G10 in the Failure Lab.

There have been rumors circulating about the status of Intel's next-gen Arc GPU technology, but more concrete evidence of its existence emerged in mid-August. Two Battlemage interposers, BGA2362-BMG-X2 and BGA2727-BMG-X3, were uploaded to Intel's DESIGN-iN Tools website, providing further confirmation.

In his full report, Schilling provided more details about his findings in the Failure Analysis Lab. He discovered a tray containing chips from the next Arc generation, specifically labeled as BMG G10. These chips are expected to succeed the current Alchemist ACM-G10 GPU found in Intel Arc A750 and A770 discrete graphics cards. According to a leaked product roadmap, Intel plans to launch Battlemage around Q2 - Q3 2024. The G10 variant is rated with a TDP of less than 225 W, while another variant, G21, has a maximum power consumption of 150 W.