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Intel announces Arc B-series "Battlemage" discrete graphics with Linux support

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Re: Intel announces Arc B-series "Battlemage" discrete graphics with Linux support

#101
12GB memory

-.-

I feel like _anyone_ who can pump out GPU's with 24GB+ of memory that are capable to use for py-stuff would benefit greatly.

Even if it's not as performant as the NVIDIA options - just to be able to get the models to run, at whatever speed.

They would fly off the shelves.

Re: Intel announces Arc B-series "Battlemage" discrete graphics with Linux support

#102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

2k usually refers to 1080p no? The k is the approximate horizontal resolution, so 1920x1080 is definitely 2k enough.

2k Usually refers to 2560x1440. 1920x1080 is 1080p. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but that's how it is.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2K_resolution

Re: Intel announces Arc B-series "Battlemage" discrete graphics with Linux support

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Too late, and it has a bad rep. This effort from Intel to sell discrete GPUs is just inertia from old aspirations, won't really help noticeably to save it, as there is not much money in it. Most probably the whole Intel ARC effort will be mothballed, and probably many more will.

Re: Intel announces Arc B-series "Battlemage" discrete graphics with Linux support

#105

I wanted to have alternative choices than Nvidia for high power GPUs. Then the more I thought about it, the more it made sense to rent cloud services for AI/ML workloads and lesser powered ones for gaming. The only use cases I could come up with for wanting high-end cards are 4k gaming (a luxury I can't justify for infrequent use) or for PC VR which may still be valid if/when a decent OLED (or mini-OLED) headset is a…

Don't rent a GPU for gaming, unless you're doing something like a full-on game streaming service. +10ms isn't much for some games, but would be noticeable on plenty. IMO you want those frames getting rendered as close to the monitor as possible, and you'd probably have a better time with lower fidelity graphics rendered locally. You'd also get to keep gaming during a network outage.

I don't even think network latency is the real problem, it's all the buffering needed to encode a game's output to a video stream and keep it v-synced with a network-attached display.

I've tried game streaming under the best possible conditions (<1ms network latency) and it still feels a little off. Especially shooters and 2D platformers.

Re: Intel announces Arc B-series "Battlemage" discrete graphics with Linux support

#106

I think a graphics card tailored for 2k gaming is actually great. 2k really is the goldilocks zone between 4k and 1080p graphics before you start creeping into diminishing returns.

I see what you're saying, but I also feel like ALL Nvidia cards are "2K" oriented cards because of DLSS, frame gen, etc. Resolution is less important now in general thanks to their upscaling tech.

Re: Intel announces Arc B-series "Battlemage" discrete graphics with Linux support

#107

12GB max is a non-starter for ML work now. Why not come out with a reasonably priced 24gb card even if it isn't the fastest and target it at the ML dev world? Am I missing something here?

I was wondering the same thing. Seems crazy to keep pumping out 12gb cards in 2025.

Re: Intel announces Arc B-series "Battlemage" discrete graphics with Linux support

#109

12GB memory -.- I feel like _anyone_ who can pump out GPU's with 24GB+ of memory that are capable to use for py-stuff would benefit greatly. Even if it's not as performant as the NVIDIA options - just to be able to get the models to run, at whatever speed. They would fly off the shelves.

100% - this could be Intel's ticket to capture the hearts of developers and then everything else that flows downstream. They have nothing to lose here -- just do it Intel!

Re: Intel announces Arc B-series "Battlemage" discrete graphics with Linux support

#110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

2k Usually refers to 2560x1440. 1920x1080 is 1080p. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but that's how it is.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2K_resolution

That's amusing because I think almost everyone I know confuses it with 1440p. I've never heard of 2k being used for 1080p before.
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