Intel Arc Pro B50
The Intel Arc Pro B50 is a graphics card released on July 1, 2025, built on the Xe2 architecture using a 5 nm process. It has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, 224.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 1.70 GHz and a 70 W board power rating. It scores 12,542 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4 and OpenCL 3.0.
Depth: 44 recorded fields, 14 features, 5 PassMark workloads
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, Intel ARK Specifications and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 8 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The Intel Arc Pro B50 scores 12,542 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 91.3% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #234), measured across 150 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 715.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the Intel Arc Pro B50 averages DirectX 9 146 fps, DirectX 10 59 fps, DirectX 11 100 fps, DirectX 12 65 fps and GPU Compute 6,076 ops/s, across 150 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
Theoretical throughput
Intel states a peak of FP32 (single precision) 10.65 TFLOPS and AI performance 170 TOPS for the Intel Arc Pro B50.
As stated by PassMark
Graphics processor
The Intel Arc Pro B50 is based on the Xe2 architecture, uses the Products formerly Battlemage graphics processor and is manufactured on a 5 nm process.
Shader configuration
The Intel Arc Pro B50 16 compute units and 16 ray tracing cores.
Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the Intel Arc Pro B50.
Clock speeds
The Intel Arc Pro B50 runs at a base clock of 1.70 GHz.
Memory
The Intel Arc Pro B50 is equipped with 16 GB of GDDR6 memory, uses a 128-bit memory bus and delivers 224.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The Intel Arc Pro B50 has a board power rating of 70 W, a total board power of 70 W, a power supply of at least 280 W is recommended, power is supplied through No Connector Required, the card occupies 2-slot, it is 168 mm long, its width is 69 mm and it connects over PCIe 5.0 x8.
Market
The Intel Arc Pro B50 was released on July 1, 2025 and launched at a price of $349.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The Intel Arc Pro B50 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4 and OpenCL 3.0.
CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the Intel Arc Pro B50.
Features
The Intel Arc Pro B50 has 8 supported features recorded outside the media engine. A feature that no source mentions is shown as not listed, never as unsupported.
Rendering
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Supported: DirectX 12 UltimateMicrosoft's top DirectX 12 feature tier, covering hardware ray tracing, mesh shaders, variable-rate shading and sampler feedback.
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Supported: Hardware ray tracingDedicated GPU hardware that speeds up ray-traced lighting, reflections and shadows in supported games and apps.Ray tracing units: 16
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Supported: Intel XeSSIntel's upscaling technology that uses AI on Arc GPUs to raise frame rates in supported games.
The Intel Arc Pro B50 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, Hardware ray tracing and Intel XeSS under Rendering.
Compute and AI
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Supported: ECC memoryError-correcting memory that detects and fixes memory bit errors, mainly valued in workstation and data-center use.
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Supported: Intel oneAPISupport for Intel's oneAPI programming model for running compute workloads on Intel GPUs.
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Supported: Intel OpenVINOSupport for Intel's toolkit for running AI inference on Intel GPUs.
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Supported: Intel XMX enginesIntel's dedicated matrix engines used to accelerate AI workloads such as XeSS upscaling.XMX engines: 128
The Intel Arc Pro B50 supports ECC memory, Intel oneAPI, Intel OpenVINO and Intel XMX engines under Compute and AI.
Display features
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Supported: VESA Adaptive-SyncSupport for the open VESA variable refresh rate standard used by many FreeSync and G-SYNC Compatible displays.
Not listed (1)
No source Feex holds states whether the Intel Arc Pro B50 supports HDMI variable refresh rate. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.
The Intel Arc Pro B50 supports VESA Adaptive-Sync under Display features.
Media engine
The Intel Arc Pro B50 provides hardware encode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265) and AV1 and hardware decode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265) and AV1.
| Codec | Encode | Decode |
|---|---|---|
| H.264 (AVC) | Supported | Supported |
| HEVC (H.265) | Supported | Supported |
| AV1 | Supported | Supported |
supported explicitly not supported not stated by the vendor
Not listed: VP9. No source Feex holds states whether the Intel Arc Pro B50 supports this codec; that is silence, not a statement that it is unsupported.
Display outputs
The Intel Arc Pro B50 offers outputs DP2.1 up to UHBR 13.5, up to 4 simultaneous displays, a maximum resolution of 7680 x 4320@60Hz and DisplayPort 2.1.
Naming and aliases
The Intel Arc Pro B50 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as Intel(R) Arc(TM) Pro B50 Graphics.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the Intel Arc Pro B50 have?
The Intel Arc Pro B50 has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 224.0 GB/s.
How much power does the Intel Arc Pro B50 use and what power supply does it need?
The Intel Arc Pro B50 has a board power rating of 70 W. Feex records a suggested power supply of at least 280 W. Power connectors: No Connector Required.
How fast is the Intel Arc Pro B50?
The Intel Arc Pro B50 scores 12,542 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 91.3% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #234. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 65 fps.
Does the Intel Arc Pro B50 support ray tracing?
Yes. The Intel Arc Pro B50 has hardware ray tracing with 16 ray tracing cores.
Does the Intel Arc Pro B50 support AV1 encoding?
Yes. The Intel Arc Pro B50 supports AV1 hardware encoding and AV1 hardware decoding.
Does the Intel Arc Pro B50 support DirectX 12 Ultimate?
Yes. The Intel Arc Pro B50 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate.
What bus interface does the Intel Arc Pro B50 use?
The Intel Arc Pro B50 connects over PCIe 5.0 x8.
When was the Intel Arc Pro B50 released and how much did it cost at launch?
The Intel Arc Pro B50 was released on July 1, 2025 and launched at a price of $349.
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