Intel Arc Pro B70
The Intel Arc Pro B70 is a graphics card released on January 1, 2026, built on the Xe2 architecture using a 5 nm process. It has 4,096 shading units, 32 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, 608.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 2.80 GHz and a 230 W board power rating. It scores 18,932 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 and OpenCL 3.0.
Depth: 58 recorded fields, 15 features, 5 PassMark workloads
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, Intel ARK Specifications, NanoReview (Firecrawl extract) and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 10 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The Intel Arc Pro B70 scores 18,932 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 96.2% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #110), measured across 31 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 739.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the Intel Arc Pro B70 averages DirectX 9 237 fps, DirectX 10 83 fps, DirectX 11 144 fps, DirectX 12 95 fps and GPU Compute 10,090 ops/s, across 31 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
Theoretical throughput
Intel states a peak of FP32 (single precision) 22.94 TFLOPS and AI performance 367 TOPS for the Intel Arc Pro B70.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the Intel Arc Pro B70 states the PCIe 5.0 x16 interface, up to 32 GB of memory, a core clock of 2280 MHz, DirectX 12_2 and OpenGL 4.6, first benchmarked on 2026-04-04. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Graphics processor
The Intel Arc Pro B70 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 B70 has 4,096 shading units, 32 compute units, 256 texture mapping units, 128 render output units, 32 ray tracing cores and 256 tensor cores.
Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the Intel Arc Pro B70.
Clock speeds
The Intel Arc Pro B70 runs at a base clock of 2.28 GHz and boosts to 2.80 GHz.
Memory
The Intel Arc Pro B70 is equipped with 32 GB of GDDR6 memory, uses a 256-bit memory bus and delivers 608.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The Intel Arc Pro B70 has a board power rating of 230 W, a total board power of 230 W, power is supplied through 1 ATX 2X4 (8Pin), the card occupies 2-slot, it is 267 mm long, its width is 99 mm and it connects over PCIe 5.0 x16.
Market
The Intel Arc Pro B70 was released on January 1, 2026 and launched at a price of $949.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The Intel Arc Pro B70 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 and OpenCL 3.0.
CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the Intel Arc Pro B70.
Features
The Intel Arc Pro B70 has 9 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: 32
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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 B70 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: 256
The Intel Arc Pro B70 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.
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Supported: HDMI variable refresh rateSupport for variable refresh rate over HDMI, for TVs and monitors that offer it.
The Intel Arc Pro B70 supports VESA Adaptive-Sync and HDMI variable refresh rate under Display features.
Media engine
The Intel Arc Pro B70 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 |
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| 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 B70 supports this codec; that is silence, not a statement that it is unsupported.
Display outputs
The Intel Arc Pro B70 offers outputs DP2.1 up to UHBR 13.5, up to 4 simultaneous displays, a maximum resolution of 7680 x 4320@120Hz and DisplayPort 2.1.
Naming and aliases
The Intel Arc Pro B70 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as Intel(R) Arc(TM) Pro B70 Graphics.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the Intel Arc Pro B70 have?
The Intel Arc Pro B70 has 32 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 608.0 GB/s.
How much power does the Intel Arc Pro B70 use and what power supply does it need?
The Intel Arc Pro B70 has a board power rating of 230 W. Power connectors: 1 ATX 2X4 (8Pin).
How fast is the Intel Arc Pro B70?
The Intel Arc Pro B70 scores 18,932 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 96.2% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #110. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 95 fps.
Does the Intel Arc Pro B70 support ray tracing?
Yes. The Intel Arc Pro B70 has hardware ray tracing with 32 ray tracing cores.
Does the Intel Arc Pro B70 support AV1 encoding?
Yes. The Intel Arc Pro B70 supports AV1 hardware encoding and AV1 hardware decoding.
Does the Intel Arc Pro B70 support DirectX 12 Ultimate?
Yes. The Intel Arc Pro B70 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate.
What bus interface does the Intel Arc Pro B70 use?
The Intel Arc Pro B70 connects over PCIe 5.0 x16.
When was the Intel Arc Pro B70 released and how much did it cost at launch?
The Intel Arc Pro B70 was released on January 1, 2026 and launched at a price of $949.
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