Intel Arc Pro B70, B65 debut

Intel is making the right bet here: in a VRAM-starved market, 32GB matters more than chasing gamer bragging rights, and Arc Pro's real test will be whether the software stack feels boringly reliable.

• –The B70 is the headline SKU, with 32 Xe2 cores, 608 GB/s of bandwidth, and a 160W-290W envelope aimed squarely at workstation builders.
• –The B65 keeps the 32GB/608 GB/s memory package but drops to 20 Xe2 cores, so it looks like the smarter option for users who care more about fitting models than maximizing throughput.
• –Intel is leaning hard into Linux multi-GPU inference and ISV-certified drivers, which is exactly the plumbing AI teams need before they trust a card in production.
• –At a $949 reference price for the B70, Intel is attacking Nvidia and AMD on cost-per-VRAM, where this class of product actually wins or loses.