Our friend Michael over at Phoronix spotted today that Intel's XPU Manager 1.3.5 now includes explicit support for Intel's "BMG-G31," marking another software-level confirmation that Intel's larger "Big Battlemage" die is in active development and driver testing. This sort of entry in an Intel-maintained tooling package is low-noise evidence, because vendors generally don't add device IDs for hardware that doesn't exist.
This update joins a steady trickle of corroborating traces in the open-source world. Over recent months Mesa has merged patches to recognize distinct Battlemage IDs and specifically classify a G31/BMG variant, and multiple new PCI device IDs associated with Battlemage have turned up in Linux driver trees. Together these driver-level sightings make a compelling case that Intel is prepping at least one larger Battlemage SKU for desktop or workstation use.
