We're barely two weeks into 2024 but the latest rumours surrounding the next generation of GPUs are already in full swing. And the claim this time is that Intel's next graphics architecture, Battlemage, won't be competing against the likes of the RX 7900-series or RTX 4080, but may instead focus on mainstream sales. As that's where the bulk of GPU sales are anyway, it would hardly be totally surprising if true, but it'll be disappointing if we have to wait another two years before there's a real third contender for the GPU halo crown.
That is what's been claimed by YouTube channel RedGamingTech, at least. An earlier video of theirs suggests the biggest Battlemage chip would have 56 Xe cores, up to 3GHz for the boost clock, and as much as 116MB of L2 cache connected to a 256-bit memory bus.
