News stories tagged with #Battlemage
Linux 2025: Major Developments in Graphics, AI, and Hardware Support
The Linux ecosystem is undergoing a period of intense development focused on performance gains and modern graphics integration. From GNOME 51 retiring legacy NVIDIA stack components to Ubuntu 26.10 introducing AI features, and kernel improvements for Intel Arc Battlemage and RISC-V hardware, the platform is becoming more stable and efficient. Meanwhile, updates to Mesa, Wayland protocols, and Shotcut enhance user experience through new plugin support and optimized video capabilities.
Intel launched the new professional graphics cards Arc Pro B70 and B65 on March 25, 2026, built on the powerful Big Battlemage architecture and featuring 32 GB GDDR6 memory each. The B70 boasts 32 Xe2 cores and delivers 22.9 TFLOPS FP32 performance, while the B65, with 20 cores, achieves 12.3 TFLOPS. Designed for workstations, content creation, and local AI inference, both cards support PCIe 5.0 x16 and Multi Frame Generation. The B70 starts at $949.