The fate of Intel's long-rumored big "Battlemage" graphics card may not be entirely sealed, as Intel has quietly placed the name of its "BMG-G31" SKU into a VTune Profiler software update. This is so far the clearest signal yet that a formal product announcement may be approaching. The VTune entry lists support for both the BMG-G31 GPU and Intel Core Ultra 3 processors based on "Panther Lake", which is already scheduled for a public debut at CES 2026. That co-listing increases the likelihood that Intel will time a "Battlemage" reveal to coincide with or follow closely after the "Panther Lake" debut at CES 2026.

This BMG-G31 "Battlemage" part will get packaged as B770 SKU, equipped with roughly 32 Xe2 cores and 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit interface. The design is reported to offer a full PCIe 5.0 x16 connection and to be offered in multiple SKUs, which would allow Intel to segment parts for gamers and professional users. A workstation-oriented Arc Pro variant could further expand memory capacity for single-GPU configurations. However, a launch this late in the "Battlemage" family cycle might be questionable from gamer's standpoint, as Intel is already shipping Xe3-based new iGPUs inside "Panther Lake."
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