Intel's Arc Xe3 Celestial GPU enters pre-validation, Battlemage B770 tipped to launch at Computex 2025

The big picture: Despite rumors that Intel has canceled its Xe3 "Celestial" GPUs, the lineup is still expected to launch later this year. Recent reports indicate that the Celestial family is currently in the pre-silicon validation phase, while a new Battlemage card could debut at Computex 2025 later this month. As part of the pre-silicon validation stage, the graphics architecture is tested with OEMs and BIOS vendors using software emulators, allowing engineers to identify issues before fabricating actual silicon. The images appear to be taken from the LinkedIn profiles of several Intel engineers working on discrete Celestial GPUs. One engineer reportedly worked on "Celestial discrete GPU Pcode IP model development," while another claimed to have "developed low-level system software and device drivers in C++ for Intel's Nova Lake and Xeon6 (Diamond Rapids) CPUs and Celestial discrete GPU." The first developer's profile also mentioned work on "pre-silicon HW modeling for power manage ... Read full article.