The Arc Pro B50 gives me hope that Intel isn’t giving up on GPUs

The article discusses Intel's latest Arc Pro B50 GPU, which offers a glimmer of hope that the company is not giving up on the desktop graphics card market. Despite Intel's current zero percent market share and recent challenges, the B50 showcases the company's commitment to its second-generation Battlemage graphics architecture. The B50 is a lower-priced alternative to the B60, targeting industrial users who require relatively lower-cost and power-efficient solutions for rendering and AI computing tasks. While not intended for gamers, the card's specifications, including 16GB of video memory, 16 Xe cores, and 16 ray tracing units, suggest that it is capable of gaming performance. The article highlights that the B50 is being sent to reviewers, indicating Intel's interest in reaching out to customers. With Nvidia's dominance and AMD's lack of offerings in the sub-$300 market, the desktop GPU market is in need of a shakeup, and Intel's continued efforts with the Arc lineup provide a glimmer of hope for increased competition.