Intel has added three more PCI IDs to the Mesa 3D graphics driver code that suggests more Battlemage discrete GPU solutions are coming soon.
Intel Adds 0xe210, 0xe215, and 0xe216 Battlemage GPU PCI IDs to the Open source Graphics Driver
The open-source Mesa 3D graphics stack just received three more PCI IDs in the driver code corresponding to some Battlemage products as spotted on FreeDesktop. Apart from the already existing PCI IDs for the BMG G21 GPUs, the newly added PCI IDs suggest Intel might be preparing for more Battlemage GPUs.
While not officially announced, it shouldn't be surprising if Intel comes up with more Xe2-based Battlemage graphics cards in 2025. At the moment, there are just two Battlemage desktop GPUs Intel released recently, including the Arc B580 and the Arc B570, both of which are based on the BMG G21 GPU. It's unknown whether Intel is still committed to the lineup for faster GPUs, and it is possible that the latest PCI IDs could potentially correspond to something like Arc B770.
However, it's also possible that these are for some testing purposes or might relate to workstation GPUs with higher memory. We also saw a while back that Intel is reportedly working on a 24 GB Battlemage GPU with the BMG 21 chip, but it is specifically designed for workstations. So, nothing is explicit now, but it would be great to see if Intel reveals a faster gaming GPU for the desktop that could take on budget/mid-range AMD and NVIDIA GPUs such as RX 9070 and RTX 5060 Ti/5060 respectively.
As far as the PCI IDs mentioned are concerned, the chipset doesn't reveal the exact BMG GPU and simply states "BMG". The PCI IDs are added to the development branch, 25.1-devel of Mesa, but will be backported to Mesa 24.3 and 2.50 as well. As reported, there are no other driver-level changes except for the addition of these new PCI IDs.
News Source: Phoronix
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