Chipmakers Shift Silicon From Gaming GPUs
Reports say Intel may end its Arc B580 and Nvidia may divert RTX 5090 production toward professional AI cards, with no confirmed decision yet.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Semiconductors
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Intel reportedly considers discontinuing its Arc B580 graphics card, which launched in December 2024 at $249 and is now listed for about $330 at Newegg. The report is unconfirmed; Intel has not announced an end-of-life decision, so the development is research-stage reporting rather than a confirmed product change.
Why it matters
The reported move reflects Intel shifting resources toward higher-margin Arc Pro workstation products, which are seeing strong demand from AI inference customers. A related report claims Nvidia is diverting GB202 production away from the GeForce RTX 5090 toward RTX Pro cards, suggesting consumer GPU supply is being reshaped by professional and AI demand.
The Arc B580 uses Intel's BMG-G21 silicon with 20 Xe cores and 12 GB of GDDR6 memory, while the Arc B60 pairs 20 Xe cores with 24 GB of VRAM, with some variants reaching 48 GB. The reported figures are specifications and prices only; no performance benchmark for the discontinuation claim is provided.
The players
Intel
Intel designs x86 processors and the Arc graphics line, with its Arc Pro workstation products now a stated priority for resource allocation.
Nvidia
Nvidia dominates discrete GPUs with its GeForce consumer line and RTX Pro professional cards built on the GB202 die.
Newegg
Newegg is a major online electronics retailer whose listing shows the Arc B580 at about $330.
The details
The Arc B580 is built on Intel's BMG-G21 silicon and carries 20 Xe cores, the parallel compute units that handle graphics and AI workloads, paired with 12 GB of GDDR6, a memory type that feeds data to the chip at high speed. Intel may formally mark the card end-of-life as it reallocates engineering and supply toward the Arc Pro line. The Arc Pro B60, by contrast, pairs the same 20 Xe cores with 24 GB of VRAM (video memory, the dedicated memory a GPU uses for large datasets), and some manufacturers offer variants up to 48 GB, which matters for AI inference tasks.
Timeline
December 2024: Arc B580 launches at $249.
Recent period: Arc B580 price climbs to about $330 at Newegg.
The Tech Race
Intel's Arc Pro B50 and Arc Pro B60 are positioned against Nvidia's RTX Pro cards in the professional GPU segment, where AI inference demand is pulling both vendors' production toward workstation parts. The reported Arc B580 decision and the reported GB202 diversion both point to a race for AI-capable silicon at the expense of consumer gaming supply.
If the reports hold, buyers of the Arc B580 may face fewer new units and continued price pressure, with listings already climbing from $249 toward $330. Gamers relying on consumer GPUs should expect limited supply until Intel and Nvidia confirm their product decisions, which have not been announced.
The takeaway
The core insight is that professional and AI-inference demand is pulling silicon away from consumer graphics cards. Watch for Intel to formally confirm or deny an end-of-life designation for the Arc B580, and for Nvidia's position on RTX 5090 shipment volumes.
Further reading
For broader context on how chipmakers allocate silicon between consumer and AI demand, see Semiconductors.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Notebookcheck.
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