- AMD has a new RX 7400 GPU out
- However, it is only to PC producers at the moment – and it will probably remain that way
- However, a low-end battlemage GPU from Intel could be in the works
AMD has quietly released a new low-end desktop graphics card, but it’s probably not the solution to your budget GPU-Need-in, the least yet non-even we’ve caught a tip that Intel might have such a GPU in the wings.
First up, AMD News, which is the official launch of a Radeon RX 7400 graphics card-and yes, while it is a new GPU, it is from the previous RDNA 3 generation rather than RDNA 4, which is the groundbreaking RX 9000 desktop models.
The RX 7400 has 28 computer devices (CUS), so it is equipped with 1,792 power processors (kernels) along with 8 GB GDDR6 video memory and low power consumption of 43W.
AMD describes this GPU as aimed at “advanced gaming and streaming experiences of 1080p”, which means it is for full HD games. Ignore mention of ‘Advanced’, which is the marketing of Blurb, with the specified specifications indicating that this is a relatively modest low-end gpu-but there is a bigger catch here.
In other words, it will only be available to system manufacturers like Dell-So you can’t buy an RX 7400 from the shelf, and the only way it probably comes on the market is at all in pre-built machines (or being used used, maybe).
If it is disappointing, the second nugget of news relating to a possible Intel GPU at the end of the budget of the spectrum is more positive – even if it remembers that this is just speculation.
Videocardz picked up a post from Lasse Kärkkäinen on X, which mentions a new battlemage GPU IID, which Intel has added to the Mesa 3D graphics library (in Linux).
@HAZE2K1, @x86Deadandback NOW APPLICATIONS 0XE209 ALSO TO MESA CAN BE B50 PRO’s consumer variant with 16 xe core. (B380 maybe?) Pic.twitter.com/xwdqdfzzoeAugust 8, 2025
As you can see, the theory is that this can be an Intel ARC Battlemage consumer variant with 16 XE kernels, which would logically be B380 to sit under the existing B580 (and B570).
Analysis: Fresh Budget GPU hope?
As a budget GPU, the B380 would be a significant leap from the A380 -the latter has 8 XE kernels, so the battlemage -the successor would double it. In theory, it would be paired with 8 GB of VRAM (a little beef owners than the 6 GB found on A380).
Generally it would be a very useful upgrade – especially since this would be a real Budget graphics card. Remember, the A380 launched at only $ 150 in the US and therefore I would expect the B380 to definitely come under $ 200 – a price bracket that desperately needs more attention honestly.
After all, supplies of AMD’s own RX 6600 – which have long been recommended as one of the top choices at this end of the spectrum – are dried out (and it is not as cheap anymore as a result).
Unfortunately, I would bet that the RX 7400 will not appear outside of pre -built PCs, as mentioned (and earlier rumor). And while it does, AMD may decide to determine a price tag of GPU which is not under $ 200; So value, it may not be much more appealing than the RX 6600 in its current form.
That said, on the off-chance of RX 7400, which eventually becomes available as an independent GPU, it can be an attractive option for small PC buildings (with the sparse power consumption).
