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Voltarum Local LLM Hardware Guide

Intel Arc graphics cards for local LLMs

Why choose this family
The cheapest new 24–32 GB cards, plus a 70 W card for tiny servers.
The catch
The software path (SYCL, Vulkan) needs more tinkering.
In this familyMemoryBandwidthLargest popular model at 4-bitPrice
Arc Pro B7032 GB608 GB/sQwen3.6 35B A3B$1,268
Arc Pro B6024 GB456 GB/sQwen3.6 27B$599
Arc Pro B5016 GB224 GB/sgpt-oss-20b$349
Arc B58012 GB456 GB/sGemma 4 12B$249

Intel GPUs

Intel Arc Pro B70

Memory
32 GB
Bandwidth
608 GB/s

Largest popular model at 4-bit: Qwen3.6 35B A3B

Intel's big Battlemage: 32 GB and 608 GB/s for less than AMD's R9700.

from $1,268 (typical price)Recommended

Intel GPUs

Intel Arc Pro B60

Memory
24 GB
Bandwidth
456 GB/s

Largest popular model at 4-bit: Qwen3.6 27B

The cheapest new 24 GB card, if you can live with Intel's software.

from $599 (typical price)For advanced users

Intel GPUs

Intel Arc Pro B50

Memory
16 GB
Bandwidth
224 GB/s

Largest popular model at 4-bit: gpt-oss-20b

16 GB in a 70 W, low-profile card with no power cable: made for small servers.

from $349 (launch price)Good budget option

Intel GPUs

Intel Arc B580

Memory
12 GB
Bandwidth
456 GB/s

Largest popular model at 4-bit: Gemma 4 12B

12 GB with decent bandwidth for little money; software is the catch.

from $249 (launch price)Good budget option