Intel Arc B570 — Local LLM Performance & Compatibility

Cut-down sibling of the B580 at $219. 10 GB VRAM with OpenVINO/IPEX-LLM acceleration handles 7–8B models in Q4. Slightly lower bandwidth (380 GB/s) than the B580.

Technical Specifications

VRAM10 GB
Memory Bandwidth380 GB/s
TDP150 W
ArchitectureXe2 Battlemage BMG-G21
Release Year2025
MSRP at Launch$219
Inference Speed (Llama 3.1 8B Q4_K_M)~40 tokens/sec

LLMs Compatible with 10 GB VRAM

All models below run comfortably in 10 GB VRAM with Q4_K_M quantization.

Llama 3.1 Family6 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run llama3.1
Llama 3.2 Family8 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run llama3.2-vision:11b
Qwen 2.5 Family10 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run qwen2.5:14b
Gemma 2 Family8 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run gemma2
Phi-4 Mini2 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run phi4-mini
SmolLM21 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run smollm2:1.7b

Best Use Cases

Quick Start with Ollama

Install Ollama then run the recommended model for this GPU:

ollama run llama3.1:8b

FAQ

Can the Intel Arc B570 run local LLMs?

Yes — the Intel Arc B570 has 10 GB VRAM and runs Cut-down sibling of the B580 at $219. 10 GB VRAM with OpenVINO/IPEX-LLM acceleration handles 7–8B models in Q4. Slightly

How fast is the Intel Arc B570 for AI inference?

The Intel Arc B570 runs Llama 3.1 8B at ~40 tokens/sec with Q4_K_M quantization.

What LLMs can I run on 10 GB VRAM?

With 10 GB you can run: Llama 3.1 Family, Llama 3.2 Family, Qwen 2.5 Family, Gemma 2 Family, Phi-4 Mini. Use Ollama for the easiest setup: ollama run llama3.1:8b.

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