Sparkle unveiled the slim Arc Pro B50 Blower graphics card with a “turbo” for workstations

New professional graphics card from Sparkle – Intel Arc Pro B50 16GB Blower

Sparkle has released an updated model of a graphics accelerator based on the Intel Arc Pro B50 chip. The card is designed for workstations and multi‑GPU systems.

Specification Details Form factor One expansion slot (thickness 21 mm) Dimensions 242 × 142 × 21.5 mm Weight 500 g Power PCIe 5.0 x16, no external power supply Power consumption 72 W (2 W higher than Intel’s stated value) Cooling The card is equipped with its own centrifugal fan that expels hot air out of the case, ensuring effective cooling even under high load.

Graphics processor* Xe cores – 16

* Ray tracing – 16 blocks

* Matrix engines XMX – 128

* GPU frequency – up to 2600 MHz

* AI performance – 170 INT8 TOPS

Memory* Type – GDDR6

* Bus – 128‑bit

* Speed – 14 Gbps per pin

* Bandwidth – 224 GB/s

Outputs and video support* Four DisplayPort 2.1 ports, allowing monitors up to 7680 × 4320 pixels at 60 Hz.

Software capabilities Sparkle emphasizes support for a multi‑processor Linux LLM architecture and certified drivers for:

* Artificial intelligence

* Design and engineering

* Media content

The card is compatible with:

* OpenGL 4.6

* OpenCL 3.0

* Adaptive Sync

* AV1 encoding/decoding

* VP9 decoding

Price The official recommended retail price of the Intel Arc Pro B50 model is $349. Sparkle uses its own custom PCB, but has not yet disclosed a price for its version of the card.

Thus, Sparkle offers a fully ready‑to‑use professional accelerator with an improved cooling system and expanded capabilities for high‑performance tasks.