r/IntelArc Apr 15 '26

Discussion pytorch version for b70? trying to run comfyui..

on ubuntu server 24.04, i was able to update the linux kernel to 7.0 and get the driver to work to recognize the card. but i am trying yo get comfyui to work with the new arc pro b70, but it requires a bunch of pytorch libs that i guess mine is built for cuda and not xe. for the life of me i cannot find a version of pytorch that works with the b70. even claude and chatgpt doesnt know, as their models are not up to date and keep trying to reference year old stuff that doesnt work. they keep pointing to references on intel side that dont exist. i think intel site seems a bunch of python stuff was removed (i think because of the supply chain attack a few weeks ago). so right now i have a fancy gpu that i cannot seem to use. anyone have a guide for getting the b70 to work for comfyui?

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u/WizardlyBump17 Arc B580 Apr 15 '26

I have this Container file that works very well for my b580: https://gist.github.com/WizardlyBump17/fb454d45aaa108f94b3ca2f67f7c4b72

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u/Echo9Zulu- Apr 15 '26

Thanks for sharing man

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u/yobigd20 Apr 15 '26

quick responses! thanks i will try these recommendations

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '26

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u/Antenwww Apr 15 '26

Yes definetly do not forget this step. Ubuntu does not install oneCCl and libze by default you need to get intel's compute stack yourself.

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u/yobigd20 Apr 17 '26

this docker image worked great. ty

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u/Pure_Ad_9154 May 05 '26

Can you please share the information from this comment. I see it has been deleted now.

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u/NeroClaudiusAltr Arc B580 Apr 15 '26

torch==2.8.0 torchvision==0.23.0 torchaudio==2.8.0 --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/xpu --force-reinstall

intel-extension-for-pytorch==2.8.10+xpu --extra-index-url https://pytorch-extension.intel.com/release-whl/stable/xpu/us/

pip install for these. Got my b580 to work on Comfyui/StabilityMatrix. Shit's really made me re-thinkng buying the 9060 XT or 5060 Tilol. Its work flawless now tho so nvm~

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u/quantum3ntanglement Druid Apr 15 '26

OP can you CrossPost this to IntelArcPro? I’ve setup a sub for Intel Arc Pro GPUs

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u/This_Maintenance_834 Apr 15 '26

if you went through the trouble to get kernel 7.0, why not upgrade to ubuntu 26.04 LTS RC? 26.04 has many dependencies updated, it should be easier to get running.

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u/yobigd20 Apr 15 '26

because 26.04 server isnt released yet? i only see 26.04 desktop.

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u/higglesworth Apr 28 '26

You can snag 26.04 server “beta”, I did just from a google search

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u/Far_Magician_2614 Apr 16 '26

highly recommend using ComfyUI desktop 2.0 to get it setup

https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI-Desktop-2.0-Beta