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Stay updated on Intel’s hardware roadmap, featuring Nova Lake CPU leaks, Arc GPU updates, and the battle for desktop supremacy.
Following Panther Lake , Intel's upcoming Nova Lake family is set to be a true next-gen leap as well. While Panther Lake is mobile-only, Nova Lake is desktop-first but also has mobile parts, just like the current Arrow Lake refresh lineup. …
… Intel hasn’t confirmed that’s the case yet, of course. Nova Lake has a different context compared to the launch of Arrow Lake Refresh, as well. My conversations with Intel point to a reset in the company’s enthusiast roadmap, as it clearly knows the damage Arrow Lake did to its reputation. …
… Chronologically, Intel’s plans look something like this: We’ll see the first Nova Lake SKUs roll out at CES 2027. A few months later, we’ll see a refresh on the LGA 1700 socket with “Raptor Lake Next” CPUs, and come Computex next year, Intel will launch a 52-core flagship Nova Lake SKU. …
… The LGA1954 socket, which will debut later this year alongside Intel's Nova Lake how processors, could change the way consumers perceive the Intel platform if Intel delivers on rumored long-term platform support. …
Intel's next-gen Nova Lake family is expected to land on a new socket, but it will also bring forth a bunch of new chipsets with it. …
… Intel Computex Keynote 2026 - YouTube Watch On Intel already shared major announcements from Computex prior to the keynote. On the consumer front, Intel revealed its Arc G3 platform for handhelds , following up on a promise to bring Panther Lake chips to handhelds earlier in the year. …
… The CPUs would mark the third refresh of Intel’s Raptor Lake range, which first debuted with 13th-Gen chips. The chips will reportedly live alongside Intel’s upcoming Nova Lake range, which the company intends to introduce at CES next year. …
… A 36nm pitch is what Panther Lake ships with, but the 18A process on the whole supports a 32nm minimum metal pitch. With Panter Lake, Intel opted to relax the pitch because routing power through the back of the wafer — via PowerVia — clears the front-side metal stack for signal wiring. …
… Last month, it was reported that SK hynix was testing Intel's EMIB packaging for HBM integration , sending both companies' shares higher. Tan named EMIB-T and HBI as the technologies Intel intends to ramp to high volume under Lee. …
… Intel removed Hyper-Threading from the Lion Cove P-cores in Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake, and kept it out of the Cougar Cove P-cores in Panther Lake. …