A small but important update from the supply chain, which seems to indicate Intel’s new roadmap for its future architectures. Up to 2028, we can expect an annual launch, with Nova Lake in the second half of 2026. This will be followed by the Razor Lake, Titan Lake and Moon Lake architectures. Intel is said to be more aggressive, the aim being to put pressure on AMD!
Intel: one launch per year?
Nova Lake for the second half of the year?
According to reports, Intel’s next-generation Nova Lake CPUs are due to arrive in the second half of 2026. As a reminder, with these processors, the company will propose a new LGA-1954 platform and new chipsets. Without going into detail, this generation is expected to feature processors with more cores (up to 52), and some models will benefit from massive cache memory capacity: up to 288 MB. CPUs will feature Coyote Cove cores for P-Core and Arctic Wolf for E-Core.
Razor Lake by the end of 2027:
We now move on to the end of 2027, with Razor Lake expected to be launched in the fourth quarter of 2027. This generation should be aimed at the desktop and enthusiast sectors. The aim here would be to improve theIPC of Nova Lake CPUs while taking place on the same platform. No need to change motherboards. To achieve this, we’ll be using P-Core Griffin Cove and E-Core Golden Eagle CPUs.
Titan Lake: a unified architecture!
By 2028, we’ll have our first architecture for the destop world, and more specifically for the high-end sector. Titan Lake would represent a complete break with the company’s previous generations, since Intel would be abandoning hybrid architectures. Here, we’re talking about Copper Shark cores only. What’s more, certain processor models could well benefit from a graphics tile designed by NVIDIA. So we’d have an RTX iGPU in an Intel CPU! The aim is to rival AMD and its Strix Halo-class chips.
Moon Lake: low-power CPUs for the mobile world!
Finally, still in 2028, the company could offer us a second series of processors. This time, however, we’re tackling the mobile and low-power worlds, with processors featuring E-Core only. These chips would be intended for Chromebooks, for example, and would compete directly with Qualcomm and Mediatek CPUs, for example.
Of course, these are just rumors, and paint a picture of an ideal launch environment. Of course, it’s not impossible that Intel will have to face up to difficulties and that the roadmap will have to be adapted accordingly.
