The Nova Lake rumor of the day concerns a potential new CPU reference, which would integrate an important graphics part. Initial leaks suggest a high-performance iGPU with 12 Xe3P cores. Ultimately, we’d be looking at a CPU whose concept would be similar to that of Ryzen APUs in terms of both capacity and utilization.
Nova Lake: a potentially high-performance graphics unit!
Up to 12 Xe3P cores!
The new rumor of the day comes from a solid leaker who tells us about a new CPU reference. It features a total of four performance cores, 8 efficient cores and four low-power cores. But the most interesting part is the graphics unit, which is said to feature a total of 12 Xe3P cores. Moreover, the latter would be large enough to require two VRM VCCGT phases.
Of course, these rumors are at an early stage, as nothing more is known beyond the configuration of the cores and the graphics part. It will also be interesting to see what happens to the memory. On AMD’s side, RAM speed has a strong influence on iGPU performance. However, the result could be interesting, since Intel has never really ventured into this sector of desktop processors with a large iGPU.
Intel catches up with iGPU?
In the past, Intel never really offered large iGPUs in its processors. Traditionally, AMD has held the lead in this sector since the launch of its A-Series APUs, which featured a large graphics unit capable of gaming in decent conditions, while the blues only offered iGPUs for office use. But recently, with Panther Lake, Intel has managed to offer something solid with its Arc B390, whose performance exceeds that of the RADEON 890M. Better still, depending on titles and conditions, Intel’s graphics come very close to the RTX 4050M, a dedicated chip!
In any case, offering a Nova Lake processor with 12 Xe3P cores in its iGPU would enable Blue to offer a high-performance graphics solution for compact systems without a dedicated graphics card!
