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Posted by And it continues

- Today at 11:14:01

Doesn't seem there is any actual availability yet tho. Can't find a single panther laptop available yet anywhere.

Probably going to be a paper launch until Snapdragon X2 is released.

Then that too will also itself be another paper launch until N1X launches which itself will be another paper launch too.

We are truly living in the paper launch era. :p

The only one which won't be a paper launch will be M5 Pro and Max.

Posted by Crazy

- Today at 10:01:40

So, AMD wants to not change their iGPU arch while INTEL is advancing?:

notebookcheck.net/Intel-Panther-Lake-Arc-B390-performance-and-efficiency-analysis-Intel-s-new-iGPU-trades-blows-with-the-Nvidia-GeForce-RTX-4050.1212582.0.html:

Limited to 25W, the B390 iGPU delivers 61% (=1.61 times) more FPS/Wall vs the 890M.
Limited to 20W, the B390 iGPU delivers 138% (=2.38 times) more FPS/Watt vs the 880M.

Posted by MrPotatoHead

- Today at 08:28:40

Welp, it's not too bad except for the fact that RDNA 3.5 can't properly encode AV1 without leaving black bars because 1080 is not divisible by 16.

Posted by Ye

- January 27, 2026, 12:28:04

Ye, it's up to AMD, if they want people to switch to Intel again. We don't know the reason (but probably indeed silicon wafers for the most price is in datacenters and there is a hype now), but at least Intel Panther Lake's iGPU has improved massively (notebookchat.com/index.php?topic=295745.0), so one has the choice to switch, if Panther Lake's driver are also stable.

Posted by Terror Byte

- January 27, 2026, 01:10:01

Quote from: neutral on January 26, 2026, 13:29:52Depends if mainstream devices (760M/860M and 780M/880M) are meant. Would be disappointing. But it would be a chance for Intel. As an end-consumer, I will evaluate and get what gives me the highest FPS per Watt per buck.

That will never be an RDNA3.5 based iGPU. It also sucks for ray-tracing and AI. The fact we are not getting RDNA4 based iGPU's is a sad indictment of a company thats only focus is datacentres now.

Posted by neutral

- January 26, 2026, 13:29:52

Depends if mainstream devices (760M/860M and 780M/880M) are meant. Would be disappointing. But it would be a chance for Intel. As an end-consumer, I will evaluate and get what gives me the highest FPS per Watt per buck.

Posted by Redaktion

- January 26, 2026, 12:32:18

AMD introduced the RDNA 3.5 architecture with its Strix Point and Strix Halo lineup. The same iGPU architecture is powering the recently unveiled Gorgon Point series, and it will reportedly stay for a good while, existing alongside RDNA 5 until 2029.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-tipped-to-stick-with-RDNA-3-5-long-term-even-after-RDNA-5-iGPUs-arrive.1212280.0.html