Intel Nova Lake-S 12Xe3P iGPU leak reveals PL2 power limits and L2 cache sizes

[Redaktion]

A leaked Nova Lake-S SKU (12 Xe3P cores, 40 W iGPU PL2, 154 W chip-wide PL2) reportedly needs a 65 W-class power-delivery segment for full graphics performance.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Nova-Lake-S-12Xe3P-iGPU-leak-reveals-PL2-power-limits-and-L2-cache-sizes.1363897.0.html

[Prassel]

I don't like that if it needs a specialised mainboard. The more special its needs, the less likely it will be adopted by the market.

Why not make 6-8 Xe3 versions, which work on every board and can be produced cheaper as well? That configuration should already be on par or surpass an AMD 8700G.

But naahw - 2 Xe3 cores (standard CPU) or 12 Xe3 cores (special CPU). Minimum or maximum. Only the extreme ends. This approach doesn't sound good to me ...

[Enma45]

Intel's new 12Xe3P graphics consume a significant amount of power compared to AMD's RDNA 3.5.
And it looks like RDNA 4 will be much better and focused on AI-related calculations.
I'm waiting for AMD Medusa Point or Medusa Halo, which are due out in 2027.