Intel “Nova Lake” to Use Xe3 Graphics and Xe3P Display/Media Engine

Intel’s upcoming “Nova Lake” CPU generation, part of the Core Ultra 400 series, will be a major refresh of the company’s P and E-core hybrid design. While many specifications have been largely leaked, the exact integrated GPU configuration remained a mystery until now. One of the most reliable Intel leakers, Jaykihn, has revealed that Intel plans to use the Xe3 generation of graphics, which is found in the current “Panther Lake” Arc B300 series of integrated GPUs. The display and media engine will come from the Xe3P “Crescent Island.” Previously, we reported the source’s claim that the “Nova Lake” display and media engine would incorporate some IP elements from the Xe4 “Druid” generation of graphics. However, the actual underlying hardware is not related to Xe4 and instead borrows IP from Xe3P.

Intel’s plans for “Nova Lake” are focused on late 2026, with the entire lineup expected to roll out in early 2027. The platform will support DDR5 memory at 8,000 MT/s out of the box, without any overclocking. This indicates an improved integrated memory controller on the Nova Lake platform, which seems ready to handle those speeds even before XMP or factory-overclocked modules are considered. It also suggests that Intel is pushing memory support further than its current controller, which reaches DDR5-7200 on the current “Arrow Lake Refresh,” alongside the new core IP and updated configuration.

The 52-core flagship Nova Lake chip is expected to have a 175 W TDP, with 65 W variants also included in the lineup. This marks a significant increase from the current “Arrow Lake” flagship, the Core Ultra 9 285K, and its refreshes, which have a 125 W base TDP. For a 52-core chip, this higher rating is reasonable, as boost behavior under heavy workloads will likely drive power consumption much higher in practice. For AI workloads, “Nova Lake” is also expected to deliver more than 100 TOPS at INT8 precision, combining the onboard NPU with the Xe3 graphics engine. Local AI processing is looking to be much more accessible for many as Intel rolls out this platform later this year.