Raptor Lake CPU
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Intel's next-gen Nova Lake family of desktop CPUs is shaping up to be the company's most exciting launch in years, with a major performance leap expected across the board. A new leak from Jaykihn now claims that one of the SKUs from this lineup will have an iGPU so strong that it will require 65W of power delivery to achieve full performance. It will also apparently need two VCCGT phases to handle said power.Preliminary.Nova Lake -S 12Xe SKU is shaping up to require a specific 65W-level PD segment for full graphics performance.It is the only segment demanding two VCCGT phases. https://t.co/pTzysqPN8FJuly 28, 2026The SKU in question is a 16-core part composed of 8 P-cores, 4 E-cores, and 4 LP-E cores, while the iGPU is said to have 12 Xe3P cores. Just as a reminder, Xe3, also known as "Celestial," is an enhanced, optimized version of the Xe3 (Battlemage) graphics architecture that already debuted on Panther Lake. Similarly, Nova Lake is expected to use Coyote Cove P-cores and Arctic Wolf E-cores (and LP-E cores).Top-end Panther Lake SKUs come equipped with the Arc B390 iGPU, which also has 12 Xe3 cores, so this Nova Lake SKU with 12 Xe3P cores should perform even better. Especially when you consider the thermal and power headroom at its disposal. AMD's desktop APUs, the Ryzen G-series, are usually 65W parts as well, but that's the TDP for the entire chip, not just the integrated graphics.Requiring 65W of dedicated power delivery via two VCCGT phases would constitute a kind of top-end iGPU performance we haven't seen before. In fact, this rumored Nova Lake chip is arguably veering into Strix Halo territory where the up to 40 Compute Units on flagship SKUs can sip around 70W-80W of power. However, that's still a mobile part with an integrated SMU that can dynamically allocate power between the CCD and iGPU.
