Intel confirms that Xe3P will power next-generation C-series GPUs

Intel confirms that Xe3P will power next-gen “Celestial” GPUs

Intel has confirmed that its upcoming Xe3P graphics architecture will power the company’s C-series GPUs. This likely means that next-generation “Celestial” discrete GPUs are coming. Sadly, it’s too early for Intel to unveil anything about Xe3P, or how it differs from today’s Xe3 architecture.

What does the P standard for? Performance? Plus? Your guess is as good as mine. Intel were silent on the matter. However, Intel’s Tom Petersen did confirm that it would adopt C-series branding when Xe3P products launch. This will likely be when Intel launches “Celestial” discrete GPUs and “Nova Lake” series CPUs.

Well, the way to think about it is that our new Xe3 is our next-generation architecture. We launched it here at ITT, and we’re using it in Panther Lake. So there’s no question about the architecture in Panther Lake, it’s Xe3.

Now, the naming within our SOCs is a bit of a complex question. We’ve decided to keep the B-series name for Panther Lake. So we’ve decided to keep the B-series name for Panther Lake, just to leverage the good work we did with Battlemage. People know about the B-series. They know about B580 and our naming.

So we’re not really ready to move to C, because we don’t think it’s the right time. So when we move to our next architecture, which we also teased a little bit. Xe3P is coming up, and that’s when we will make our name change.

– Intel Fellow Tom Petersen to PC World

(Intel Xe3P will power the company’s C-Series product family)

While it isn’t an Xe2 “Battlemage” product, Intel’s Xe3-powered GPU in Panther Lake will be considered part of Intel’s B-series for marketing purposes. This potentially means that Xe3P will have new architectural enhancements that Xe3 lacks. Regardless, Intel’s Xe3 architecture contains many architectural improvements over Xe2.

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