The Acer Swift 16 AI is the world’s first Intel Panther Lake Laptop
Acer unveils its first Intel Panther Lake Laptop at IFA 2025
At IFA 2025, Acer unveiled its first Intel Panther Lake-powered laptop, the Swift 16 AI. This is the first consumer-grade CPU to utilise Intel’s 18A chipmaking technology, which is expected to enhance Panther Lake’s capabilities, delivering next-gen AI performance, extended battery life, and faster graphics performance.
With new core IP, a faster graphics chip, and a new NPU, Panther Lake is expected to deliver significant performance gains over Intel’s current-generation Lunar Lake CPUs. Sadly, specifications for Intel’s Panther Lake CPUs were not revealed, though a device was shown on stage running Intel’s new CPU silicon.
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The Acer Swift 16 AI features a 3K OLED screen and up to 32GB of soldered LPDDR5X memory. The device also features two Thunderbolt 4 ports, USB Type-A, HDMI, and what appears to be a MicroSD card reader. The device also features WIFI 7 and Bluetooth 6 support.
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Intel has confirmed that it plans to release more information about Panther Lake over the next few weeks. Intel’s first Panther Lake products will be released before the end of 2025. However, we expect Intel to showcase Panther Lake a CES 2026. This is when Intel’s Panther Lake CPUs will become more widely available.
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Sadly, Acer were unable to unveil the release date of its new Swift 16 AI laptops. We expect to hear more after Intel officially launches Panther Lake.
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