Intel confirms next-gen ARC GPU plans with Xe3P

Intel confirms plans for its “Next ARC Family” with new Xe3P architecture

We’ve gone deep into Intel’s Xe3 GPU architecture as part of our Panther Lake Deep Dive, but that wasn’t the only thing “GPU” that Intel discussed at its 2025 Tech Tour US. Intel has confirmed that it is working on a “Next ARC Family” and that it will utilise Intel’s “Xe3P” graphics architecture.

While Intel’s Xe3 GPUs for Panther Lake technically use the Xe3 architecture, Intel considers them part of its ARC B-Series “Battlemage” family. This is despite the fact that Intel’s “B-series” discrete GPUs are based on the Xe2 architecture.

Intel plans to utilise Xe3P to develop its next generation of GPU products. Based on the image below and its square package, this “Next ARC” GPU appears more like a discrete GPU design than a successor to Panther Lake. Intel said nothing about this product aside from the fact that it uses Xe3P and is part of its “Next ARC Family”.

Intel isn’t giving up on ARC

Last month, Intel unveiled a partnership with Nvidia that would see them launch x86 CPUs with Nvidia RTX graphics. This announcement led to speculation that Intel planned to abandon its Xe/ARC graphics technology. This speculation couldn’t be further from the truth. Intel has confirmed that its Nvidia GPU options would be “complementary” to its ARC GPU options. Furthermore, Intel’s announcement of a “next ARC family” confirms that new ARC products are in development.

As we have said many times before on this website, Intel can’t give up on ARC. Great CPU performance alone is no longer enough for modern laptops and desktops. Good SOCs require strong characteristics in all areas to succeed. That’s why new/future CPUs need strong CPU performance, graphics performance, and AI performance. If Intel were to abandon its graphics efforts, it would jeopardise its future prospects. There’s a reason why Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm are all trying to make new SOCs with stronger graphics components. Intel can’t be any different.

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