Intel’s next-generation mobile processor product line leaks
Recently, Moore’s Law is Dead disclosed the layout for Intel’s next-generation line of mobile processors, spanning configurations from 7W to 55W and catering to markets from ultralight to high-performance laptops. According to Intel’s plan, Meteor Lake will be released this year, and we will soon see updates to Intel’s mobile processor product line, presumably announced at the “Intel Innovation” summit scheduled for September 19.
Based on the information provided by Moore’s Law is Dead, Meteor Lake will have products with 7W, 9W, 15W, 28W, and 45W, with integrated graphics featuring a maximum of 4 or 8 Xe cores. The specific distribution for the first generation of Core Ultra processors is as follows:
– 7W – 1P+4E / 1P+8E, all with 4 Xe cores for integrated graphics.
– 9W – 2P+4E / 2P+8E, with Xe cores corresponding to 3 / 4 for integrated graphics.
– 15W – 2P+4E / 2P+8E / 4P+8E, with Xe cores corresponding to 3 / 4 / 7 or 8 for integrated graphics.
– 28W – 2P+8E / 4P+8E / 6P+8E, with Xe cores corresponding to 4 or 7 / 8 / 8 for integrated graphics.
– 45W – 4P+8E / 6P+8E, all with 8 Xe cores for integrated graphics.
Meteor Lake will employ the second generation of hybrid architecture technology. The P-Core will adopt the Redwood Cove architecture, replacing the current Golden Cove architecture, and the E-Core will adopt the Crestmont architecture, replacing the Gracemont architecture. It utilizes a Tile design where different modules can be manufactured using different process nodes, then stacked and interconnected using EMIB technology and Foveros packaging technology. On Meteor Lake, Intel will introduce the Intel 4 process, and rumors suggest that TSMC’s N5 and N6 processes will also be used.
Moore’s Law is Dead also provided some information about the integrated graphics on Meteor Lake. This GPU module adopts a new Xe-LPG architecture, with up to 8 Xe cores or 1024 stream processors, and supports a complete DX12 Ultimate API. It optimizes power consumption and chip area efficiency.
Previous reports have mentioned that Meteor Lake will have a “package cache” feature. The so-called Adamantine Cache (L4 Cache) will be a part of the basic module in the multi-chip design and can be accessed by any module. This will likely enhance the GPU’s performance. Rumors suggest that the new integrated graphics, at a 45W performance release, will have a maximum performance that rivals the Radeon 780M and can even compete with AMD’s next-generation RDNA 3+ architecture, surpassing the 50W GTX 1650 on the mobile platform, and approaching the 35W RTX 3050.
Furthermore, the Raptor Lake-HX Refresh will be used for 55W products and will be part of the “14th Generation Intel Core Processors”. The specifics are as follows:
– 8P+16E, with 32EU for integrated graphics.
– 8P+12E, with 32EU for integrated graphics.
– 8P+8E, with 32EU for integrated graphics.
– 6P+8E, with 32EU for integrated graphics.
Unlike before, the new generation of processors will include models equipped with 12 efficiency cores.
Intel previously announced a significant upgrade to the Core brand, breaking it down into the brand-new Intel Core Ultra for flagship products and the Intel Core processor brand for mainstream products. Starting with the processors based on Meteor Lake, the brand will employ a completely new naming convention.
