Thin and light gaming laptops are in for a big change according to new leaks of Intel’s next-generation Lunar Lake processor. The potential performance level of integrated graphics powered by Intel’s next-generation Xe2 Battlemage architecture shows that integrated graphics cards are seriously evolving to achieve higher frame rates in the near future.
It’s not just Intel with Lunar Lake, AMD and Qualcomm are also coming with a bang
According to a SiSoftware benchmark result, there appears to be a pre-released sample of the HP Spectre x360 laptop using the Lunar Lake processor. This sample hardware features a Lunar Lake (Intel Core Ultra 200V) processor powered by Intel’s Xe2 Battlemage architecture.
The benchmark result shows a test result for the Intel Arc integrated graphics solution. The specifications of the graphics card show 56 Execution Units (EU) and a speed of 1.75 GHz. This graphics unit consumes 17W of power. With these specifications, the graphics card achieves 2,108 Mpix/s performance. This supports Intel’s claim that Lunar Lake graphics will be twice as fast as Meteor Lake.
However, since the laptop in question is a pre-released model, it’s important to approach this information with caution. It is also noted that the graphics card is not fully equipped with 56 EU, but rather a truncated version of this hardware, compared to the rumors that the flagship Xe2-LPG Battlemage graphics solution runs on 8 Xe Cores.
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However, it should be noted that this leak could be inaccurate or fake, and that it is based on only a single benchmark result. SiSoftware is clearly not the best choice for graphics testing. But despite all these details, there is a strong indication that Intel’s Lunar Lake integrated graphics cards could be really impressive.
Lunar Lake could take thin and light gaming laptops to a new level in terms of how well they run demanding applications and contemporary games. But the competition is fierce. AMD’s Strix Point processor has significant potential among laptop processors and is seen as a Lunar Lake competitor.
ARM-based processors like Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite (and Plus variants) also offer an interesting option for thin and light gaming laptops. The development of ARM-based processors that can run x86 software through emulation could herald a new era in the laptop market.
