The first technical details of Nova Lake-AX, Intel’s new APU series for mobile and desktop platforms, have emerged. Leaked information suggests Intel is preparing to reshape the competition in gaming and high-performance portable systems. Nova Lake-AX appears to be designed to directly compete with AMD’s Strix Halo platform.
The Intel Nova Lake-AX series is here
The new platform offers a total of 28 cores. This architecture includes 8 performance cores (P-Cores), 16 efficiency cores (E-Cores), and 4 low-power cores (LP-E Cores). This distribution stands out as one of the most complex APU architectures Intel has offered in the mobile segment to date.
On the graphics front, Intel is switching to the Xe3P architecture. Nova Lake-AX is equipped with an integrated GPU with 384 execution units. Each Xe3P core contains 8 execution units. This could translate to 48 Xe3 cores.
However, this number is not yet finalized. Intel may modify this configuration for different segments. Potential updates to the Render Slice architecture are considered a significant factor that will affect final GPU performance.
A significant improvement is also evident on the memory front. Nova Lake-AX supports speeds of 9600 MT/s and 10667 MT/s with LPDDR5X memory support. The memory interface offers a 256-bit bandwidth. This architecture provides a significant increase in memory bandwidth and improves performance overall with lower access latencies.
Leaked information about Nova Lake-AX does not yet include specific TDP or clock speed figures. However, it appears that Intel has integrated the efficient core distribution from its desktop-class Nova Lake-S architecture into this mobile platform. This suggests that the company is striving to create a platform that balances power efficiency with performance.
The leaked information suggests that the Nova Lake-AX platform will be used not only in gaming laptops but also in thin and light portable systems. The APU architecture, with its integrated graphics power, high-speed memory support, and multi-core architecture, is applicable to a wide range of devices. All of this data suggests that Intel is looking to establish a strong competitive position with the Strix Halo.
