Intel's Xe3P iGPU Could Bring a Solid Performance Bump for Nova Lake

Intel's upcoming Xe3P architecture is stirring up some excitement about the next family of Intel Arc integrated graphics. Arc Celestial, set to appear in Nova Lake CPUs, will succeed the well-known Arc Battlemage (Xe2 and Xe3) GPUs. If the information from a respected leaker is accurate, the Xe3P iGPUs for Nova Lake could deliver a solid performance bump over Panther Lake's integrated graphics.

When it comes to Xe3P performance, it's way too early to have much more than educated speculation from leakers. Intel announced at CES 2026 that its Core Ultra Series 3 processors (Panther Lake, based on the 18A process) will arrive in late January. That's what we'll be working with this year, as Intel's Core Ultra 400 series (Nova Lake) won't show up until 2027, per Videocardz.

But, with the projection coming from well-known leaker Raichu, it's worth a look ...