cpu
Intel Arc G3
14C/14T · 4.6 GHz · 25 W
Released
May 28, 2026
CPUHandheldReleased May 28, 2026
Intel Arc G3 Extreme
14C/14T · 4.7 GHz · 25 W
The Intel Arc G3 Extreme is the top model of Intel's Arc G3 series, processors built specifically for Windows gaming handhelds and derived from Panther Lake. Announced in May 2026 alongside the Arc G3, it adds a full 12-Xe3-core Arc B390 GPU and a higher 4.7 GHz turbo, and runs at a configurable 8 to 35 W to suit handheld cooling and battery life.
General
- Manufacturer
- Intel
- Model
- Intel Arc G3 Extreme
- Segment
- Handheld
- Generation
- Intel Arc G3 Processor Series
- Codename
- Panther Lake
- Architecture
- x86_64
- Microarchitecture
- Cougar Cove + Darkmont (E & LP-E)
- Release date
- May 28, 2026
- Price
Cores & clocks
- Cores / threads
- 14 cores / 14 threadsP2+E8+LPE4
- Base clock
- 1.90 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.70 GHz
- TDP (design W)
- 25 WMax: 80 W
- Unlocked
- ✕ No
- L2 cache
- —
- L3 cache
- 12 MB
- Technology (nm)
- 1.8 nmIntel 18A (compute tile) + TSMC N3E GPU tile / N6 I/O
Platform
- Socket
- FCBGA2540
- 2-CPU (multi-socket)
- ✕ No
- Integrated GPU
- Arc B390 (12 Xe3-cores)Clock: 2,300 MHz
- Memory type
- LPDDR5x-85332-channel
- Memory size
- Up to 96 GB
- ECC memory
- —
- PCIe
- PCIe 5.0 / 4.0 (12 lanes)
Instructions & AI
- Instruction extensions
- Intel SSE4.1Intel SSE4.2Intel AVX2
- NPU
- Intel AI Boost — 46 TOPS
OS support
- Windows
- Windows 11 24H2Windows 11 25H2Windows 11 26H2
- Notes
- Handhelds with this processor ship with Windows 11. It is a Panther Lake derivative, the same silicon generation as Intel Core Ultra Processors (Series 3) on Microsoft's 24H2 and 25H2 lists, and 26H2 keeps the same requirements. Windows 10 reached end of support before it launched.
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