According to previous reports, Intel is expected to launch a new generation of Core Ultra processors in the second half of the year, featuring two different architectures.
These include the high-power Arrow Lake and the low-power Lunar Lake, both utilizing the Lion Cove architecture for the P core and the Skymont architecture for the E core.
However, there will be differences in the GPU section, as Lunar Lake will feature integrated graphics based on the Xe2-LPG architecture, which is a low-power version of Battlemage (Intel's next-generation discrete graphics), offering enhanced AI computing power.
On the other hand, Arrow Lake will retain the Xe-LPG architecture integrated graphics found in the current Core Ultra 100 series. Recently, some test results of the Lunar Lake processor have surfaced in the database, showcasing a significantly impressive performance of the new integrated graphics.
HP's new X360 Spectre featuring the latest generation Core Ultra 200V processor, codenamed Lunar Lake, has surfaced in SiSoftware's test database.
The processor boasts a TDP of only 17W, 8MB of L2 cache, operates at a frequency of 1.85GHz, and achieved a GPU test score of 2108Mpix/s. In comparison, Meteor Lake consumes 28W, runs at 2.2GHz, and scored 1772Mpix/s.
Despite having fewer cores and lower power consumption, Lunar Lake's GPU score outperforms Meteor Lake by approximately 19%, showcasing an impressive performance.
And it is worth mentioning that the test was conducted on a version with only 7 sets of Xe cores, not the full version with 8 sets of Xe cores. This shows that the new integrated graphics architecture has significantly improved Lunar Lake's graphical performance.
However, the SiSoftware software tests the GPU's OpenCL performance, which is not a gaming performance indicator but a measure of computational capability. Therefore, it cannot represent the final 3D graphics performance. These results are for reference only, and since this is an early test, changes are likely to occur.
Apart from the promising integrated graphics performance, Lunar Lake's AI computing power is also set to see a significant increase, with a total computing power exceeding 100 TOPS, three times that of the Core Ultra 100 series (Meteor Lake).
The NPU alone can provide approximately 45 TOPS of computing power, more than four times that of Meteor Lake, meeting the requirements of the next generation of AI PCs.
Furthermore, the CPU part of Lunar Lake still offers around 5 TOPS of computing power for low-load AI demands, while the GPU's computing power can reach 50 TOPS, showing a significant increase as well.
The substantial increase in GPU computing power indirectly proves that the new integrated graphics will undergo significant updates and upgrades.
Furthermore, the significant improvement in the integrated graphics performance of Lunar Lake (Ultra 200V) could be a very good choice for handheld devices. After all, while the integrated graphics of Meteor Lake (Ultra 100H) may lead theoretically, it still struggles to compete with AMD's Radeon 780M, and its actual gaming performance is not very ideal.
On the other hand, AMD's next-generation processor, codenamed "Strix Point," is set to debut this year. Its GPU will be upgraded to the Zen 5 architecture and will also feature integrated graphics based on the RNDA 3.5 architecture, promising a significant boost in computing power and performance. The collision of these two developments is definitely worth keeping an eye on.
