Intel’s Arrow Lake Halo: AMD Strix Halo Competitor in the Works

Intel’s Arrow Lake Halo: AMD Strix Halo Competitor in the Works

The Last Nail in the Coffin for Low-End Discrete GPUs?

Yesterday, a leak from shipping manifests confirmed that Intel is still working on a product known as Arrow Lake Halo. This rumor dates back to 2022 and suggested that the company is developing a mobile processor with powerful graphics. It is essentially a high-end mobile processor paired with a larger GPU compute tile, similar to what is expected from the upcoming AMD Strix Halo.

According to 思考未来啊, a Lenovo Product Manager, Intel Arrow Lake Halo is not just a rumor; it is still planned, but it may not be the same product as mentioned in the leaked documents. Intel is reportedly working on a Strix Halo-Level product, however, it won’t be launched soon. No further details were provided.

The leaked information claimed that the Halo would feature 6 LNC (Lion Cove) and 8 SKT (Skymont) cores. The graphics would be of GT3 level, which is something Intel is not using in its mainstream series. The document leaked by AdoredTV suggests that this could mean up to 320 Execution Units, or around 20 Xe-Cores.

However, various sources have claimed over time that the CPU core architecture and GPU configurations might have already changed and that the product was shelved indefinitely. Therefore, Lenovo’s PR claims and the recent shipping manifest listing are making these rumors resurface once again. Perhaps for good reason—such a product may indeed be coming.

A New Chapter in APU Design

Assuming this is indeed happening, it would mark a new chapter in APU design, likely moving away from the need for discrete graphics. More importantly, this could signal the end of low-end discrete graphics, which have already been somewhat replaced by integrated graphics in products like Meteor Lake, Strix Point, and the upcoming Lunar Lake.

Next-Gen High-End APU Designs