Intel Arc G3 CPU Household Formally Launched for Handheld Gaming PCs

Following a collection of leaks about an upcoming Intel Panther Lake CPU for gaming handhelds, the {hardware} large has formally introduced the Intel Arc G3 CPU collection, which options the highly effective Arc B390 iGPU and optimizations for the Windows Xbox mode that began rolling out to gaming handhelds and Windows PCs alike not too way back. Both new CPUs are primarily based on the identical 14-core CPU design—with 2 P-Cores, 8 E-Cores, and 4 LP E-Cores—however the Arc G3 CPU has a 100 MHz decrease max Turbo frequency and a much less highly effective Arc B370 iGPU. The Arc G3 Extreme and the Arc G3 have already been confirmed as coming to the brand new Acer Predator Atlas 8 gaming handheld, slated to launch in October 2026.

The Arc G3 Extreme tops out at 4.7 GHz, whereas the Arc G3 is able to 4.6 GHz max Turbo frequency. The base frequencies on each CPUs are the identical 1.9 GHz on the P-Cores and 1.5 GHz on the E-Cores and LP E-Cores. The Arc B370 iGPU is constructed on the identical Xe3 structure because the B390, however it options 10 Xe cores as a substitute of the 12 within the B390 iGPU. The cores within the Arc B370 iGPU are clocked at 2.2 GHz, and Intel claims the cut-back iGPU is able to 90 TOPs of Int8 efficiency, in comparison with 113 TOPs on the G3 Extreme. In TechPowerUp’s prior testing of the Arc B390, the iGPU was considerably sooner than the AMD Radeon 890M that has turn into ubiquitous in so many gaming handhelds, suggesting that the B370 ought to no less than be on-par with the 890M, if not barely sooner. Both new CPUs even have the identical 25 W base energy, with a most turbo TDP of 80 W and a minimal assured energy of 15 W.

The Arc G3 collection CPUs each help as much as 12 PCIe lanes, they usually additionally help all the standard Intel bells and whistles and trendy connectivity, like Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 7 R2, Bluetooth 6, XeSS 3 (with XeSS Super Resolution, Multi-Frame Generation, and Xe Low Latency). The new cell CPUs can be obtainable to OEMs beginning June 2026, though broader availability is simply anticipated later in 2026.