Intel's and AMD's next-generation CPU roadmap has leaked out, revealing when we can expect Arrow Lake, Panther Lake, Strix, Krackan, and Fire Range chips on laptops.
Intel & AMD Laptop CPU Roadmap Reveals Expected Launch Timeframe of Arrow Lake, Panther Lake, Strix, Krackan & Fire Range Chips
Once again this leak, like the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 "Blackwell" laptop lineup, comes from the recent CLEVO hack and exposes details on several next-generation chips from both Intel and AMD.
Intel Arrow Lake-HX (High-End) Laptop CPU Family
Starting with the Intel CPU lineup, the company is planning to move its higher-end HX series to the next-generation Arrow Lake-HX family which would feature up to 8 Lion Cove P-Cores and 16 Skymont E-Cores. These chips will be similar to the Arrow Lake-S Desktop SKUs. These chips are expected to launch around Q4 2024-Q1 2025 but CES makes more sense.
The CPUs will come in 55W flavors and it looks like Intel is also preparing an Arrow Lake-HX refresh which should offer updated specifications and additional AI TOPs that may not be of very much use for a high-end platform considering these chips will be running alongside some powerful discrete GPUs. The Arrow Lake-HX Refresh lineup is expected to debut by CES 2026.
Intel Arrow Lake-H/U & Panther Lake-H/U Laptop CPU Family
On the more mainstream side of things, it looks like Intel's Arrow Lake-H and Arrow Lake-U will arrive at a similar time frame as the higher-end SKUs, targeting CES 2025 but the Arrow Lake-H lineup is expected to be refreshed very soon, just 2-3 quarters later. The Arrow Lake-H and Arrow Lake-H refresh chips will come in 28-45W TDPs & the Arrow Lake-U series will be arriving in 15W flavors. While these chips will be pin-compatible with the previous Meteor Lake SKUs, the next-gen Panther Lake chips will be moving to a new pin arrangement.
The Panther Lake-H and Panther Lake-U lineup is expected to bring additional tops to the market and will be arriving around CES 2026. Intel has already achieved Power On with Arrow Lake on its 18A process node and while the 18A node is said to be ready for mass production in 1H 2025, the actual availability of these chips will be planned for 2H 2025. We will likely see Panther Lake first on the socketed desktop platforms rather than laptops.
Lastly, there's also an update on the thin and light segment which includes the Intel Lunar Lake "Core Ultra 200V" chips. These chips will come in 17W configurations and are expected to arrive in the second half of this year starting Q3 which is about right.
Intel Mobility CPU Lineup:
| CPU Family | Panther Lake | Lunar Lake | Arrow Lake | Meteor Lake | Raptor Lake | Alder Lake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Process Node (CPU Tile) | Intel 18A | TSMC N3B | TSMC N3B | Intel 4 | Intel 7 | Intel 7 |
| Process Node (GPU Tile) | TSMC N3E / Intel 3 | TSMC N3B | TSMC 5nm | TSMC 5nm | Intel 7 | Intel 7 |
| CPU Architecture | Hybrid | Hybrid (Dual-Core) | Hybrid (Triple-Core) | Hybrid (Triple-Core) | Hybrid (Dual-Core) | Hybrid (Dual-Core) |
| P-Core Architecture | Cougar Cove | Lion Cove | Lion Cove | Redwood Cove | Raptor Cove | Golden Cove |
| E-Core Architecture | Darkmont | N/A | Skymont | Crestmont | Gracemont | Gracemont |
| LP E-Core Architecture (SOC) | Darkmont | Skymont | Crestmont | Crestmont | N/A | N/A |
| Top Configuration (Compute Tile) | 4+8 (H-Series) | 4+4 (MX Series) | 6+8 (H-Series) 2+8 (U-Series) | 6+8 (H-Series) 2+8 (U-Series) | 6+8 (H-Series) 8+16 (HX-Series) | 6+8 (H-Series) 8+8 (HX-Series) |
| Max Cores / Threads | 16/16 | 8/8 | 14/14 | 14/20 | 14/20 | 14/20 |
| AI NPU | NPU5 (50 TOPS) | NPU4 (48 TOPS) | NPU3.5 (13 TOPS) | NPU3 (11 TOPS) | NPU2 (7 TOPS) | NPU2 (7 TOPS) |
| Planned Lineup | Core Ultra 300 | Core Ultra 200V | Core Ultra 200 | Core Ultra 100 | 14th/13th Gen | 12th Gen |
| GPU Architecture | Xe3-LPG (Battlemage) | Xe2-LPG (Battlemage) | Xe-LPG+ (Alchemist) | Xe-LPG (Alchemist) | Iris Xe (Gen 12) | Iris Xe (Gen 12) |
| Xe Cores (Max) | 12 Xe3 Cores | 8 Xe2 Cores | 8 Xe Cores | 8 Xe Cores | 96 EUs (768 Cores) | 96 EUs (768 Cores) |
| Memory Support | LPDDR5X-9600 | LPDDR5X-8533 | DDR5-5600 LPDDR5-7500 LPDDR5X-8533 | DDR5-5600 LPDDR5-7400 LPDDR5X - 7400+ | DDR5-5200 LPDDR5-5200 LPDDR5-6400 | DDR5-4800 LPDDR5-5200 LPDDR5X-4267 |
| Memory Capacity (Max) | 128 GB | 32 GB | 128 GB | 96 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Thunderbolt Support | TB5 | TB5 | TB5 | TB4 | TB4 | TB4 |
| WiFi Capability | WiFi 7 | WiFi 7 | WiFi 7 | WiFi 6E | WiFi 6E | WiFi 6E |
| TDP | 17-45W | 17-30W | TBD | 7W-45W | 15-55W | 15-55W |
| Launch | 2H 2025 | 2H 2024 | 2H 2024 | 2H 2023 | 1H 2023 | 1H 2022 |
AMD Fire Range (High-End) Mobility CPU Family
On AMD's camp, it looks like the CLEVO roadmap at least shows that the majority of the next-gen lineup will be a 2025 launch. At the very top, we have the Fire Range CPU family which will rock the AMD Zen 5 core architecture with similar SKUs as the desktop parts which we have seen with the Ryzen 9000 "Granite Ridge" lineup. The CPU family will retain 16 cores and also come in X3D flavors that will be boosted by 3D V-Cache for additional gaming performance.
AMD Strix Halo, Strix Point & Krackan Mobility CPUs
Next up, we have the Strix family which includes the Strix Halo chips with 16 Zen 5 cores and 45-50 TOPs while the Strix Point family, now officially announced as the Ryzen AI 300 series, is going to feature 12 cores and 50 TOPs.
AMD Ryzen Mobility CPUs:
| CPU Family Name | AMD Sound Wave? | AMD Bald Eagle Point | AMD Krackan Point | AMD Fire Range | AMD Strix Point Halo | AMD Strix Point | AMD Hawk Point | AMD Dragon Range | AMD Phoenix | AMD Rembrandt | AMD Cezanne | AMD Renoir | AMD Picasso | AMD Raven Ridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Branding | TBD | Ryzen AI 400 | TBD | TBD | Ryzen AI 300 | Ryzen AI 300 | AMD Ryzen 8040 (H/U-Series) | AMD Ryzen 7045 (HX-Series) | AMD Ryzen 7040 (H/U-Series) | AMD Ryzen 6000 AMD Ryzen 7035 | AMD Ryzen 5000 (H/U-Series) | AMD Ryzen 4000 (H/U-Series) | AMD Ryzen 3000 (H/U-Series) | AMD Ryzen 2000 (H/U-Series) |
| Process Node | TBD | 4nm | 4nm | 5nm | 4nm | 4nm | 4nm | 5nm | 4nm | 6nm | 7nm | 7nm | 12nm | 14nm |
| CPU Core Architecture | Zen 6? | Zen 5 + Zen 5C | Zen 5 | Zen 5 | Zen 5 + Zen 5C | Zen 5 + Zen 5C | Zen 4 + Zen 4C | Zen 4 | Zen 4 | Zen 3+ | Zen 3 | Zen 2 | Zen + | Zen 1 |
| CPU Cores/Threads (Max) | TBD | 12/24 | 8/16 | 16/32 | 16/32 | 12/24 | 8/16 | 16/32 | 8/16 | 8/16 | 8/16 | 8/16 | 4/8 | 4/8 |
| L2 Cache (Max) | TBD | 12 MB | TBD | TBD | 24 MB | 12 MB | 4 MB | 16 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache (Max) | TBD | 24 MB + 16 MB SLC | 32 MB | TBD | 64 MB + 32 MB SLC | 24 MB | 16 MB | 32 MB | 16 MB | 16 MB | 16 MB | 8 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Max CPU Clocks | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 5.1 GHz | TBD | 5.4 GHz | 5.2 GHz | 5.0 GHz (Ryzen 9 6980HX) | 4.80 GHz (Ryzen 9 5980HX) | 4.3 GHz (Ryzen 9 4900HS) | 4.0 GHz (Ryzen 7 3750H) | 3.8 GHz (Ryzen 7 2800H) |
| GPU Core Architecture | RDNA 3+ iGPU | RDNA 3.5 4nm iGPU | RDNA 3+ 4nm iGPU | RDNA 3+ 4nm iGPU | RDNA 3.5 4nm iGPU | RDNA 3.5 4nm iGPU | RDNA 3 4nm iGPU | RDNA 2 6nm iGPU | RDNA 3 4nm iGPU | RDNA 2 6nm iGPU | Vega Enhanced 7nm | Vega Enhanced 7nm | Vega 14nm | Vega 14nm |
| Max GPU Cores | TBD | 16 CUs (1024 Cores) | 12 CUs (786 cores) | 2 CUs (128 cores) | 40 CUs (2560 Cores) | 16 CUs (1024 Cores) | 12 CUs (786 cores) | 2 CUs (128 cores) | 12 CUs (786 cores) | 12 CUs (786 cores) | 8 CUs (512 cores) | 8 CUs (512 cores) | 10 CUs (640 Cores) | 11 CUs (704 cores) |
| Max GPU Clocks | TBD | 2900 MHz | TBD | TBD | TBD | 2900 MHz | 2800 MHz | 2200 MHz | 2800 MHz | 2400 MHz | 2100 MHz | 1750 MHz | 1400 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| TDP (cTDP Down/Up) | TBD | 15W-45W (65W cTDP) | 15W-45W (65W cTDP) | 55W-75W (65W cTDP) | 55W-125W | 15W-45W (65W cTDP) | 15W-45W (65W cTDP) | 55W-75W (65W cTDP) | 15W-45W (65W cTDP) | 15W-55W (65W cTDP) | 15W -54W(54W cTDP) | 15W-45W (65W cTDP) | 12-35W (35W cTDP) | 35W-45W (65W cTDP) |
| Launch | 2026? | 2025? | 2025? | 2H 2024? | 2H 2024? | 2H 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q1 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2022 | Q1 2021 | Q2 2020 | Q1 2019 | Q4 2018 |
Strix Point will arrive as early as July 2024 and CLEVO's model will likely be arriving later hence the 2025 listing. Lastly, there's the Krackan Point APUs which will come with 8 cores but retain the same 50 TOPS AI NPU. The Strix Point and Krackan APUs will be FP8 (LPDDR) compatible while Strix Halo will be FP11 (LPDDR5) compatible and Fire Range will be FL1 (DDR5) compatible.
Intel & AMD Laptop CPU Families (Expected):
| Segment | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enthusiast | Alder Lake-HX (Intel) | Raptor Lake-HX (Intel) Dragon Range (AMD) | Raptor Lake Refresh-HX (Intel) | Arrow Lake-HX (Intel) Fire Range (AMD) Strix Point Halo (AMD) | Arrow Lake-HX Refresh (Intel) Medusa Halo? (AMD) | Nova Lake-AX (Intel) Nova Lake-HX (Intel) Gator Range (AMD) |
| High-End | Alder Lake-H (Intel) Rembrandt (AMD) | Raptor Lake-H (Intel) Meteor Lake-H (Intel) Phoenix (AMD) Rembrandt-R (AMD) | Meteor Lake-H (Intel) Raptor Lake Refresh-H (Intel) Arrow Lake-H (Intel) Hawk Point (AMD) Strix Point (AMD) | Arrow Lake-H (Intel) Krakan Point (AMD) Gorgon Point (AMD) Panther Lake-H (Intel) | Arrow Lake-H Refresh (Intel) Panther Lake-H (Intel) Medusa Point (AMD) | Nova Lake-H (Intel) |
| Mainstream | Alder Lake-U (Intel) Rembrandt (AMD) Barcelo (AMD) | Raptor Lake-U (Intel) Phoenix (AMD) Rembrandt-R (AMD) | Meteor Lake-U (Intel) Raptor Lake Refresh-U (Intel) Hawk Point (AMD) Strix Point (AMD) | Arrow Lake-U Panther Lake-U (Intel) | Panther Lake-U (Intel) Medusa BB (AMD) | Nova Lake-U (Intel) |
| Low-Power | Alder Lake-U (Intel) Mendocino (AMD) | Raptor Lake-U (Intel) | Meteor Lake-U (Intel) Lunar Lake-M (Intel) | Lunar Lake-M (Intel) | Lunar Lake-M (Intel) | TBD |
News Source: Dominic Alvieri @AlvieriD
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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