Intel's upcoming Xe4, which will be succeeding the Xe3 Celestial GPUs, is supposedly being worked on, as spotted in the leaked commit.
Intel's Druid Project is Supposedly in the Works: Xe4-Based Discrete GPUs will be Intel's Gen 15 Architecture
Once again, the new leak confirms that Intel's Druid project is very much alive, and one should expect Intel's Druid discrete GPUs in the future. Intel hasn't revealed much about the Druid project, but it is highly likely that Intel is actively working on it. As of now, Intel's Xe3 is due, which should be coming in the second half of 2025, at least through the CPU lineup called Panther Lake.
It's not officially confirmed whether Xe3-based discrete GPUs will be released, but there is surely a high possibility if we consider the recent reports. We will come to that later, as one more interesting leak emerged, which indicates Intel's progress on the next-gen Xe4 architecture. The screenshot appears from a Git repository, revealing the Xe4 architecture that will power the Druid GPUs.
Intel is going to call it the Gen 15 architecture since the first Xe architecture was called Gen 12, followed by Xe2 (Gen 13) and Xe3 (Gen 14). There isn't much to take away from this leak, but it's somewhat of an indication that confirms the previous reports of Intel's transitioning from Xe3 to Xe4, at least when it comes to the hardware aspect.
Unfortunately, at this point, there are no solid reports on what one should expect from the Druid. Intel is still focusing on the Xe3, which will power the Panther Lake chips and will be at the heart of Celestial dGPUs. Intel has reportedly completed the Xe3 GPU design and has entered the pre-silicon validation phase, where it is allowing its OEMs to access the virtual GPUs for firmware testing.
As for the Xe4 Druid, one shouldn't expect these GPUs at least until the end of next year, since the Panther Lake chips and Xe3 GPUs are expected to be released gradually, with only one CPU configuration scheduled for 2025, and the rest will be rolled out in 2026.
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