Intel Serpent Lake CPUs are expected to be the first to utilize an NVIDIA RTX GPU tile, while Copper Shark is revealed as a next-gen E-Core architecture.
Intel Serpent Lake CPUs To Combine Blue Team's x86 Prowess With NVIDIA's RTX GPUs
Recently, it was revealed that Razer Lake-AX will be the first generation of SoCs from Intel that will tackle AMD's Halo lineup. Razer Lake is expected to be the successor to Nova Lake, so it will launch sometime in 2027-2028, but it looks like the first SoC from Intel to utilize an NVIDIA GPU tile will come way later in the form of Serpent Lake.
As Jaykihn puts it, Intel Serpent Lake SoCs will be a branch of the Titan Lake CPUs, featuring a Halo-like SoC design. Titan Lake is expected to be the successor to Razer Lake, and Hammer Lake is expected to be the successor to Titan Lake. These chips are planned for a 2028+ launch. But Serpent Lake is special since it's a totally different SoC.
Now it is not known what level of configuration the Serpent Lake GPU Tile would utilize, but it is said to be based on NVIDIA's RTX IP. If Serpent Lake is aiming for a 2028-2029 launch, we can expect Rubin or a Rubin-Next GPU architecture to be featured on the SoC. So it will be an interesting chip, and the first to feature an RTX-class GPU on a chip besides NVIDIA's own SoCs, which are expected in the coming years.
The second revelation by Jaykihn is about the next-gen E-Core architecture, which is called Copper Shark. There have been rumors that Intel is preparing for a unified core approach, which will combine the P-Core design with E-Core under the same core design, but Jaykihn says that separate P-Core architectures still exist.
Intel's next-gen E-Core architecture is called Copper Shark, and the next-gen E-Core architecture is called Golden Eagle. It isn't disclosed which specific CPU family will feature these architectures, but older rumors have pointed out Griffin Cove P-Cores and Golden Eagle E-Cores for Razer Lake, while Titan Lake was said to utilize the aforementioned Unified Core architecture. It looks like Intel may have scrapped or delayed a unified core approach for Titan Lake and will utilize the said "next-gen" P/E core architectures.
Intel is also using the same BGA 4326 socket to evaluate its Razer Lake-AX SoC. It was previously used to evalute Nova Lake-AX chips before they got axed from the roadmap.
Once again, this is all speculation for now, but it gives us an insight into what to expect from team blue and what core architectures and IPs we can expect from their next-gen CPUs and SoCs.
Intel Desktop CPU Generations Comparison:
| Intel CPU Family | Processor Process | Processor Architecture | Graphics Architecture | Processors Cores/Threads (Max) | Platform | Memory Support | PCIe Support | Launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alder Lake (12th Gen) | Intel 7 | Golden Cove (P-Core) Gracemont (E-Core) | HD 700 Series | 16/24 | LGA 1700/1800 | DDR5 / DDR4 | PCIe Gen 5.0 | 2021 |
| Raptor Lake (13th Gen) | Intel 7 | Raptor Cove (P-Core) Gracemont (E-Core) | HD 700 Series | 24/32 | LGA 1700/1800 | DDR5 / DDR4 | PCIe Gen 5.0 | 2022 |
| Raptor Lake Refresh (14th Gen) | Intel 7 | Raptor Cove (P-Core) Gracemont (E-Core) | HD 700 Series | 24/32 | LGA 1700/1800 | DDR5 / DDR4 | PCIe Gen 5.0 | 2023 |
| Arrow Lake (Core Ultra 200) | TSMC N3B | Lion Cove (P-Core) Skymont (E-Core) | Xe1 (Alchemist) | 24/24 | LGA 1851 | DDR5 | PCIe Gen 5.0 | 2024 |
| Arrow Lake Refresh (Core Ultra 200 Plus) | TSMC N3B | Lion Cove (P-Core) Skymont (E-Core) | Xe1 (Alchemist) | 24/24 | LGA 1851 | DDR5 | PCIe Gen 5.0 | 2026 |
| Nova Lake (Core Ultra 400?) | TBA | Coyote Cove (P-Core) Arctic Wolf (E-Core) | Xe3 (Battlemage) | 52/52 | LGA 1954 | DDR5 | PCIe Gen 5.0 | 2026-2027? |
| Razer Lake (Core Ultra 500?) | TBA | Griffin Cove (P-Core)? Golden Eagle (E-Core)? | TBA | TBA | LGA 1954? | TBA | TBA | 2027-2028? |
| Hammer Lake (Core Ultra 700?) | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | LGA 1954? | TBA | TBA | 2029-2030? |
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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