Intel Core Ultra 200V Series unveiled: Xe2 iGPU w/ Ray Tracing, improved AI, up to 20 hours battery

Intel Core Ultra 200V Series was launched today which is made to rival the likes of Apple M3, Snapdragon X Elite, and Ryzen HX 370.

The new Intel Core UIltra 200V Series

New intel AI chips with better graphics!

The new chip features x86 8-CPU cores comprising high-performance Lion Cove and efficiency-focused Skymont cores. Intel has removed the Hyper-Threading tech here so the chip can have better power efficiency.

The chip's details

It uses the LPDDR5X memory which built-in into the SoC package thus will provide a faster performance yet efficient power draw. 

The company noted the Lunar Lake version draws 50 percent less energy compared to the Meteor Lake last year. While providing up to 120 TOPS in performance for CPU, GPU, and NPU.

Improved iGPU

Intel continued it can provide 1.2 better per watt than the Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100).

As per the chipmaker, this new processor can provide up to 20 hours of battery life on a notebook which beats Snapdragon X Elite and AMD's HX 370 in some testing tools.

Another worth pointing out is the improved iGPU which is the Intel Xe2 bringing up to 30 percent enhanced performance over the predecessor. This has a built-in Intel Arc-based GPU with 8x 2nd Gen Xe cores, and 8x Ray Tracing units and is even capable of supporting up to 3 4K monitors. The new Intel Xe Matrix Extension AI provides up to 67 TOPS, aiding applications in creative domains and gaming alike.

Intel Core Ultra 200V against competitors

To demonstrate the capabilities of its new AI processors, Intel compared them with AMD's latest Ryzen HX 370 series, Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite, and Apple's M3. The graphs indicated that the Core Ultra 200V processors deliver up to three times the performance per thread and an 80 percent increase in peak performance, all while offering a battery life of up to 20 hours.

Lunar Lake is expected to integrate Copilot+ PC features. In line with the most recent wireless advancements, the Core Ultra 200V series will include support for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4.

Finally, the chip is expected to debut on LG Gram 16 Pro and other brands like Acer, Dell, GP, MSI, and Samsung.

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Source: Intel