Intel and NVIDIA are preparing an extremely ambitious joint project: an x86 processor codenamed Serpent Lake, aimed at a market where AMD is currently leading with the Strix Halo and upcoming Medusa Halo APU models.
According to information published by RedGamingTech, Serpent Lake is not simply a merging of CPU and GPU components, but a completely new approach. The CPU should use Intel’s next Titan Lake architecture (the successor to the Nova Lake design), while the GPU would be based on NVIDIA’s Rubin architecture, the generation that comes after the Blackwell GPU series.
New Intel – Nvidia hybrid chip for extremely compact systems
NotebookcheckThe configuration also includes 16-channel high-throughput LPDDR6 memory, which should be placed right next to the processor to maximize latency and increase bandwidth. data According to current estimates, Serpent Lake would be manufactured on TSMC’s N3P process.
This chip is clearly aimed at a segment where a lot of GPU power is needed, but there is no room for real discrete graphics cards: compact high-end mini computers, premium thin laptops and handheld gaming consoles.
Although Intel and Nvidia have not officially confirmed the project, Nvidia’s large investments and already announced technological agreements between the two companies strongly indicate that the x86 platform will receive direct integration of Nvidia graphics technology. If Serpent Lake becomes a reality, it will be the first serious blow to AMD’s current monopoly in the class of super APU solutions, reports mydrivers.