Intel Leak Points To TSMC Being The Choice For Next-Gen GPUs: 5nm Xe-LPG, 4nm Battlemage, 3nm Celestial & Xe2-LPG
Intel seems to be relying entirely on TSMC for the production of its next-gen GPU dies and IPs based on Alchemist, Battlemage & Celestial architectures.
Korean outlet, gamma0burst, has compiled a list of products that have been and are being worked on by Intel engineers. These listings were spotted over at Linkedin and confirm the processes that are going to be used for next-generation GPUs based on the Alchemist, Battlemage, and Celestial chip architectures.
Starting first with the discrete GPU, Intel's Arc Alchemist utilized the TSMC 6nm process node and had three variants, the ACM-G10, ACM-G11, and ACM-G12. The last one has yet to be launched but it may likely appear in the Arc Alchemist refresh which is planned for later this year. Intel's Arc line has received various optimizations over the past months along with superb promotional deals that have made them a very good option for mainstream gamers.
Following Intel Alchemist GPUs will be Battlemage and this is going to be a major launch for 2024. It is expected that the Xe2 Battlemage architecture will utilize TSMC's 4nm process node & its follow-up, and the Xe3 Celestial architecture will utilize TSMC's 3nm process node and launch by 2H 2026 which points to a 2-year GPU cadence.
A recently leaked product plan from an Intel Engineer showed that Battlemage Xe2 and Celestial Xe3 GPUs will come in both HPG and LPG flavors. The Battlemage LPG flavors will be used in the Lunar Lake CPUs while Celestial LPG flavors will be used in the Panther Lake CPUs. The discrete GPUs featured in HPG Arc graphics cards will come sooner than the LPG parts and will target the 75-250W segment.
With discrete GPUs out of the way, we now have the integrated GPUs (iGPUs) which Intel refers to as
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