Intel: Release date for Lunar Lake processors is set

With its new Core Ultra CPUs, Intel wants to compete with Qualcomm and AMD in the field of AI-capable chips. So far, there is only sparse information about performance. However, leaks paint a promising picture. The release date has now been announced. Intel

Release date for Lunar Lake is set

Recently, stability problems with Intel’s Raptor Lake processors made negative headlines. Now the company has announced the release of its new Core Ultra 200 CPUs announced The chips, codenamed Lunar Lake, are to be presented on September 3, 2024 from 6:00 p.m. German time. During a special event shortly before the start of IFA 2024, Intel representatives Michelle Johnston Holthaus and Jim Johnson will present the new chips for mobile devices. Interested parties can watch the livestream of the event on Intel’s website at Newsroom follow.

The presentation shortly before this year’s IFA suggests that there will already be some devices with the new Intel processors on display at the trade fair in Berlin. However, so far there has been no announcement from any of the major manufacturers.

High performance AI-enabled processor

According to previous rumors, Intel is planning nine different processor configurations. With these new Ultra Core CPUs, Intel is competing directly with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X and AMD’s Ryzen AI 300 processors. The Lunar Lake chips have Intel’s AI acceleration unit NPU4, which delivers up to 48 TOPs (Tera Operations Per Second). The CPUs are therefore the company’s most advanced AI-capable processors to date. Intel’s Meteor Lake processors, which will be released in 2023, achieve a maximum of 34 TOPs. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X delivers 45 TOPs, the Ryzen AI 300 achieves 50 TOPs.

The new Xe2-LPG graphics architecture, a power-saving version of the upcoming Battlemage architecture, is also expected to provide a performance leap in the new Core Ultra CPUs in the area of ​​graphics. The various processor models are expected to be equipped with up to eight corresponding cores. What the Lunar Lake chips are actually capable of will soon become clear. Intel could use a sense of success after a few turbulent months.