Intel is reportedly shifting its desktop processor roadmap, which means buyers looking for high-performance integrated graphics in the current generation will need to look elsewhere. The company has allegedly scrapped the Nova Lake-S SKU that was designed to feature a robust gaming-focused iGPU. This change impacts users planning to build systems without a discrete graphics card, as the planned hardware will not appear in the upcoming Nova Lake lineup.
Tipster claims Intel scrapped the 12 Xe3P graphics SKU for the upcoming desktop platform
The cancelled Nova Lake-S configuration was intended to combine CPU and graphics cores in a single package. It would have included four performance cores, eight efficiency cores, and four low-power efficiency cores. The integrated graphics portion was supposed to utilize twelve Xe3P graphics cores to handle gaming workloads.
According to tipster Jaykihn, the design requiring 65W of dedicated power for the iGPU has been removed from the Nova Lake-S plans. Intel is expected to reintroduce this 12 Xe3P graphics architecture in the next-generation Razor Lake platform instead. The original Nova Lake-S desktop platform is still expected to launch on the new LGA1954 socket with the Z990 chipset.
We have been tracking Nova Lake-S closely — see our earlier coverage on Intel Confirms LGA1954 Socket for Nova. The specific details regarding the cancellation come from a leaker rather than an official Intel statement. Readers should treat the removal of the 12Xe option and its move to Razor Lake as unconfirmed until Intel provides official confirmation.
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