Intel, known for its gaming PC chips, is expanding into the handheld gaming market with a new chip and platform. Daniel Rogers, Intel’s VP and GM of PC products, revealed at CES the upcoming platform that will leverage the Intel Core Series 3 processors, Panther Lake. This initiative marks Intel’s foray into handheld gaming, featuring a dedicated chip for portable gaming devices, as reported by IGN and confirmed by TechCrunch.
The Panther Lake chips are Intel’s first on the 18A manufacturing process, commencing production in 2025. While Intel has a history of supplying chips for gaming PCs since the 90s, its recent focus on gaming hardware intensified in 2022 with the Intel Arc GPUs. This move into handheld gaming is significant as AMD currently dominates this space, having just unveiled the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D processor for gaming PCs at CES.
Intel plans to share more details about its handheld gaming products later this year, showcasing the company’s commitment to expanding its presence in the gaming market.
Source: TechCrunch