Panther Lake unveiled: A deep dive into Intel’s next-gen laptop CPU

Here is a 189-word summary of the key points from the article: Intel has unveiled its next-generation mobile processor, "Panther Lake," which builds on the success of the "Lunar Lake" chip. Panther Lake will come in three configurations: an 8-core chip, a 16-core chip, and a 16-core chip with 12 Xe3 GPU cores. The chips will offer significant performance and efficiency improvements over previous generations, with up to 50% better multi-threaded performance and 10% lower power consumption. The Xe3 GPU in Panther Lake introduces multi-frame generation powered by AI, which can inject up to three additional frames between rendered frames to improve frame rates. Intel has also enhanced the NPU and IPU capabilities, with the NPU offering 50 TOPS of performance and the IPU adding AI-based noise reduction and tone mapping. Panther Lake will support Wi-Fi 7 Release 2 and Bluetooth 6.0, including features like Auracast for simultaneous audio playback across multiple devices. Intel plans to launch Panther Lake laptops at CES 2026, though details on pricing and availability are still unknown.