Intel announces Arc G3 handheld gaming chip, coming to Acer and MSI devices
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Sean Hollister
The bagel they save for the regulars. Don't skim, savour.
Summary
Intel has announced its first handheld gaming chip, the Arc G3, which will power upcoming handheld gaming PCs including Acer's first handheld device. The Panther Lake variant of the chip features 2 P-cores, 8 E-cores, and 4 LP E-cores (two fewer CPU cores than Intel's laptop Panther Lake chips) but includes a full set of Xe3 GPU cores (up to 12) optimized for gaming. Intel promises day-0 graphics driver updates for new games and precompiled shaders to reduce stutter and load times. At least three handhelds will use the chip, including the leaked MSI Claw 8 EX AI Plus and Acer's first handheld.
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precompiled shaders so you don't have as much stutter or load time in games, it claims
the Panther Lake variant contains two fewer CPU cores than Intel's Panther Lake laptop chips, but feature a full compliment of Xe3 GPU cores to run games
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