Bullet points of Intel’s new chips just set an exciting benchmark for graphics

Bullet points of Intel’s new chips just set an exciting benchmark for graphics
- Intel's new Core Ultra Series 2 processors feature an integrated GPU with up to eight cores, 64 vector engines, and 8MB of cache.
- The GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, LPDDR memory, and improved XeSS and XMX performance for enhanced upscaling and ray tracing.
- The Core Ultra 9 288V (140V GPU) demonstrated a 31% performance improvement over the previous-generation Core Ultra 7 155H and 68% faster speeds compared to Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100.
- Intel's integrated GPU outperforms competitors in the majority of benchmarks, particularly against Qualcomm, and can run ray-traced games at acceptable frame rates.
- The new Core Ultra Series 2 chips offer significant gen-to-gen power efficiency improvement, with the Lunar Lake laptop consuming half the power of the previous-gen Meteor Lake model when running a 4K YouTube video using the AV1 codec.
- The Core Ultra Series 2 processors are expected to hit the market soon, offering a thin and light notebook option with long battery life and enough grunt to run games at a stable 60 frames per second.
- Intel's Xe2 GPU will also feature in the upcoming MSI Claw 8 AI+ gaming handheld, powered by the Core Ultra 200V.