Intel's Xe3P graphics architecture will focus on Crescent Island discrete GPUs for AI & Workstation, while missing out on the Arc gaming family. Intel Xe3P Goes Pro & AI With Crescent Island Discrete GPUs, Arc Gaming Lineup Missing In Action Intel's Xe3 GPU architecture has been phenomenal for Panther Lake CPUs, and as the blue team continues to develop its graphics architectures, there's some good news and bad news for the next-gen discrete GPU family. According to Jaykihn, Intel's Xe3P, the successor to Xe3, will feature discrete GPU options. These graphics series will be branded under the Crescent Island lineup. […]

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With limited reviews available, you will hardly hear about the Arc Pro B70's performance. Here's a sneak peek into the analysis by Hardware Luxx. Hardware Luxx Intel Arc Pro B70 Review Reveals GPU's Performance Against Its Competitors Intel's flagship workstation Big Battlemage GPUs were released roughly two weeks ago, but since then, we have hardly seen any reviews for the Arc Pro B65 and the Arc Pro B70. It appears that the GPUs don't have good availability, and similar to what we heard about the Arc Pro B60 last year, both the newer GPUs may not be that abundant in […]

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Intel has just published its latest MLPerf Inference v6.0 benchmarks, showcasing strong performance with the Arc Pro B70 & Arc Pro B60 GPUs. Intel's Continuous AI Optimizations Deliver A 18% Boost for Existing Arc Pro GPUs, While Arc Pro B70 Offers A 80% Uplift Over Arc Pro B60. MLCommons has just published its latest benchmarks in MLPerf Inference v6.0, which showcase the AI inference performance of various GPUs and CPUs. Today's results are special for Intel since they are the first showcase of their latest Arc Pro GPUs, the Arc Pro B70 and Arc Pro B65, which were recently unveiled, […]

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Intel has introduced its latest commercial client portfolio, led by the new Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors and a pair of professional‑grade Arc Pro GPUs. The lineup targets business laptops, desktops and workstations, with a focus on efficiency, security and as you would expect in 2026, AI‑accelerated workloads.

The Core Ultra Series 3 processors are built on Intel’s new 18A manufacturing process. These chips aim to deliver higher performance per watt, improved integrated graphics and expanded on‑chip AI acceleration.

In the slides below you can see some of the performance charts from Intel showing the performance improvement for the new Core Ultra Series 3 CPUs in a number of applications, ranging from ML Perf 1.5 and UL Procyon to Crossmark, Speedometer 3.1 and 3DMark.

For integrated graphics in the Core Ultra Series 3 CPUs, Intel is utilising the new Xe 3 architecture, offering up to 12 Xe 3 cores, led by the Arc B390 iGPU in the Core Ultra X7 and X9 models. In the slides below, Intel details the performance of this top-end iGPU in apps like Maya, Unreal Engine, Solidworks and more:

Alongside all of this, Intel has also announced new Arc Pro desktop graphics cards for workstations. The new Arc Pro B70 offers up to 32 Xe cores and 32GB of VRAM, tuned for multi-agent AI tasks. There is also going to be an Arc Pro B65 launching in April, with 20 Xe cores and 32GB of VRAM. In the slides below Intel details the performance improvement for the Arc Pro B70 versus the previous Arc Pro B60 GPU:

Finally, vPro is also receiving a number of major updates. A new certification program has been put in place to optimise application behaviour and reduce unnecessary background activity. Device IQ introduces AI‑driven analytics to help IT teams detect and diagnose issues at a faster pace, with broader integration planned for later in 2026. The company is also expanding its vPro Fleet Services, offering a turnkey, SaaS‑based activation model tied directly into Microsoft Intune for simplified deployment.

Laptops powered by Core Ultra Series 3 will begin rolling out from March 31st. The Arc Pro B70 launches today, with the B65 following in mid‑April. Intel’s new Xeon 600 workstation processors, announced earlier this year, are also now available at retail.

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