Panther Lake, the next generation of Intel’s Core Ultra series of laptop processors, is nearly here. But what is it, exactly?

Intel spent several days explaining the fine details of Panther Lake to journalists at a recent press event, including its new compute cores, graphics cores, NPU AI, and wireless. If you’re interested, PCWorld has a deep dive into all of the technologies. But if you just want the basics, stay here. Here’s what you need to know about Intel’s “Panther Lake” chip, in brief.

1) Expect Panther Lake in 2026

Intel executives talked about some of the details of Panther Lake themselves. But the details that matter to laptop buyers (speed, price, and which laptops will have them) will have to wait for CES 2026 in Las Vegas this coming January. The actual laptops will ship

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