Intel Nova Lake in H2-2026: Discussion Threads

May 19, 2026 - 20:30

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With Pat pretty much confirm the existence of Nova Lake; let's started new thread about Nova Lake, the successor of Arrow Lake.

Even though Nova Lake is still two years away (currently target for Q4 2026 release), my source has provided more information below:

Once again, Intel will change the tile methodology of Nova Lake. The IMC no longer inside CPU tile, it is going to be integrated inside SoC tile. Update: GPU tile is another die connecting to SoC.
Higher NGU (new term for NoC of SoC tile) and ring clocks should fix the memory latency issues, we shall see.
The top-end SKU of NVL-SK / S / HX will integrate V-cache similar to AMD's X3D. My source can't confirm the amount of L3 cache but the recent leaks about 144MB seems valid.
Currently, NVL platform will support up to 128-bit DDR5-8000 (bump up to DDR5-8800), the same memory speed AMD would support for upcoming Zen6.
Both Intel's NVL and AMD's Zen6 are targeting for...