Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) vs Graphics (4-Core)
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Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
Panther Lake
Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core)
Panther Lake
We compared two integrated laptop GPUs: the Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) with 4 pipelines and 256 shaders against the Graphics (4-Core) that utilizes 4 pipelines and 512 shaders. Here you will find complete details about specs, efficiency, performance tests, and more.
Review
Gaming
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, and Vulkan games
Workstation
Perf. in 3D modeling, video editing and rendering apps
AI/ML
Capabilities for machine learning and AI-related tasks
Energy Efficiency
Power consumption efficiency in different scenarios
NanoReview Final Score
Overall video card score
Scores marked with a red asterisk (**) represent initial estimates from early testing.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core)
- 2x higher maximum theoretical performance (2.6 vs 1.3 TFLOPS)
- Achieves 2.1x more points in the GeekBench 6 Compute test (23K vs 11K)
- Has 2x more shading units (512 vs 256)
Benchmarks
Graphics cards’ performance in recent benchmarking appsGeekBench 6 OpenCL
GB6 Compute Score
| Background Blur | - | 57.6 img/sec |
| Face Detection | - | 29.1 img/sec |
| Horizon Detection | - | 0.79 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge Detection | - | 1.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | - | 1.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature Matching | - | 0.34 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo Matching | - | 61.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle Physics | - | 3352.7 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
Artificial Intelligence Tests
Performance in machine learning and artificial intelligence tasksGeekBench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
GB6 ML Half Precision
GB6 ML Quantized
| Image Classification (SP) | - | 4265 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | - | 11549 |
| Image Super Resolution (Q) | - | 4466 |
| Face Detection (HP) | - | 16012 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | - | 8425 |
| Text Classification (SP) | - | 1380 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | - | 4037 |
| Object Detection (SP) | - | 4026 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | - | 10708 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | - | 35823 |
| Framework | - | ONNX |
| Backend | - | DirectML |
Specifications
Technical specifications of Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) and Graphics (4-Core)General
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Build | Integrated | Integrated |
| Released | January 5, 2026 | January 5, 2026 |
| Case | Laptop | Laptop |
| Purpose | Generic | Generic |
| Segment | Entry-level | Entry-level |
| Architecture | Celestial | Celestial |
| GPU Codename | Panther Lake | Panther Lake |
| Recommended CPU | - Intel Core Ultra 5 332 or above | - Intel Core Ultra 9 386H or above |
| Used in CPUs | - Intel Core 5 315 - Intel Core 7 350 - Intel Core 5 320 - Intel Core Ultra 5 332 - Intel Core Ultra 5 322 |
- Intel Core Ultra 9 386H - Intel Core Ultra 7 366H - Intel Core Ultra 7 365 - Intel Core Ultra 7 356H - Intel Core Ultra 7 355 - Intel Core Ultra 5 336H - Intel Core Ultra 5 335 - Intel Core Ultra 5 325 |
Laptop GPU ranking (81st and 75th place)
Graphics Processing Unit
| Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 2500 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 512 |
| Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) | 16 | 32 |
| Render Output Units (ROPs) | 8 | 16 |
| Compute Units (Pipelines) | 4 | 4 |
| Tensor Cores | 32 | 32 |
| Ray-tracing Cores | 2 | 4 |
| L1 Cache | 64KB per cluster | 64KB per cluster |
| L2 Cache | 4MB shared | 4MB shared |
| Instructions Per Cycle | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Raw Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 20 GPixel/s | 40 GPixel/s |
| Texture Fill Rate | 40 GTexel/s | 80 GTexel/s |
FLOPS (FP32)
Physical
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 5.0 |
| TGP | 25 W | 25 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Max. Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
Memory
| Memory Type | System Shared | System Shared |
| ECC | No | No |
API
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | No | No |
| DisplayPort | 2.1 | 2.1 |
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