Intel’s secret handheld chips might just give AMD a run for its money

Intel has been quietly working on something interesting. A new leak has revealed two unannounced chips, the Arc G3 and Arc G3 Extreme, built specifically for handheld gaming consoles. These chips are expected to show up sometime in Q2 2026, and they could shake up the handheld gaming market in a big way.

Shortly after Intel revealed its full Panther Lake lineup, rumors started swirling about two chips that didn’t make the cut. These were originally designed to compete with AMD’s Ryzen Z2 series, but their launch was delayed for reasons we don’t know. Now, one of them has resurfaced online.

An X leaker, HXL, posted a CPU-Z screenshot showing what appears to be one of these chips. It reportedly packs 14 CPU cores and offers a boost clock of 4.7 GHz with a 25W TDP.

Is the leak even real, though?

Not everyone is convinced. Jaykihn, a popular

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