Intel's Arc G-Series chips will power a new generation of gaming handhelds

Source: Engadget

Overview

Intel isn’t ready to give up on gaming handhelds just yet, despite the recent Steam Deck price increase. At Computex, Intel unveiled its new Arc G‑Series chips, a family built on the existing Core Ultra 3 lineup. The Arc G3 and G3 Extreme chips will feature up to Intel’s Arc B390 GPUs, providing real‑time ray tracing and AI upscaling via XeSS 3 technology. Intel says the chips will appear in devices in the coming months, including the Acer Predator Atlas 8, MSI Claw 8 EX AI+, and OneXPlayer.

Technical Specifications

• CPU configuration: 2 performance cores, 8 efficiency cores, and 4 low‑power efficiency cores (derived from Core Ultra 3).
• Process node: Intel 18A.
• GPU: Up to Arc B390, supporting real‑time ray tracing and XeSS 3 AI upscaling.
• Connectivity: Wi‑Fi 7 R2, Thunderbolt 4, dual Bluetooth 6.

Features

• Optimized for Windows 11 full‑screen Xbox mode, reducing reliance on the standard Windows interface that can feel clunky on handhelds.
• Intel Precompiled Shaders: Select games launch faster by downloading optimized shaders from the cloud instead of rendering them locally.
• Supported titles (currently): Black Myth: Wukong, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and 7, and The Outer Worlds 2.

Related links

• Steam Deck price increase article
• Intel Arc G‑Series announcement
• Acer Predator Atlas 8 details
• Intel Precompiled Shaders info