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Intel Graphics 1 Xe3 Wildcat Lake iGPU

Intel Intel Graphics 1 Xe3 WCL

The Intel Graphics 1-core Xe3 is an integrated graphics adapter found in certain Wildcat Lake SoCs with just one of the two Xe3 cores enabled (8 EUs / 128 ALUs), and 1 raytracing core.

The new media engine now supports AV1 encode and decode, VVC decode, AVC 10-bit and VP9 enc/dec, and eDP 1.5.

The small iGPU is not suitable for demanding 3D games. Only undemanding and very old games should run smoothly.

The graphics core is found in the compute & GPU tile of the WCL chip and is manufactured on the modern 1.8 nm-class process (Intel 18A).

Wildcat Lake Xe3 Series

Intel Graphics 2 Xe3 WCL compare 16 @ 2.6 GHz
Intel Graphics 1 Xe3 WCL 8 @ 2.3 GHz
CodenameWildcat Lake
iGPUIntegrated Graphics
Pipelines8 - unified
Raytracing Cores1
Core Speed2300 (Boost) MHz
AI GPU9 TOPS INT8
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 12_2
Man. Technology1.8 nm
Date of Announcement01.05.2026
CPU in Intel Graphics 1 Xe3 WCLGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Intel Core 3 3056 x 1400 MHz, 15 W? MHz2300 MHz
Intel Core 3 3045 x 1400 MHz, 15 W? MHz2300 MHz
min. - max.? MHz2300 MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
587 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
1917 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
1998 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
858 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
753 Points (2%)
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
2475 Points (3%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
2165 Points (2%)
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Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
69.8 fps (4%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
97.8 % (98%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
315 fps (8%)
Geekbench 6.7 - Geekbench 6.7.1 GPU OpenCL
5978 points (2%)
Geekbench 6.7 - Geekbench 6.7.1 GPU Vulkan
7288 points (2%)
- Range of benchmark values
red legend - Average benchmark values
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

low 1920x1080
9.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
7.1  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
0 (!)  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Strange Brigade

Strange Brigade

2018
low 1280x720
62  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
23.6  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
18.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
0 (!)  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1280x720
24.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
16.3  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
16.2  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1280x720
23.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
10.4  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
8.4  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1280x720
98.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
78.7  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
38.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
36.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
GTA V

GTA V

2015
low 1024x768
90.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
71.4  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
15  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
4.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Cyberpunk 20779.527.12
Strange Brigade6223.618.2
X-Plane 11.1124.616.316.2
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark23.210.48.37
Dota 2 Reborn98.178.738.736.1
GTA V90.571.4154.73
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
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Notebook reviews with Intel Graphics 1 Xe3 Wildcat Lake iGPU graphics card

Chuwi UniBook: Intel Core 3 304, 14.00", 1.2 kg
   » Currently in review: 14-inch laptop with Intel Wildcat for $449

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Class 3

M4 9-Core GPU *
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Class 4

* Approximate position of the graphics adapter

Klaus Hinum (Update: 2026-05-21)