Intel x Nvidia Serpent Lake leaks as Strix Halo rival with capable CPU and big GeForce RTX Rubin iGPU
In September 2025, we reported that Intel and Nvidia appeared to be co-developing Hammer Lake APUs for desktops and laptops. These APUs were expected to utilize Intel CPU chiplets and Nvidia RTX GPU chiplets for massive iGPU performance. A recent leak from RedGamingTech suggests that Intel's Hammer Lake could be the first Intel CPU architecture to feature a “Unified Core” design, boasting lofty performance goals.
That said, RGT mentions nothing about possible Nvidia RTX iGPUs for Intel Hammer Lake. These powerful RTX iGPUs are reportedly coming with Intel Serpent Lake. Described as Intel’s response to AMD Strix Halo/ Zen 6 Medusa Halo APUs, Intel Serpent Lake chips will seemingly feature a powerful CPU and an even more impressive Nvidia RTX GPU chiplet.
For the CPU, Intel will allegedly employ the Titan Lake architecture with the improved Griffin Cove P-cores and Golden Eagle E-cores. The SoC tile, which hosts the LP E-cores, could also be based on Intel Titan Lake technologies.
For the GPU chiplet, Intel is said to be partnering with Nvidia to use the latter’s RTX Rubin GPU architecture, or a close variant, for integrated graphics. The iGPU could be based on the TSMC N3P process node, which is to be expected.
Moreover, the leaker suggests that the Serpent Lake APUs could also bring support for 16X LPDDR6 memory.
Finally, RGT explains that the Intel x Nvidia Serpent Lake seems like the rumored Nova Lake-AX. We haven’t heard about Nova Lake-AX in quite a while, but it was thought of as Intel’s answer to AMD Strix Halo with 8 P-cores, 16 E-Cores, and a big 384 EU Xe3P iGPU. So, Intel could use the same configuration for Serpent Lake, replacing the Nova Lake P/E-cores with Titan Lake P/E-cores and the Intel Arc iGPU with an Nvidia RTX one.
Whatever the case ends up being, we are quite excited to see Intel and Nvidia work together. We just hope that Intel doesn’t pull the plug on the Arc iGPUs. The latest iterations of Arc iGPUs, like the Arc 140V, are quite capable and stack up nicely against the AMD competition. With the upcoming launch of Intel Panther Lake chips with the next-gen Arc iGPUs, we expect some good things from upcoming Intel-based thin-and-light laptops and handheld gaming consoles.
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RedGamingTech, Teaser image source: Intel, Nvidia, geralt on Pixabay, edited
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