Intel’s upcoming Nova Lake mobile processors have leaked, revealing an ambitious range of configurations that top out at an impressive 28 CPU cores and 12 GPU cores. 
Part of the Core Ultra 400 family, Nova Lake will debut new Coyote Cove P-Cores and Arctic Wolf E-Cores, delivering a major architectural shift for Intel’s mobile lineup.
While earlier leaks covered the desktop-focused Nova Lake-S chips, new information from leaker Jaykihn on X outlines five configurations aimed at laptops. Leading the pack is the Nova Lake-HX, which combines 8 P-Cores, 16 E-Cores, 4 LP-E cores, and 4 Xe iGPU cores. This results in 28 total CPU cores when including the low-power island cores, making it Intel’s most core-packed mobile chip yet-though still without a dual-compute tile design for laptops.
The standard Nova Lake-H models are set to feature up to 16 CPU cores with either 12 or 4 Xe GPU cores, resembling the earlier Panther Lake-H designs. At the other end of the spectrum, entry-level Nova Lake-U chips will offer up to 4 P-Cores and 4 LP-E cores, with no E-Cores on the main tile. GPU power here ranges from 4 Xe cores down to 2 in the most budget-friendly configuration, which pairs just 2 P-Cores with 4 LP-E cores for a 6-core total.
Power targets span from around 55W for the flagship HX model down to 15W for the most efficient U-series chips, catering to everything from high-end gaming laptops to ultra-portable notebooks.
Intel isn’t expected to officially launch Nova Lake until the second half of 2026, leaving plenty of time for further refinements. More details will likely surface once the current Panther Lake lineup is fully rolled out, with the Nova Lake-AX variants also rumored to compete directly with AMD’s powerful Halo APUs.