AMD claps back at Intel claims that it uses ‘ancient silicon’ in PC gaming handhelds

Intel launched its long-awaited Core Ultra Series 3 “Panther Lake” mobile chips at CES 2026 this week, promising an alluring blend of long battery life and shockingly great integrated graphics performance thanks to its new Arc Xe3 graphics cores. (It’s true! We benchmarked Panther Lake gaming performance ourselves.)

Core Ultra Series 3 is looking pretty damned good, and its strengths could help Intel finally establish a stronger foothold in Steam Deck-style gaming handhelds – a segment...