Don’t be fooled: Intel’s Panther Lake graphics come with a catch

Intel’s integrated graphics hardware is seriously impressive now. Intel’s Core Ultra Series 3—also known as “Panther Lake”—is a huge leap and a comeback moment for Intel. Indeed, Intel’s Arc iGPU paired with the Core Ultra X9 388H is nearly as good as a dedicated Nvidia GPU! But that’s not the full story… and I have the benchmarks to prove it.

Most Panther Lake CPUs don’t include the most impressive Intel Arc iGPUs. Instead, they come with only “Intel Graphics.” This slower Intel option...