Intel has provided some more details on its next-gen automotive SoCs codenamed Frisco Lake and Grizzly Lake, which will feature Panther Lake and Nova Lake IP inside, detailed at the recent Shanghai Auto Show in China.
Intel's 2nd Gen SDV SoC is codenamed Frisco Lake and will feature a CPU architecture similar to what will be inside of Panther Lake CPUs, which will be launching later this year with volume production expected in 1H 2026. Frisco Lake will feature Panther Lake IP and core architecture, with TDPs ranging between 20W and 65W, with 10x the AI performance and 61% more efficiency over the previous-gen chip based on the Raptor Cove architecture with 12 cores at between 12W and 45W.
Popular Now: 10,000mAh and 25W wireless charging have been squeezed into a 0.5-inch power bankAnother big upgrade inside of Frisco Lake is that Intel will be using its 3rd Gen Xe GPU architecture -- Xe3 -- codenamed Celestial. This new Xe3 GPU IP will replace the Battlemage GPU architecture, offering a huge upgrade over the 1st Gen Xe (96 EUs) design used inside current-gen automotive chips from Intel.
After that, Intel has its 3rd Gen SDV SoC with Grizzly Lake codenamed Monument Peak, which should use the same IP inside of Nova Lake CPUs with up to 32 E-Cores in total. Nova Lake is expected to feature up to 52 cores, with a mix of P-Cores and E-Cores. Grizzly Lake is expected to launch sometime in 1H 2027.
Jack Weast, Intel Fellow, vice president and general manager of Intel Automotive, said: "Intel is redefining automotive compute with our second-generation SDV SoC, combining the flexibility of chiplet technology with our proven whole-vehicle approach. Together with our partners, we're solving real industry challenges - from energy efficiency to AI-driven experiences - to make the software-defined vehicle revolution a reality for all".
