Razor Lake-AX APU development confirmed

Intel has confirmed it is developing the Razor Lake-AX APU, set to launch in 2028, according to reports from South Korean media cited by VideoCardz. This chip will replace the Nova Lake generation and is designed to compete with top offerings from AMD.

Performance expectations for Razor Lake-AX

The Razor Lake-AX APU is expected to deliver up to 700 TOPS of computational power, far exceeding current solutions like NVIDIA's Jetson AGX Orin, which provides 275 TOPS in INT8. This performance is likely to come from improvements in both CPU and GPU architecture.

Intel's roadmap for AI chips

Intel’s executive director in Korea, Cho Min-sung, mentioned during a conference that the company is developing chips for robotics, including Panther Lake processors with 180 TOPS of power. He also noted that computational power will increase significantly with the launches of Nova Lake in 2027 and Razor Lake-AX in 2028.

Delayed launch allows for refinement

The 2028 launch date for Razor Lake-AX gives Intel more time to refine the design, potentially leading to a more powerful and efficient APU. However, the delay may be seen as a challenge given the current market dynamics in artificial intelligence accelerators and the difficulty of maintaining high prices.