Intel’s Xe3 “Celestial” Desktop GPUs Seem To Be Very Much Alive & On-Track, Despite Rumors & Talks Of Cancelation

Intel’s “Xe3” Celestial desktop GPUs are under development and ready to be released after the upcoming Battlemage lineup showcase, which is set for December.

Intel’s Battlemage “Xe2” dGPUs Won’t Be The Last Lineup By The Firm, As They Are Eying For A Suprise Celestial “Xe3” Launch As Well

Well, there were rumors surrounding Intel and the future of its desktop GPU platform, given that it was being claimed that after Battlemage, we wouldn’t witness a new lineup at all associated with the somewhat “sluggish” performance of Intel’s graphics division.

However, based on newly-emerged updates, it is now being disclosed that Team Blue’s Celestial dGPUs are very much on track, as said by the renowned leaker Bionic_Squash, along with multiple other credible information across the internet.

Nah, they still have plans for DGPUs after Battlemage

— Bionic_Squash (@SquashBionic) November 16, 2024

For quick information, it is essential to note that the Xe3 architecture is almost confirmed for Intel’s next-gen “mobile” Panther Lake and Nova Lake SoCs, but there were uncertainties on desktop GPU models of the Celestial lineup, which is why we are developing this post in the first place.

Recently, it was revealed that Intel’s Battlemage dGPUs are slated to launch somewhere in December, but alongside that, information around Xe3 “Celestial” dGPUs was also disclosed by the data miner Tomasz Gawroński. Although the content was rather around Panther Lake iGPUs, it still confirmed the existence of the Xe3 architecture.

Intel panther lake celestial
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— Tomasz Gawroński (@GawroskiT) November 17, 2024

Not just this, but apparently, an Intel engineer on LinkedIn (via @Haze2K1) has disclosed himself as the “Lead Project Architect” for Xe3 and Xe3p GPU IPs as well, hinting that Celestial is very much alive and thriving but under the wraps for now.

Intel graphics “Xe3p” architecture🤔 pic.twitter.com/7DWKT6DcxC

— Haze (@Haze2K1) November 16, 2024

Another bit of information to support Intel’s “Celestial” dGPU existence is the fact that we saw preliminary support of Xe3 “discrete” GPUs drop by in HWINFO a few months ago, which yet again refutes the fact that Battlemage will be the last dGPU release.

Another important aspect here is that Intel is indeed betting on the future of its dGPU business upon how its upcoming Battlemage lineup performs in terms of consumer adoption, given that with Intel switching to TSMC for the first time with its desktop GPUs, coming on par with competitors.

Sadly, we have little to no leaks about what to expect with Intel’s “Celestial” desktop GPUs, given that enablement work isn’t existent for now, although this is likely to change once Battlemage drops by in the markets. Despite all the lows, Intel has still managed to be consistent with its GPU business, whether iGPUs or dGPUs, showing the firm’s commitment to promoting the PCMR and a competitive environment.