Overview
- At CES 2026, Intel’s Daniel Rogers announced a handheld gaming platform that combines hardware and software built on Core Series 3 Panther Lake chips.
- Reports from IGN and TechCrunch indicate a dedicated Panther Lake variant optimized specifically for portable gaming devices.
- Panther Lake is Intel’s first lineup produced on the 18A manufacturing process, which entered production in 2025.
- An Intel executive touted expected perf‑per‑watt advantages for handhelds and described some AMD handheld silicon as “ancient,” underscoring the competitive push.
- AMD remains the incumbent with its new Ryzen 7 9850X3D and recent Steam survey gains, while Intel says further handheld details will arrive later in 2026.