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Next-gen CPUs are always on their way, but now we've got a taste of what Intel and AMD may be cooking up, and when we may see these new processors.
Reliable leaker momomo_us on X has revealed a roadmap of Intel and AMD mobile CPUs set to arrive until 2027, showcasing the processors we can expect to see in upcoming laptops. According to VideoCardz, this comes from an unknown laptop manufacturer, with the roadmap dated back in May.
05.2025 pic.twitter.com/lPdgAmEJ3xAugust 27, 2025
Interestingly, we also get a glimpse of what Intel has planned for 2027. If accurate, we can expect Intel Core Ultra 400 CPUs — codenamed Nova Lake — just a year after Intel launches its Panther Lake SoC on laptops.
There has been plenty of talk on Intel's Nova Lake, including CPU spec leaks showcasing double the performance and efficiency over Arrow Lake. We also saw Nova Lake-HX, H and U processors in this leak, although this was expected to be for next year's lineup of chips. With this leaked roadmap, those specs may have to wait until 2027.
While AMD's future plans stop in 2026, and don't show the series of CPUs that will arrive, it's likely to be the follow-up to its Ryzen AI 300 series CPUs. If that's the case, expect a suite of Ryzen AI 400 chips coming early next year.
CPU competition heats up
We've heard about Intel and AMD's chips for a while, but there are others now in the limelight. With rumors of Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 chips and Nvidia's N1X coming out of the woodwork, Team Blue and Team Red will need to deliver some reputable performance to shine through its rumored competition.
For one, the N1-series chip will reportedly deliver the same performance as an RTX 4070-equipped laptop, but it's also been hinting at RTX 5070 power in recent reports. For gamers and creatives, that's a huge gain in a laptop, especially if it keeps the price down without having a discrete GPU. Plus, it makes for an ultra-portable machine.
While gaming on a Snapdragon X laptop doesn't compete with the likes of an Intel or AMD machine (think Asus ROG Flow Z13), the Snapdragon X2 chip is expected to deliver a major boost in performance, if the rumored 18-core CPU configuration and up to 64GB of LPDDR5X RAM in the X2 Elite is to be believed.
Either way, it's looking to be less than a year until we see what Intel and AMD have up their sleeves with their next-gen CPUs. That's still a while away, though, so for the best laptops around right now, we've got you covered.
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