Intel is going to add its new graphics cards to its future “Serpent Canyon” NUCs. And if the news is not necessarily surprising, it has the merit of being confirmed by the listings of the American retailer Provantage.
Intel’s NUC 12, codenamed “Serpent Lake”, will be able to count on three flavors of GPUs designed in-house. On the run since June, Intel’s next mini-PCs will indeed offer a choice of Arc A770M, Arc A750M and Arc A550M mobile graphics cards, intended primarily for laptops. This is what we learn from the listings of several resellers, including the American brand Provantage, which confirms part of the technical sheet which had previously surfaced on the Net.
100% Intel configurations, a first
As specified WCCFTech, Intel’s delay in the large-scale commercialization of its new Arc GPUs could have an impact on the launch of its next NUCs. If they are listed now, we still do not know what their release window will be.
For the moment, two machines seem to be taking shape anyway, with on the one hand an “Alder County” NUC X15 embedding a Core i7-12700H coupled with a dedicated Arc A730M or A550M graphics card. i5 versions also seem to be on the menu, with the Core i5-12500H mentioned in some leaked documents. The NUC 12 Extreme “Serpent Lake”, on the other hand, would combine a Core i7-12700H, 16 GB of RAM and up to an Arc A770M… all in a case of only 2.5 liters. Of course, the device will be available in version barebones or in a configured version (with DDR5 RAM and an SSD).
A relatively predictable price…
On the price side, the NUC 12 Extreme “Serpent Lake” is displayed between 1,042 and 1,471 dollars on the first listings of Provantage. Note, however, that the retailer is content at this stage to reveal only four versions of Intel’s new NUCs.
It’s hard to say if these prices are final or provisional, but if they are real, the launch of the “Serpent Canyon” NUCs could take place sooner than expected. As a reminder, a launch window in the fourth quarter of 2022 was initially anticipated.
Source : WCCFTech
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