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Intel Graphics 2 Xe3 Wildcat Lake iGPU

Intel Intel Graphics 2 Xe3 WCL

The Intel Graphics 2-Core Xe3 is an integrated graphics adapter of certain Wildcat Lake SoCs, featuring 2 Xe3 cores (16 EUs / 256 ALUs) and 2 raytracing cores.

The new media engine now supports AV1 encoding and decoding, VVC decode, AVC 10-bit and VP9 enc/dec and eDP 1.5.

The small iGPU is not suitable for demanding 3D games. Only undemanding and very old games should run smoothly.

The graphics core is located in the compute & GPU tile of the WCL chip and is manufactured on the modern 1.8 nm-class process (Intel 18A).

Wildcat Lake Xe3 Series

Intel Graphics 2 Xe3 WCL 16 @ 2.6 GHz
Intel Graphics 1 Xe3 WCL compare 8 @ 2.3 GHz
CodenameWildcat Lake
ArchitectureXe3
iGPUIntegrated Graphics
Pipelines16 - unified
Raytracing Cores2
Core Speed2600 (Boost) MHz
AI GPU21 TOPS INT8
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 12_2
Man. Technology1.8 nm
Date of Announcement01.05.2026
CPU in Intel Graphics 2 Xe3 WCLGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Intel Core 7 3606 x 1400 MHz, 15 W? MHz2600 MHz
Intel Core 7 3506 x 1400 MHz, 15 W? MHz2600 MHz
Intel Core 5 3306 x 1400 MHz, 15 W? MHz2500 MHz
min. - max.? MHz2300 - 2600 MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 3302     avg: 3364     median: 3364 (5%)     max: 3426 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 3485     avg: 3564     median: 3563.5 (3%)     max: 3642 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
min: 1513     avg: 1545     median: 1544.5 (4%)     max: 1576 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
min: 1343     avg: 1372     median: 1372 (3%)     max: 1401 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 17969     avg: 18076     median: 18075.5 (17%)     max: 18182 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 22468     avg: 22622     median: 22622 (6%)     max: 22776 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 4159     avg: 4210     median: 4210 (5%)     max: 4261 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 3749     avg: 3786     median: 3785.5 (3%)     max: 3822 Points
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Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 102     avg: 108.7     median: 108.7 (6%)     max: 115.3 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
97.8 % (98%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
104.6 fps (3%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official High Offscreen 2160
3.6 fps (1%)
Geekbench 6.7 - Geekbench 6.7.1 GPU OpenCL
min: 12713     avg: 12759     median: 12759 (3%)     max: 12805 points
Geekbench 6.7 - Geekbench 6.7.1 GPU Vulkan
min: 13164     avg: 13493     median: 13492.5 (3%)     max: 13821 points
Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 16.8     avg: 18.3     median: 18.3 (2%)     max: 19.8 Watt
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Power Consumption - Cyberpunk 2077 Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 33.6     avg: 35.9     median: 35.9 (10%)     max: 38.1 Watt
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Power Consumption - Cyberpunk 2077 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 30.1     avg: 32     median: 32 (4%)     max: 33.8 Watt
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- Range of benchmark values
red legend - Average benchmark values
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

F1 24

F1 24

2024
low 1920x1080
36.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
32.3  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
25.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
17.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1920x1080
18.7 20.6 ~ 20 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
14.3 15.3 ~ 15 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
13  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
10.8  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Additional Benchmarks
Low Preset (FSR off) 1280x720
34.7
33.9
30min Start Ultra Preset (FSR off) 1920x1080
10.6
low 1920x1080
15.4 17.1 ~ 16 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
med. 1920x1080
12.6 13.9 ~ 13 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
high 1920x1080
10.9 12 ~ 11 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
ultra 1920x1080
10.9 11.8 ~ 11 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Additional Benchmarks
Low Preset SMAA 1280x720
26.9
24.6
Strange Brigade

Strange Brigade

2018
low 1280x720
92 95.1 ~ 94 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
36.8 38.6 ~ 38 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
29.1 30.5 ~ 30 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
25.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1280x720
23.5 32.6 ~ 28 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
23.6 26.2 ~ 25 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
17.8 20.4 ~ 19 fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1280x720
37.2 39.4 ~ 38 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
18.7 20.3 ~ 20 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
15.2 18.7 ~ 17 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1280x720
79.2 99.2 ~ 89 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
43.7 75.6 ~ 60 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
34.9 45.3 ~ 40 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
32.8 45.7 ~ 39 fps    + Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
GTA V

GTA V

2015
low 1024x768
106.1 116.8 ~ 111 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
98.1 101 ~ 100 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
21.5 27.2 ~ 24 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
7.7 10.5 ~ 9 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Additional Benchmarks
Normal/Off 4xAF 1920x1080
78.7
77.8
Lowest Settings possible 1920x1080
83.9
81.8
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
F1 2436.632.325.217.2
Cyberpunk 207720151310.8
Baldur's Gate 316131111
Strange Brigade94383025.5
X-Plane 11.11282519
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark382017
Dota 2 Reborn89604039
GTA V111100249
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
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M5 Max 32-Core GPU *
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Class 3

M4 9-Core GPU *
UHD Graphics 750

Class 4

* Approximate position of the graphics adapter

Klaus Hinum (Update: 2026-05-21)