Intel’s Arc G3 chips are here to pick a fight with AMD’s Ryzen Z2

• Intel has announced the new Arc 3 series of processors for handheld gaming PCs.
• The Arc 3 is based on Intel’s latest Panther Lake mobile chips.
• The new processors are coming first with Acer Predator Atlas 8, MSI Claw 8 EX AI+, and ONEXPLAYER 3.

Rising component costs may have slowed the market for handheld gaming PCs (or gaming PCs in general), but that’s not stopping Intel from delivering on its promise. Just as the company said last year it would, and then reiterated at CES 2026, it’s now launching a new lineup of mobile processors specifically for Windows 11-based gaming handhelds. Ahead of Computex 2026, Intel has announced the new Intel Arc G3 and Arc G3 Extreme processors that take on AMD’s Ryzen Z-series.

The new Arc G3 series is based on Intel’s Panther Lake, the codename for the Core Ultra 300 series, built on the company’s 18A fabrication node. However, Intel says these are specifically designed for handhelds, in “close collaboration with hardware manufacturers,” to ensure gaming performance comparable to that of gaming PCs.