Hardware2 hSeptember 30, 2026, 23:11

Intel Media Driver adds Crescent Island Xe3P GPU support

Intel has added its Crescent Island Xe3P GPU to the supported platforms list in the 2026Q3 Media Driver release. The card will handle video acceleration (encode, decode, AV1) alongside AI inference, with 32 Xe3P cores, 256 XMX engines, 32 MB of unified L2 cache and 160 GB of LPDDR5X; ODMs can offer up to 480 GB.

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Intel Media Driver adds Crescent Island Xe3P GPU support

2026Q3 Media Driver confirms video acceleration support for Crescent Island
32 Xe3P cores, 256 XMX engines and 32 MB unified L2 cache
160 GB LPDDR5X on Intel cards, up to 480 GB for ODM versions
PCIe form factor, air cooling, 350 W TDP

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