{"id":224517,"date":"2026-05-28T17:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/intel-makes-a-bid-for-handheld-gaming-pcs-with-new-arc-g3-processors\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T17:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:10:10","slug":"intel-makes-a-bid-for-handheld-gaming-pcs-with-new-arc-g3-processors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/intel-makes-a-bid-for-handheld-gaming-pcs-with-new-arc-g3-processors\/","title":{"rendered":"Intel makes a bid for handheld gaming PCs with new Arc G3 processors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Most of the Steam Deck imitators on the market right now use AMD silicon, specifically the Ryzen Z-series chips. These are the same chips AMD makes for regular laptops, but with different power settings better suited to a compact handheld system. There are handhelds based on Intel silicon (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msi.com\/Handheld\/Claw-8-AI-Plus-Glacier-Blue-Edition-A2VMX\">MSI\u2019s Claw<\/a> is the main one), but Intel hasn\u2019t yet tried making silicon marketed specifically for that purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the company is throwing its hat in the ring with two Intel Arc G-series processors, which will allow gaming handhelds to leverage the company&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2026\/02\/intel-panther-lake-core-ultra-review-intels-best-laptop-cpu-in-a-very-long-time\/\">genuinely quite good<\/a> Arc B-series integrated GPUs. Intel says that several Arc G-series handhelds will arrive &#8220;starting in June 2026, with broader availability throughout the year.&#8221; These systems will include a new MSI Claw model, a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.acer.com\/acer-expands-gaming-portfolio-with-predator-atlas-8-handheld-powered-by-intel\">Predator Atlas 8<\/a> from Acer, and a device from <a href=\"https:\/\/onexplayerstore.com\/\">OneXPlayer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Intel normally uses its &#8220;Arc&#8221; branding for integrated and dedicated GPUs, but in this case, the &#8220;Arc&#8221; brand encompasses the entire chip, including the CPU, GPU, NPU, and other components.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2026\/05\/intel-makes-a-bid-for-handheld-gaming-pcs-with-new-arc-g3-processors\/\">Read full article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2026\/05\/intel-makes-a-bid-for-handheld-gaming-pcs-with-new-arc-g3-processors\/#comments\">Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\"><small>Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpematico.com\" target=\"_blank\">WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of the Steam Deck imitators on the market right now use AMD silicon, specifically the Ryzen Z-series chips. These are the same chips AMD makes for regular laptops, but with different power settings better suited to a compact handheld system. There are handhelds based on Intel silicon (MSI\u2019s Claw is the main one), but Intel hasn\u2019t yet tried making silicon marketed specifically for that purpose. 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