Intel Lunar Lake CPUs have received their first support in Linux patches which shows that the blue team has started the initial development of its next-generation chips. The Lunar Lake lineup will be launching around 2023-2024 so there's still some time before we get to hear any concrete details about the lineup.

Intel Next-Gen Lunar Lake CPUs Get First Support In Linux Patches, Expected To Feature Brand New Cores & Launch Around 2023

The support page was spotted by Coelacanth's Dream (via Osuosi / Videocardz). The patch adds support for Intel Lunar Lake CPUs on the Ethernet e1000e network driver (Gigabyte NIC for Linux and Virtual Systems). The Lunar Lake is clearly listed as a next-gen Client Platform which confirms that it will be launching for both desktop and mobility segments. Other than that, there's not much that we can decipher from the support page.

From previous information, we know that Intel's Lunar Lake CPU family will be replacing Meteor Lake around 2023-20224. But there are also reports of an intermediary Alder Lake refresh lineup rumored to be known as Raptor Lake. This lineup is essentially going to be a refresh of Alder Lake and launch sometime in 2022, reports AdoredTV.

It is also reported that Meteor Lake might get shelved for desktops and replaced by Raptor Lake, leaving the former to be a mobility-only family. There is also speculation that Raptor Lake might be using the 7nm Ocean Cove cores though that seems unlikely. So far, Intel's patches have only listed Meteor Lake and Lunar Lake CPUs after Alder Lake so all of this isjust a rumor for now and we have to wait a bit for more sources to confirm if this is the case or not.

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