Intel Core Ultra 200V series CPUs, dubbed Lunar Lake, were launched in India on Thursday, about eight days after their global debut. These are the second-generation artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled processors launched by the company, following the launch of Meteor Lake CPUs in December 2023. Along with several AI-accelerated features, the Intel Core Ultra 200V series is capable of delivering a total of 67 trillion operations per second (TOPS). Lunar Lake is the first processor from the company to carry the Microsoft Copilot+ label.
Intel Core Ultra 200V Lunar Lake Series Processors Now Available in India
Laptops powered by Intel Core Ultra 200V Lunar Lake series processors will be available for pre-orders on retail platforms including Amazon, Croma, Flipkart, Reliance Digital, and Vijay Sales starting September 12. The devices will go on sale starting September 24.
This will include offerings from global manufacturers such as Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, MSI and Samsung.
Intel Core Ultra 200V Lunar Lake Series Features
According to Intel, its new processor line includes the company's new Xe2 graphics architecture, which promises to deliver 30% better performance in mobile graphics production. The line includes nine new laptop processors equipped with eight CPU cores and up to eight GPU cores.
Its Intel Arc graphics processing unit (GPU) is comprised of eight second-generation Xe cores, eight enhanced ray tracing units, support for up to three 4K monitors, and Intel Xe Matrix Extensions AI engines. Thanks to these improvements, it can deliver performance of up to 67 TOPS. Intel claims that Lunar Lake CPUs boast 68 percent better graphics performance than Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite chipset.
To develop it, the chipmaker collaborated with independent software vendors (ISVs) and optimized more than 500 AI models, allowing PCs equipped with this chipset to take full advantage of its AI capabilities.
According to the company, of the eight cores, four are Lion Cove performance cores, while the other four are Skymont efficiency cores. All processors are equipped with support for up to 32GB of LPDDR5X RAM. In total, the new Core Ultra Series 2 processors offer a total of 120 TOPS across CPU (5 TOPS), GPU (48 TOPS), and NPU (67 TOPS).
In terms of connectivity, the chips support Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4 (with LE audio), and Gigabit Ethernet. Laptops, PCs, and other devices powered by Intel Lunar Lake can be equipped with up to three Thunderbolt 4 ports, six USB 2.0 ports, and two USB 3.0 ports.