A firmware log spotted by @GawroskiT shows two versions of the Xe3P core: LPM (Low Power Media) and HPM (High Power Media). While it doesn’t confirm full-fat discrete GPU status, the HPM tag strongly suggests a higher performance tier that could go into gaming or professional graphics cards.

Xe3P is expected to be used in Intel’s Crescent Island data centre gear and may show up in the upcoming Nova Lake CPUs. Nova Lake is tipped to use Xe3P for basic integrated graphics while relying on Xe4 (Druid) for media and display workloads.

If Chipzilla’s roadmap holds true, the Xe3P HPM variant could wind up inside Arc gaming cards or Arc Pro kit aimed at workstations. It probably won’t fall under the current Arc B-series, and if it does go discrete, it might end up as part of the Arc C family, which will be known as Celestial.

The leak doesn’t include details of performance, clocks or specs, but shows various Xe models like Xe_HPG and Xe3_LPG passing hardware checks, indicating that testing is already underway.

Intel hasn’t confirmed the LPM or HPM variants publicly, and until it does, the thing sits squarely in the “probable but not gospel” category. Still, given how much GPU development Chipzilla needs to do just to stay in the game, repurposing Xe3P for multiple segments wouldn’t be a shock.