Intel Panther Lake, or (probably) Core Ultra 300 series chips, are well on their way to launch. We’ve seen previews throughout this year including at Computex 2025, which really show off the improved performance, power efficiency and the capabilities of that integrated GPU.

But one question we didn’t think would be answered until CES 2026 was what laptops will get this new chip? Well, Acer jumped the gun at IFA 2025 and announced the Swift 16 AI — the first laptop officially unveiled to come armed with Panther Lake.

And while the specifics on how much faster or longer-lasting Team Blue’s new silicon is are thin, nor was a release date announced, I can safely say that this system looks incredible.

Panther power

There is some information about Panther from previous demos. For example, we

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