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Dell's big leak reveals the laptop maker's plans, as well as Intel, Qualcomm, NVIDIA and AMD. The materials were published by the VideoCardz website. Journalists stumbled upon the presentation while searching for information about the current Dell XPS laptops with Qualcomm Snapdragon X processors. They came across a 300-page document that dives deep into every aspect of the laptop development process, including individual components, nuances and problems.
Intel Panther Lake (2026) and Nova Lake (2027)
Although the presentation is about the Qualcomm-powered XPS laptop, one of the first slides reveals Dell's plans for the next 3 years. This is the first document to mention laptops with Intel Panther Lake and Nova Lake processors.
According to the roadmap, Dell plans to update the XPS 16 laptops codenamed “Diablo” and XPS 14 “Pista” with Arrow Lake-H processor in 2025. At the same time, NVIDIA should launch new GENxx graphics cards (probably RTX 50xx Blackwell) that will be equipped in these laptops.
XPS 13 “Tributo”, which has already been released with Meteor Lake-H28 chips, will first receive Qualcomm Snapdragon X (10 and 12 cores), and around August/September – Intel Lunar Lake-MX processors. This is the first known laptop with Core Ultra 200V chips.
In 2026, Dell will update the “Diablo” chassis with a Panther Lake-H processor and introduce two new laptops: the XPS 14 “Huracan” with Panther Lake-Px40 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Gen2 with a 40W TDP. An XPS 13 “Divo” laptop with these chips will get half that TDP. The following dates for the appearance of Intel processors are known:
- Lunar Lake-MX – in August/September 2024
- Arrow Lake-H – in February/March 2025
- Panther Lake-H – in February/March 2026
- New Lake – first quarter of 2027
Also in 2027, XPS 16 laptops will receive AMD processors for the first time since 2009
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Qualcomm Snapdragon X “Oryon V2” and “V3”
This month, Qualcomm will release the first Snapdragon X series processors, the first laptops with them will appear on May 20. However, Qualcomm has not yet announced its plans for a successor to the X series, which may largely depend on the success of the first-generation product.
According to Dell's roadmap, the “Oryon V2” series, possibly called Snapdragon X Gen2, will be released in the second half of 2025. Dell will use these chips in the 2026 XPS 14 “Huracan” series of laptops with a 40W TDP. The 20W TDP XPS 13 “Divo” will also have the second-gen Snapdragon X.
At the bottom of the slide you can see the “Oryon V3” processor, which is mentioned at the end of 2027. This chip is not associated with any product and likely won't make it into the XPS lineup until 2028.
- Qualcomm Snapdragon “Oryon V2” – second half of 2025
- Qualcomm Snapdragon “Oryon V3” – end of 2027
New NVIDIA video cards
Dell's roadmap also provides an approximate schedule for NVIDIA graphics card upgrades for all laptops mentioned. In 2025, they will receive the next generation NVIDIA RTX (RTX 50xx). Another update is expected in 2026 (RTX 60xx Rubin?).
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