Intel's first CPU to integrate an Nvidia GPU will be called Serpent Lake.

Intel Serpent Lake could be the codename for one of the most important CPU launches in a long time.

Following last year's announcement of Intel's collaboration with Nvidia to produce CPUs with integrated Nvidia graphics, we're now starting to see rumors about the first products that may emerge from this partnership between the two tech giants. And Titan is indeed the keyword, as the new CPUs are rumored to be a variant of Intel's Titan Lake design.

What makes this significant is that it means, for the first time, Nvidia will have its GPU technology integrated alongside conventional CPUs used in gaming laptops, handheld devices, and compact PCs.

Previously, you needed a separate Nvidia graphics card for your PC or an additional Nvidia GPU for your laptop/handheld device if you wanted to use Nvidia graphics technology. Meanwhile, AMD has long had CPUs that integrate both its CPU and GPU technologies.

However, it's no secret that AMD's GPU technology lags behind Nvidia's, and while currently possessing some of the best gaming CPU options for desktops, AMD's CPU technology still tends to underperform Intel in terms of power consumption on mobile devices. This makes a combination of Intel and Nvidia potentially a major game-changer in the industry.

The name Serpent Lake and its association with the first Intel x Nvidia CPU launch originated from a familiar tech leaker, @jaykihn0, on the X forum. In a series of posts on the social media platform spanning several days, many users discussed in detail the upcoming Intel CPUs, including the Nova Lake, Razer Lake, and Hammer Lake designs, with one user asking if Razer Lake would integrate an 'Nvidia GPU'. In response, another user suggested this would appear alongside Hammer Lake, but Jaykihn then simply replied 'Serpent Lake', seemingly to correct the initial answer.

To answer further questions, Jaykihn went on to assert that 'Serpent is a branch of Titan,' meaning Serpent Lake was designed based on the architecture of Titan Lake, not Hammer Lake or other designs.

All of these 'LAke' codenames are codenames for the design – or architecture – of upcoming CPUs. These overall designs define a range of products that can be built upon that design.

AMD and Nvidia also use a similar code-naming system, with the latest RTX 5000 GPUs based on Nvidia's Blackwell architecture, AMD's Ryzen 9000 CPUs using the Zen 5 architecture, and AMD's Radeon RX 9000 GPUs using the RDNA 4 architecture. Details about the internal structure of Intel Serpent Lake are still scarce.