Intel's Crescent Island PCB Leaks, Showing a Massive Xe3P GPU, 16-Pin Connector, 160GB LPDDR5X as Intel Sidesteps the HBM Shortage

# Intel’s Crescent Island PCB Leaks, Showing a Massive Xe3P GPU, 16-Pin Connector, 160GB LPDDR5X as Intel Sidesteps the HBM Shortage Source: [https://wccftech.com/intel-crescent-island-pcb-leaks-massive-xe3p-gpu-160gb-lpddr5x/](https://wccftech.com/intel-crescent-island-pcb-leaks-massive-xe3p-gpu-160gb-lpddr5x/) Intel's next\-generation[Crescent Island PCIe graphics card](https://wccftech.com/intel-crescent-island-gpu-next-gen-xe3p-graphics-160-gb-lpddr5x-ai-inference/)has been pictured in the first PCB leak, giving us a look at the large Xe3P GPU & support for LPDDR5X memory\. ## Intel Xe3P\-Powered Crescent Island "Inference" AI Accelerator Pictured In First PCB Leak With 20 LPDDR5X Modules The first pictures of Intel's[Crescent Island PCIe accelerator's](https://wccftech.com/intel-plans-crescent-island-ai-pro-discrete-xe3p-gpus-might-miss-arc-gaming-family/)PCB have been leaked by[YuuKi\_AnS](https://x.com/yuuki_ans/status/2056767868146946130)\. Crescent Island is the latest and upcoming Inference accelerator designed for AI workflows, offering competitive value\. > Isn't it 10 on the front and 10 on the back — M0\_R4\_H4 \(@M0\_R4\_H4\)[May 19, 2026](https://twitter.com/M0_R4_H4/status/2056748762782146938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) The leaked PCB gives us an idea of what the graphics card will look like\. Starting first with the GPU itself, which looks massive and much larger than Intel's current flagship, the Xe2\-based BMG\-G31\. The Crescent Island GPU is based on the Xe3P architecture, the one following the current Xe3 architecture\. The BGA pad shows the massive scope of the chip\. [](https://cdn.wccftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Intel-Crescent-Island-PCIe-Accelerator-PCB-_1.jpg)Image Source: YuuKi\_AnSSurrounding the GPU are 12 sites for the memory, which are much smaller than standard GDDR modules\. This is due to the fact that Crescent Island features LPDDR5X memory & is designed to be a cost\-effective option versus the more expensive HBM standards\. There are 12 sites on the front & 8 sites on the back for a total of 20 LPDDR5X sites, totalling up to 160 GB capacity\. That's 8 GB per module\. Other than that, you are looking at a high\-end PCB design with 13 VRMs, which seem to be the ones that will be populated, while the actual total count is 18\. Power is provided through a single 16\-pin connector featured on the back of the board\. [](https://cdn.wccftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Intel-Crescent-Island-PCIe-Accelerator-PCB-_2.jpg)Image Source: YuuKi\_AnSYuuKi provides additional details, such as a side USB Type\-C port, which seems to be for testing purposes\. Currently, the Intel Crescent Island GPU is still a few months away from launch, but based on this PCB looks much closer to the final version\. ### What To Expect From Intel's Crescent Island GPUs The Intel Crescent Island GPU is based on the[brand\-new Xe3P architecture](https://wccftech.com/intel-xe3-graphics-official-50-percent-faster-than-xe2-xe3p-next-gen-arc-family/), which is the same graphics architecture that was teased by the company last week during its Panther Lake and Xe3 deep dives\. The new architecture will be a further upgrade over the Xe3 architecture, and for clients, the architecture will be featured on a next\-gen Arc family, the Arc C\-Series\. But Xe3P is going to be even more scalable, from client iGPUs to data center AI GPUs\. [](https://cdn.wccftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-09_0-25-49-scaled.png)> The new data center GPU code\-named Crescent Island is being designed to be power and cost\-optimized for air\-cooled enterprise servers and to incorporate large amounts of memory capacity and bandwidth, optimized for inference workflows\. Key features include: - Xe3P microarchitecture with optimized performance\-per\-watt - 160GB of LPDDR5X memory - Support for a broad range of data types, ideal for “tokens\-as\-a\-service” providers and inference use cases Intel Crescent Island will be both power\- and cost\-optimized\. It will be targeted at air\-cooled data center solutions and will be aimed at AI inference workloads\. According to Intel, the Xe3P graphics architecture used for Crescent Island will be optimized for performance per watt\. The card itself will feature a massive 160 GB memory capacity based on the LPDDR5X standard\. Interestingly, Intel is going with LP5X\. [](https://cdn.wccftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Intel-Crescent-Island-GPU-_1-scaled.png)Competitors such as NVIDIA and AMD are offering their data center AI solutions with top\-grade HBM memory, such as HBM3E, and already talking about HBM4 for next\-gen parts such as[Rubin](https://wccftech.com/nvidia-rubin-rubin-ultra-next-gen-vera-cpus-next-year-1-tb-hbm4-memory-4-reticle-sized-gpus-100pf-fp4-88-cpu-cores/)and[MI400](https://wccftech.com/amd-instinct-mi400-accelerator-doubles-compute-40-pflops-432-gb-hbm4-memory-2026-launch/)\. But at the same time, sourcing HBM has become difficult due to increased demand, and that has also led to higher prices\. Leveraging LPDDR5X memory can give Intel a big edge in the cost/performance segment\. Furthermore, the architecture will support a broad range of data types that are ideal for "Tokens\-as\-a\-service" providers and inference use cases\.  Intel is already evaluating its open and unified software stack for heterogeneous AI systems with its existing Arc Pro B\-series lineup, so future iterations will be able to access these optimizations early on\. Intel is currently targeting customer sampling for its Crescent Island GPU for the 2H of 2026, so we'll definitely learn more about the GPU in the coming months\. [](https://wccftech.com/author/hms/) **About the[author](https://wccftech.com/author/hms/):**A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for[hardware](https://wccftech.com/topic/hardware/)section\. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep\-dive technical analysis of next\-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions\. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands\-on reviews and benchmarking\. 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