Intel CPUs could lose their graphics as it looks to boost K-series processor supply

Supposed internal slides from a Gigabyte event have turned up some intriguing news of 9th Gen Intel Core CPUs featuring a brand new suffix: ‘KF’. These chips are outlined in potentially leaked slides, and could be the first glimpse of high-end Intel CPUs intending to ditch the internal GPU found within most Intel Core processors today. The chips are denominated by either the ‘KF’ or ’F’ suffix. We know that ‘K’ stands for unlocked chips capable of a little under the hood tweaking, but the ‘F’ suffix could be a sign of something a little more interesting. The leaked slides indicates the new chips - including the i9 9900KF, i7 9700KF, i5 9600KF, i3 9350KF, i5 9400F, and i3 8100F - will be designated ‘GT0’. This processor nomenclature usually describes the tier of integrated graphics within any given Intel processor. Skylake featured configurations from GT1 up to GT4e, topping out at a total of 72 execution units, while the Coffee Lake i7 8700K UHD Graphics 630 is included within the ‘GT2’ tier. This graphics silicon includes up to 24 execution units.

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