Intel Nova Lake to add AVX10, APX, AMX and revive AVX-512

New evidence indicates that Intel’s upcoming Nova Lake processors could add support for the AVX10, APX, and AMX instruction set extensions, features previously reserved for Xeon server chips. These capabilities bring 512-bit acceleration to AI, video encoding, and graphics-focused workloads—and they now appear poised to reach mainstream PCs.

Updates in Netwide Assembler (NASM) versions 3.0 and 3.1 point to these features returning in the Nova Lake architecture, despite earlier GCC patches where they were missing. Read in context, that suggests Intel may be rethinking its playbook and shifting focus back toward high-performance compute even in consumer systems.

If the information holds, top-tier Nova Lake parts could ship with 52 cores in total: 16 performance P-cores, 32 efficiency-focused E-cores, and 4 low-power LPE cores. That mix would make the chips well suited to gaming setups, workstation tasks, and demanding multithreaded workloads.

For comparison, AMD has already rolled out AVX-512 support in its Zen 5 architecture across its processors, delivering noticeable gains in software tuned for vector operations. If Intel restores full AVX-512 in Nova Lake, it would be the first time both companies simultaneously offer 512-bit acceleration in mass-market CPUs.

Taken together, the toolchain signals suggest Intel is preparing to bring back a heavy arsenal of compute instructions—and it could set the stage for a genuine comeback in 2025.