- Roadmap
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After the recent numerous new laptop launches for the 2025 model year, we are now providing an update to the XMG roadmap with an initial outlook for 2026. On the product side, all XMG 2025 models will remain current for the time being. We are planning the introduction of a few new SCHENKER laptops. Also, this roadmap update also offers a comprehensive overview of overall market developments – from rising RAM and SSD prices and upcoming Intel Panther Lake, news on Arrow Lake and AMD Ryzen CPUs through to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 graphics cards, largely based on media reports.
Introduction
In this year-end update to the XMG roadmap, we would like to give you an outlook on the coming months. In summary:
- There are no surprise new product announcements in the pipeline. In particular, we are not planning any new XMG gaming laptop models for early 2026.
- The only exception is a 15-inch business laptop with a smart card reader, expected to be part of the SCHENKER WORK series.
- For our current flagship models, this means that no next-gen surprises are to be expected in the near future.
This transparency should help make your purchasing decision easier – if you take advantage of the current BLACK DEALS (until December 2nd, 2025), you do not have to worry that your new device will be replaced by unexpected successors or drastically reduced in price in a few weeks.
Nevertheless, we would like to take this opportunity to highlight some current topics that go beyond our own portfolio.
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XMG roadmap and SCHENKER roadmap 2025/26
Drastic increase in DRAM prices – what does this mean for laptop buyers?
An important factor for the market is the current development of memory prices (DRAM). In recent months, the cost of RAM has risen significantly.
Industry reports (example) identify one main reason for this: many memory module manufacturers are shifting capacity to the production of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) in order to meet strong demand from the AI sector.
This focus on lucrative server RAM and HBM is at the expense of PC and mobile DRAM production, resulting in limited supply and higher prices.
According to media reports, major manufacturers can only increase their clean room capacities to a limited extent; new factories (such as Micron’s planned plant in the US) will not be operational until 2027 at the earliest. In other words, a rapid easing of the situation on the memory market is unlikely.
SSD storage is similarly impacted: NAND flash is considered to be just as constrained as DRAM, with lead times exceeding one year for certain high-capacity SSD models, according to market analysts (source).
In the short term, therefore, component prices are not expected to fall – on the contrary, the cost of RAM (and possibly also SSDs) could continue to rise.
Intel Panther Lake
On the processor roadmap side, there is interesting news from Intel: Panther Lake. On October 9th, 2025, Intel officially unveiled its new Core Ultra Series 3 “Panther Lake” client architecture – the first CPU platform based on the new Intel 18A process.
In our portfolio, systems with Panther Lake are initially planned only in the ultrabook segment – that is, powerful and ultra-portable laptops that do not require a dedicated GPU.
According to Intel, mass production of the CPUs is scheduled to start at the end of 2025. This means that, theoretically, the first ultrabook models with Panther Lake could appear in the first half of 2026. Due to NDA restrictions, we are not yet able to provide a more detailed outlook.
These processors are therefore not yet included in our roadmap diagrams.
We expect Panther Lake to be introduced into our portfolio only in stages, with a few newly developed thin & light models making the start. Updates for existing series, such as XMG EVO, will most likely only be rolled out in a later wave. At this point in time, we cannot yet define exactly which models will receive such an upgrade.
Intel Arrow Lake
There is currently no official information available regarding the CPUs that will succeed the current Arrow Lake generation in high-performance gaming laptops (desktop replacements).
However, there are increasing indications (example) that Intel is planning a refresh of the current Intel Core Ultra Series 2 (Arrow Lake) in the desktop sector. Public reports suggest that this Arrow Lake refresh will remain pin-compatible with the current desktop socket (LGA 1851).
It is widely known that the Arrow Lake HX series (for example the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, which is featured in many current XMG models) is based on the same die as the desktop CPUs. It is therefore reasonable to assume that a refresh of the desktop model series will also find its way into high-end laptops at a later date.
However, we want to emphasize that there is neither a schedule nor a guarantee for this – Intel itself has not yet provided any official details. Even if such a refresh were to come, there is no guarantee that we would roll it out to all current models.
As soon as there is more specific information or launch dates, we will of course communicate this in future roadmap updates.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series
We have no specific announcements to make at this time. We expect that the current NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 laptop GPU series will continue to be around for quite some time. According to reports (example), graphics memory is also affected by the general memory shortage. We therefore do not expect the memory capacity of current GPU models to be upgraded any time soon.
The GeForce RTX 50 chips (Blackwell) continue to offer top performance in all price and TGP classes. We have provided a current comparison of all current NVIDIA graphics cards from RTX 5060 upwards in collaboration with the YouTube channel HardwareDealz (German audio, auto-translated subtitles available, benchmarks start at 9:50):
AMD Ryzen
At present, we also have no specific announcements regarding AMD. The current Ryzen generation is expected to remain on the market for some time to come, and there are no signs of any major technological leap in 2026 that would replace our existing models in the short term.
Media reports suggest a possible Strix Point refresh under the code name “Gorgon Point” (example). This is said to be a moderate update to the existing Strix Point platform – not a completely new architecture. We cannot say at this point whether and when these refresh models will be available from us.
The current generation of AMD Ryzen AI 300 series will continue to be available in models such as our XMG CORE and XMG EVO laptops. In this context, we also recommend reading our latest FAQ article:
At the same time, we are continuing to work on potential projects related to AMD Strix Halo. This platform is potentially interesting, but it requires specific conditions, in particular large amounts of LPDDR5X memory. This is precisely where the current rise in RAM prices is hampering our planning.
A Strix Halo laptop only makes sense for us if it can also be implemented in its maximum configuration – that is, with a large amount of RAM.
Important in this context: a potential Strix Halo model would not be part of the current XMG EVO series. If we adopt this platform, it would be in a larger chassis with greater cooling capacity – similar to that of a mid-range gaming laptop.
