Intel quietly confirms Raptor Lake Next CPUs through internal driver publication — LGA 1700 chips also appear in shipping manifests dating back to August - Tom's Hardware

Intel has published an internal test driver with the 'RPL-NEXT' label, referring to Raptor Lake Next CPUs that Tom's Hardware first reported on in June. The same day, shipping manifests from Vietnam showed exports of CPUs labeled 'Raptor Lake Next' dating back to August, including cache and clock speed information.

Shipping Evidence

The shipping manifests, published by Club386, provide concrete evidence of Intel's next-generation processor shipments, with complete specifications now available for these LGA 1700 chips.