diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f9e51c47a..0acc5fcc5 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5916,6 +5916,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "uv-pep440",
  "uv-platform-tags",
  "uv-static",
+ "walkdir",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/crates/uv-torch/Cargo.toml b/crates/uv-torch/Cargo.toml
index d173c6ede..fdaa4653e 100644
--- a/crates/uv-torch/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/uv-torch/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ serde = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 url = { workspace = true }
+walkdir = { workspace = true }
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/uv-torch/src/accelerator.rs b/crates/uv-torch/src/accelerator.rs
index 3165bd4c5..0bcdca246 100644
--- a/crates/uv-torch/src/accelerator.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-torch/src/accelerator.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+use std::path::Path;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use tracing::debug;
+use walkdir::WalkDir;
 
 use uv_pep440::Version;
 use uv_static::EnvVars;
@@ -13,6 +15,10 @@ pub enum AcceleratorError {
     Version(#[from] uv_pep440::VersionParseError),
     #[error(transparent)]
     Utf8(#[from] std::string::FromUtf8Error),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    ParseInt(#[from] std::num::ParseIntError),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    WalkDir(#[from] walkdir::Error),
     #[error("Unknown AMD GPU architecture: {0}")]
     UnknownAmdGpuArchitecture(String),
 }
@@ -30,6 +36,10 @@ pub enum Accelerator {
     Amd {
         gpu_architecture: AmdGpuArchitecture,
     },
+    /// The Intel GPU (XPU).
+    ///
+    /// Currently, Intel GPUs do not depend on a driver/toolkit version at this level.
+    Xpu,
 }
 
 impl std::fmt::Display for Accelerator {
@@ -37,21 +47,28 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for Accelerator {
         match self {
             Self::Cuda { driver_version } => write!(f, "CUDA {driver_version}"),
             Self::Amd { gpu_architecture } => write!(f, "AMD {gpu_architecture}"),
+            Self::Xpu => write!(f, "Intel GPU (XPU) detected"),
         }
     }
 }
 
 impl Accelerator {
-    /// Detect the CUDA driver version from the system.
+    /// Detect the GPU driver/architecture version from the system.
     ///
     /// Query, in order:
     /// 1. The `UV_CUDA_DRIVER_VERSION` environment variable.
     /// 2. The `UV_AMD_GPU_ARCHITECTURE` environment variable.
-    /// 2. `/sys/module/nvidia/version`, which contains the driver version (e.g., `550.144.03`).
-    /// 3. `/proc/driver/nvidia/version`, which contains the driver version among other information.
-    /// 4. `nvidia-smi --query-gpu=driver_version --format=csv,noheader`.
-    /// 5. `rocm_agent_enumerator`, which lists the AMD GPU architectures.
+    /// 3. `/sys/module/nvidia/version`, which contains the driver version (e.g., `550.144.03`).
+    /// 4. `/proc/driver/nvidia/version`, which contains the driver version among other information.
+    /// 5. `nvidia-smi --query-gpu=driver_version --format=csv,noheader`.
+    /// 6. `rocm_agent_enumerator`, which lists the AMD GPU architectures.
+    /// 7. `/sys/bus/pci/devices`, filtering for the Intel GPU via PCI.
     pub fn detect() -> Result<Option<Self>, AcceleratorError> {
+        // Constants used for PCI device detection
+        const PCI_BASE_CLASS_MASK: u32 = 0x00ff_0000;
+        const PCI_BASE_CLASS_DISPLAY: u32 = 0x0003_0000;
+        const PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL: u32 = 0x8086;
+
         // Read from `UV_CUDA_DRIVER_VERSION`.
         if let Ok(driver_version) = std::env::var(EnvVars::UV_CUDA_DRIVER_VERSION) {
             let driver_version = Version::from_str(&driver_version)?;
@@ -150,6 +167,39 @@ impl Accelerator {
             }
         }
 
+        // Read from `/sys/bus/pci/devices` to filter for Intel GPU via PCI.
+        match WalkDir::new("/sys/bus/pci/devices")
+            .min_depth(1)
+            .max_depth(1)
+            .into_iter()
+            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()
+        {
+            Ok(entries) => {
+                for entry in entries {
+                    match parse_pci_device_ids(entry.path()) {
+                        Ok((class, vendor)) => {
+                            if (class & PCI_BASE_CLASS_MASK) == PCI_BASE_CLASS_DISPLAY
+                                && vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL
+                            {
+                                debug!("Detected Intel GPU from PCI: vendor=0x{:04x}", vendor);
+                                return Ok(Some(Self::Xpu));
+                            }
+                        }
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            debug!("Failed to parse PCI device IDs: {e}");
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            Err(e)
+                if e.io_error()
+                    .is_some_and(|io| io.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound) => {}
+            Err(e) => {
+                debug!("Failed to read PCI device directory with WalkDir: {e}");
+                return Err(e.into());
+            }
+        }
+
         debug!("Failed to detect GPU driver version");
 
         Ok(None)
@@ -180,6 +230,22 @@ fn parse_proc_driver_nvidia_version(content: &str) -> Result<Option<Version>, Ac
     Ok(Some(driver_version))
 }
 
+/// Reads and parses the PCI class and vendor ID from a given device path under `/sys/bus/pci/devices`.
+fn parse_pci_device_ids(device_path: &Path) -> Result<(u32, u32), AcceleratorError> {
+    // Parse, e.g.:
+    // ```text
+    // - `class`: a hexadecimal string such as `0x030000`
+    // - `vendor`: a hexadecimal string such as `0x8086`
+    // ```
+    let class_content = fs_err::read_to_string(device_path.join("class"))?;
+    let pci_class = u32::from_str_radix(class_content.trim().trim_start_matches("0x"), 16)?;
+
+    let vendor_content = fs_err::read_to_string(device_path.join("vendor"))?;
+    let pci_vendor = u32::from_str_radix(vendor_content.trim().trim_start_matches("0x"), 16)?;
+
+    Ok((pci_class, pci_vendor))
+}
+
 /// A GPU architecture for AMD GPUs.
 ///
 /// See: <https://rocm.docs.amd.com/projects/install-on-linux/en/latest/reference/system-requirements.html>
diff --git a/crates/uv-torch/src/backend.rs b/crates/uv-torch/src/backend.rs
index 0f2b72077..5ad71b385 100644
--- a/crates/uv-torch/src/backend.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-torch/src/backend.rs
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ pub enum TorchStrategy {
         os: Os,
         gpu_architecture: AmdGpuArchitecture,
     },
+    /// Select the appropriate PyTorch index based on the operating system and Intel GPU presence.
+    Xpu { os: Os },
     /// Use the specified PyTorch index.
     Backend(TorchBackend),
 }
@@ -202,6 +204,7 @@ impl TorchStrategy {
                     os: os.clone(),
                     gpu_architecture,
                 }),
+                Some(Accelerator::Xpu) => Ok(Self::Xpu { os: os.clone() }),
                 None => Ok(Self::Backend(TorchBackend::Cpu)),
             },
             TorchMode::Cpu => Ok(Self::Backend(TorchBackend::Cpu)),
@@ -347,9 +350,27 @@ impl TorchStrategy {
                     Either::Right(Either::Left(std::iter::once(TorchBackend::Cpu.index_url())))
                 }
             },
-            TorchStrategy::Backend(backend) => {
-                Either::Right(Either::Right(std::iter::once(backend.index_url())))
-            }
+            TorchStrategy::Xpu { os } => match os {
+                Os::Manylinux { .. } => Either::Right(Either::Right(Either::Left(
+                    std::iter::once(TorchBackend::Xpu.index_url()),
+                ))),
+                Os::Windows
+                | Os::Musllinux { .. }
+                | Os::Macos { .. }
+                | Os::FreeBsd { .. }
+                | Os::NetBsd { .. }
+                | Os::OpenBsd { .. }
+                | Os::Dragonfly { .. }
+                | Os::Illumos { .. }
+                | Os::Haiku { .. }
+                | Os::Android { .. }
+                | Os::Pyodide { .. } => {
+                    Either::Right(Either::Left(std::iter::once(TorchBackend::Cpu.index_url())))
+                }
+            },
+            TorchStrategy::Backend(backend) => Either::Right(Either::Right(Either::Right(
+                std::iter::once(backend.index_url()),
+            ))),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/docs/guides/integration/pytorch.md b/docs/guides/integration/pytorch.md
index a90ebeb6b..f060cbb6b 100644
--- a/docs/guides/integration/pytorch.md
+++ b/docs/guides/integration/pytorch.md
@@ -444,10 +444,10 @@ $ # With an environment variable.
 $ UV_TORCH_BACKEND=auto uv pip install torch
 ```
 
-When enabled, uv will query for the installed CUDA driver and AMD GPU versions then use the
-most-compatible PyTorch index for all relevant packages (e.g., `torch`, `torchvision`, etc.). If no
-such GPU is found, uv will fall back to the CPU-only index. uv will continue to respect existing
-index configuration for any packages outside the PyTorch ecosystem.
+When enabled, uv will query for the installed CUDA driver, AMD GPU versions and Intel GPU presence
+then use the most-compatible PyTorch index for all relevant packages (e.g., `torch`, `torchvision`,
+etc.). If no such GPU is found, uv will fall back to the CPU-only index. uv will continue to respect
+existing index configuration for any packages outside the PyTorch ecosystem.
 
 You can also select a specific backend (e.g., CUDA 12.6) with `--torch-backend=cu126` (or
 `UV_TORCH_BACKEND=cu126`):
@@ -460,4 +460,12 @@ $ # With an environment variable.
 $ UV_TORCH_BACKEND=cu126 uv pip install torch torchvision
 ```
 
+On Windows, Intel GPU (XPU) is not automatically selected with `--torch-backend=auto`, but you can
+manually specify it using `--torch-backend=xpu`:
+
+```shell
+$ # Manual selection for Intel GPU.
+$ uv pip install torch torchvision --torch-backend=xpu
+```
+
 At present, `--torch-backend` is only available in the `uv pip` interface.