diff --git a/agent/gpu.go b/agent/gpu.go
index b5ace45a..d1b7b422 100644
--- a/agent/gpu.go
+++ b/agent/gpu.go
@@ -361,12 +361,16 @@ func (gm *GPUManager) calculateGPUAverage(id string, gpu *system.GPUData, cacheK
 
 	// If no new data arrived
 	if deltaCount == 0 {
-		// If GPU appears suspended (instantaneous values are 0), return zero values
-		// Otherwise return last known average for temporary collection gaps
-		if gpu.Temperature == 0 && gpu.MemoryUsed == 0 {
+		// Only discrete GPUs report temp/memory, so treat all-zero as suspended (return zeros).
+		// Engine-based (Intel) GPUs don't, so carry the last average forward across sample gaps.
+		if gpu.Engines == nil && gpu.Temperature == 0 && gpu.MemoryUsed == 0 {
 			return system.GPUData{Name: gpu.Name}
 		}
-		return gm.lastAvgData[id] // zero value if not found
+		lastAvg := gm.lastAvgData[id] // zero value if not found
+		if lastAvg.Name == "" {
+			lastAvg.Name = gpu.Name
+		}
+		return lastAvg
 	}
 
 	// Calculate new average
diff --git a/agent/gpu_test.go b/agent/gpu_test.go
index 075228c3..1ac6e018 100644
--- a/agent/gpu_test.go
+++ b/agent/gpu_test.go
@@ -566,6 +566,42 @@ func TestGetCurrentData(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.EqualValues(t, 2, gm.GpuDataMap["0"].Count, "Count should still be 2")
 	})
 
+	t.Run("carries Intel GPU average forward between samples", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Intel GPUs report no temp/memory, so between-sample gaps (delta 0) must
+		// reuse the last average instead of returning zeros and blanking the chart.
+		gm := &GPUManager{
+			GpuDataMap: map[string]*system.GPUData{
+				"0": {
+					Name:     "GPU",
+					Usage:    0,   // derived from engines for Intel
+					Power:    200, // averages to 100 over 2 counts
+					PowerPkg: 60,  // averages to 30 over 2 counts
+					Count:    2,
+					Engines: map[string]float64{
+						"Render/3D": 80, // averages to 40
+						"Video":     20, // averages to 10
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+
+		cacheKey := uint16(1000) // realtime cache key
+
+		// First collection - computes and stores averages
+		result1 := gm.GetCurrentData(cacheKey)
+		assert.InDelta(t, 100.0, result1["0"].Power, 0.01)
+		assert.InDelta(t, 30.0, result1["0"].PowerPkg, 0.01)
+		assert.InDelta(t, 40.0, result1["0"].Engines["Render/3D"], 0.01)
+
+		// Second collection with no new sample (count unchanged, temp/mem still 0).
+		// Must carry the last average forward rather than blanking to zero.
+		result2 := gm.GetCurrentData(cacheKey)
+		assert.Equal(t, "GPU", result2["0"].Name, "Name should be preserved")
+		assert.InDelta(t, 100.0, result2["0"].Power, 0.01, "Should reuse last average power, not 0")
+		assert.InDelta(t, 30.0, result2["0"].PowerPkg, 0.01, "Should reuse last average package power, not 0")
+		assert.InDelta(t, 40.0, result2["0"].Engines["Render/3D"], 0.01, "Should reuse last average engine usage")
+	})
+
 	t.Run("tracks separate averages per cache key", func(t *testing.T) {
 		gm := &GPUManager{
 			GpuDataMap: map[string]*system.GPUData{