Tag: Processors

Nvidia’s new Vera CPU has been designed for ‘extremely high’ single-core performance, but it’s not coming to the PC for now

Nvidia’s new Vera CPU…

What with all the controversy surrounding Nvidia’s new DLSS 5 tech, the company’s new Vera CPU has gone somewhat…
Intel’s bad news year rolls on as new 18A chip manufacturing node is reportedly in trouble with 10% yields and doubts over profitability of the Panther Lake CPU

Intel’s bad news year…

Last week, we reported on a claimed 18-month deadline for Intel to win customers for its next-next-gen 14A chip…
AMD’s new AM6 socket has all the pins—2,100 of ’em—but don’t worry, your old CPU cooler will apparently still fit just fine

AMD’s new AM6 socket…

More pins equals more performance, right? If so, get ready for AMD’s next-gen AM6 CPU socket. According to a…
AMD said it would be too expensive and of no real benefit to gaming, but if one rumour is to be believed, a dual 3D V-Cache Ryzen is actually in the pipeline

AMD said it would…

If the sales of Nvidia’s $2,000+ RTX 5090 have proved one thing, it’s that there are plenty of PC…
Intel announces Arrow Lake ‘Plus’ desktop chips with more cores and clocks for less cash—and IPC-boosting ‘BOT’ tool

Intel announces Arrow Lake…

Much rumoured, perhaps not necessarily all that anticipated, Intel’s refreshed Arrow Lake CPUs have finally arrived. We give you…
Intel has just 18 months to ‘land a hero customer on 14A’ or its cutting-edge fabs are toast, says chip industry analyst

Intel has just 18…

Intel has just 18 months to land a big customer or its cutting-edge fabs are history. That’s according to…
It’s the scantest of rumours but given AMD’s track record, I actually believe the claim that the Ryzen 9000G series will be nothing more than an 8000G refresh

It’s the scantest of…

Although they take a while to appear with each new generation of Ryzen processors, AMD always converts some of…
Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X2 Arm CPU pops up in Geekbench and wallops the x86 laptop competition by over 30% in single-core performance

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X2…

Qualcomm’s new second-gen Snapdragon X2 CPU has appeared in the Geekbench results browser for the first time (via Notebookcheck)…
The core in Nvidia’s upcoming PC processor achieves ‘performance parity’ with Intel and AMD’s latest chips, but will it actually be any good for games?

The core in Nvidia’s…

The hardcore microarchitectrure analysts at Chips and Cheese have turned their beady gaze towards Nvidia’s GB10 ‘Superchip’ and concluded…
Intel’s German megafab dream is over: CEO Lip-Bu Tan kills the project, beset with setbacks from EU funding to ancient neolithic remains, to save cash

Intel’s German megafab dream…

Intel has cancelled plans for a so-called megafab in Germany and a packaging plant in Poland. It also plans…