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Arm takes aim at client PCs with new 3nm compute subsystems, offering pieces of its IP to its customers for desktops, laptops, and tablets
By Anton Shilov published
Arm greatly simplifies development of Arm-based processors for client PCs with CSS packing Cortex-X925 CPU and Immortalis-G925 GPU core.
Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 CPU trails Core i9-14900K in leaked benchmark
By Zhiye Liu published
One user from the Baidu Tieba community has shared a screenshot and the single-threaded performance score for an alleged AMD Ryzen 9000 (Granite Ridge) CPU with Zen 5 execution cores.
ASML sets new chipmaking density record, proposes Hyper-NA tools
By Paul Alcorn published
Smaller, faster transistors at unprecedented speed.
World's first bioprocessor uses 16 human brain organoids for ‘a million times less power’ consumption than a digital chip
By Mark Tyson published
Swiss startup claims its Neuroplatform is a first for biocomputing.
Snapdragon X Elite shows 2X higher multi-threaded performance than Apple M2 in new benchmarks
By Jowi Morales published
The Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 had more than double the performance of an Apple M2 device in a CPU-Z multi-threaded benchmark test.
AMD reportedly changes upcoming Ryzen CPU branding to one-up Intel
By Aaron Klotz published
Leaker claims AMD wants a number "better" than Intel's upcoming Core Ultra 200 series Lunar Lake chips.
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Lisa Su announces AMD is on the path to a 100x power efficiency improvement by 2027
By Paul Alcorn published
AMD CEO Lisa Su took to the stage after winning the imec Innovation Award to explain how the company is on the path to a more than 100x power efficiency improvement by 2027.
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