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Qualcomm teases Snapdragon X with no mention of Elite — news of second chip could be coming on April 24
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published
With certain notebooks ready to be showcased by respective OEMs, Qualcomm has another announcement in the pipeline for April 24.
Alleged Zen 5 'Strix Halo' Mobile APU has more GPU cores than RX 7600 XT or PS5
By Aaron Klotz published
Strix Point looks to be super potent, assuming this is even remotely accurate information.
Leak reveals 500W fire-breathing 128-core Granite Rapids Xeon 6 CPU
By Aaron Klotz published
Intel is upping core counts, but also increasing TDP
Intel completes assembly of first commercial High-NA EUV chipmaking tool — addresses cost concerns, preps for 14A process development in 2025
By Paul Alcorn published
Intel Foundry announced it had completed the assembly of the industry's first commercial High Numerical Aperture (High-NA) Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) machine in its D1X fab in Oregon.
The Best CPU for Gaming in 2024
By Paul Alcorn published
Here is the best CPU for gaming for the money, based on our benchmarks. These processors offer the best performance in their price ranges and most are suitable for overclocking.
Intel Core i5-14400 Review: Intel's value gaming chip falls behind AMD
By Paul Alcorn published
We put Intel's Core i5-14400 through a battery of gaming and productivity benchmarks to see how it fares against competing AMD Ryzen processors.
Intel's AI chip tools cut some aspects of the Meteor Lake design from weeks to minutes
By Mark Tyson published
AI finds favor in more areas of the chip design process after MTL success.
AMD unveils Ryzen Pro 8000-series processors — Zen 4 and AI engines come to the commercial market
By Paul Alcorn published
AMD is the first with a Pro desktop PC chip with an NPU for AI workloads.
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