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Intel's Xe3 graphics architecture breaks cover — Panther Lake's 12 Xe Core iGPU promises 50+% better performance than Lunar Lake
By Jeffrey Kampman published
Intel's Xe3 graphics architecture arrives on Panther Lake CPUs, and Intel has used it to build its largest, highest-performance integrated GPU yet.

Intel takes the wraps off Panther Lake — first 18A client processor brings the best of Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake together in one package
By Jeffrey Kampman published
Panther Lake brings the power efficiency and graphics performance of Lunar Lake and the platform flexibility of Arrow Lake all together on one SoC

How Nvidia's deal with Intel has been decades in the making — years of rivalry culminated in an unexpected alliance
By Luke James published
Premium Years of rivalry, roadmap drift, and packaging breakthroughs set the stage for one of the most unexpected alliances in the industry

The state of Intel: What the company's $5 billion deal with Nvidia could mean for the floundering chipmaker
By Chris Stokel-Walker published
Premium An eye-watering and mind-boggling deal saw computer chips’ new king supplant what used to be the old name in town – but what does it all mean for Intel?

Nvidia and Intel’s RTX SoCs could pose an existential threat to AMD’s APUs — if the two companies can actually pull it off
By Luke James published
Premium AMD’s APUs now rival entry GPUs, but Intel and NVIDIA aim higher: RTX chiplets, NVLink and Foveros promise scalable SoCs beyond what AMD can easily match.

The future of DRAM: From DDR5 advancements to future ICs
By Anton Shilov published
Premium DDR5 continues to evolve with higher speeds, larger capacities, and new technologies like CUDIMMs and MRDIMMs, solidifying its dominance through the decade as DDR6 remains years away.

Here's how I installed Windows 11 using a nano-sized 2.4GB ISO
By Les Pounder published
Using some custom scripts and a base Windows 11 ISO install image, just how much can you remove and keep a functional operating system?

I managed to snag a Core i5 CPU for $10, because someone scammed Amazon out of an i7-14700
By Matt Safford published
Someone scammed Amazon out of a Core i7-14700, but I got a 13th Gen Core i5 for $10 as a result.

These must-have accessories helped me power through my overseas trip to IFA 2025
By Brandon Hill published
From MagSafe batteries to a retractable cable USB-C charger, here’s what’s in my overseas travel bag.

I got excited for the idea of sub-$1,000 gaming laptops with integrated graphics — but there are more than a few reasons why that's probably not happening
By Andrew E. Freedman published
The prices of gaming laptops have been going up. Is it possible for laptops with integrated graphics to bridge the gap? It sounds like a good idea until you look into market realities.
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