AMD's Sabrina Chromebook SoC Is Really a Mendocino Alias By Aaron Klotz published 9 August 22 A new report has revealed that AMD's mysterious Sabrina project was just an alias for the already announced Mendocino project, featuring Zen 2 6nm SoC's running RDAN2 graphics.
Windows 11 Encryption May Damage Data, Microsoft Says By Mark Tyson published 9 August 22 VAES (vectorized AES) instructions used by apps like like BitLocker should accelerate disk data encryption. But Microsoft has recently had to patch a data damage flaw.
AMD X670E AM5 Motherboard Lands in Overclocker's Hands By Aaron Klotz published 9 August 22 Overclockers are now receiving AM5 X670E motherboard samples ahead of reviews to overclock AMD's Ryzen 7000 processors.
Steep RTX 30-Series Discounts Suggest Impending 40-Series Launch By Aaron Klotz published 8 August 22 Nvidia is discounting its RTX 30-series GPUs at a steep rate, in an apparent attempt to deplete its overabundance of 30-series GPUs prior to the 40-series launch.
Intel Unveils Arc Pro GPUs By Ian Evenden published 8 August 22 Intel has taken the lid off its professional range of GPUs, the Arc Pro line aimed at rendering, ray tracing, and movie editing.
Nvidia's Gaming Revenue Plunges, Jensen Announces Price Cuts By Mark Tyson published 8 August 22 Nvidia's preliminary results look bad, but back in May Jensen Huang insisted that the GPU market was “so different” to the market which was severely impacted during the previous crypto crash.
Micron 24GT/s GDDR6X Memory in Production: In Time for Lovelace By Anton Shilov published 8 August 22 Micron kicks off volume production of 24 GT/s GDDR6X memory, just in time for Nvidia's GeForce RTX 40-series launch.
Lenovo Spills Specifications of Unannounced AMD Ryzen Pro 5000 Processors By Mark Tyson published 8 August 22 Three new AMD Ryzen Pro 5000 series chips revealed with up to 8C / 16T, no graphics, and with TDPs of 65W or lower.
Raspberry Pi Unlocks Door Automatically with Facial Recognition By Ash Hill published 8 August 22 Dillon McCardell has created a Raspberry Pi-powered door unlocking mechanism that uses facial recognition to unlock doors automatically.
AMD Threadripper Pro 5995WX and 5975WX Review: Sheer Threaded Dominance By Paul Alcorn published 8 August 22 AMD's Threadripper Pro 5995WX and 5975WX barrel into the workstation market with 64 cores, 128 threads, eight memory channels, and class-leading performance.
EVGA Slashes $1,000 Off GeForce RTX 3090 Ti GPUs, Starting at $1,149 By Zhiye Liu published 7 August 22 EVGA is selling a couple of custom GeForce RTX 3090 Ti graphics cards below MSRP.
Raspberry Pi Home Assistant Runs on Old Sony TV-511 By Ash Hill published 7 August 22 Telefrag Entertainment has created a custom voice assistant system using Jarvis on a Raspberry Pi with video output to an old Sony TV-511 television.
Tachyum to Cadence: Our Prodigy Doesn't Meet Prodigious Goals, Sue You! By Anton Shilov published 7 August 22 Suing your subcontractor is not something you do every day.
AMD Ryzen 5000 Embedded: Up to 12 Zen 3 Cores at 105W By Zhiye Liu published 6 August 22 IT solution provider Advantech reveals unannounced AMD Ryzen 5000 Embedded processors.
MSI’s First Intel Graphics Card Is a Low-Profile Arc A380 By Mark Tyson published 6 August 22 MSI-made PC systems featuring up to an Intel Core i5-12400F and Arc A380 are suitable for eSports gaming or popular internet café games titles but come with prices approaching $650.
Intel Kills Off Exotic Packaging For Core i9-12900K, Core i9-10980XE By Aaron Klotz published 6 August 22 Intel has killed off its exotic packaging for the Core i9-12900K and Core i9-10980XE, replacing them with smaller boxes found in its non-flagship models.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Super vs AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT: Sub-$200 GPU Face-Off By Jarred Walton published 6 August 22 Both the GTX 1650 Super and Radeon RX 6500 XT are now available for under $200. We compare the two on price, performance and power usage to help you choose the best one for your needs.
AMD Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 Specs, Release Date, Benchmarks, and More By Paul Alcorn published 6 August 22 Here's the Ryzen 7000 release date, benchmarks, specifications, pricing, and all we know about AMD's Zen 4 architecture.
Prototype Core i9-13900K Raptor Lake Chip Blasts Off To 5.77GHz By Aaron Klotz published 6 August 22 An Intel Core i9-13900K sample was seen clocking as high as 5.77 GHz in a recent Geekbench 5 benchmark result.
New RTX 4080 Leak Drops Core Count Below 10,000, 40-Series Titan Rumors By Aaron Klotz published 5 August 22 A new RTX 4080 rumor was just Tweeted out, suggesting the previous 10,000+ CUDA core count for the 4080 was wrong. The estimated core count now sits at 9728.