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Nvidia and Intel announce jointly developed 'Intel x86 RTX SOCs' for PCs with Nvidia graphics, also custom Nvidia data center x86 processors
By Paul Alcorn published
Cats and Dogs, living together!

AMD launches Ryzen 9000 PRO series, flagship model tops out at 12 cores
By Hassam Nasir published
Pricing and availability still up in the air.

AMD launches four new Ryzen CPUs, including cut-down Zen 4 and Zen 3 models
By Aaron Klotz published
AMD has quietly released four new CPUs on three different architectures featuring the Ryzen 7 9700F, Ryzen 5 9500F, Ryzen 5 7400, and Ryzen 5 5600F.

Intel Core Ultra 3 205 delivers impressive results in early review
By Kunal Khullar published
Intel's Core Ultra 3 205 has impressed in early testing, with decent performance scores surpassing previous Intel budget picks.

AMD claims three of its X3D CPUs can hit 1000 FPS in esports games
By Hassam Nasir published
Four digit FPS

Intel Xeon chief architect leaves just 8 months after appointment
By Anton Shilov published
Ronak Singhal, Intel Xeon chief architect, departs from the company just eight months after his appointment and after 28 years at the company.

Intel's 14nm+++ desktop CPUs are making a comeback
By Zhiye Liu published
Intel has launched the Core i5-110, a six-core, 12-thread Comet Lake processor with a $200 MSRP.

Apple's A19 Pro beats Ryzen 9 9950X in single-thread Geekbench tests
By Anton Shilov published
Apple's latest A19 Pro offers an 11% - 12% higher CPU performance compared to its predecessor and even beats desktop-class CPUs. However, the main advantage of the A19 Pro is its GPU.
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