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Intel demos running Panther Lake systems, touts performance and power efficiency improvements
Intel demoed working Panther Lake silicon for laptops, its first chips based on its crucial 18A process node, here at Computex 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan.
Nvidia announces NVLink Fusion to allow custom CPUs and AI Accelerators to work with its products
Nvidia's NVLink Fusion program allows customers to use the company’s key NVLink tech for their own custom rack-scale designs with non-Nvidia CPUs or accelerators in tandem with Nvidia’s products.
Xiaomi's in-house XRing 01 SoC leaked — melds 10-core Arm Cortex CPU plus 16-core Mali G925 GPU
Xiaomi's custom XRing 01 chip is allegedly a 10-core powerhouse, rivaling the likes of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite and MediaTek's Dimsensity 9400.
Intel's Lunar Lake intricacies revealed in new high-resolution die shots
Fritzchens Fritz has captured the first detailed and high-resolution die shots of Intel's golden child.
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K CPU is currently priced at a record low of $269
Right now, the Intel Core Ultra 7 265 K is available at Amazon for $269, its lowest price to date.
AMD's next-generation Zen 6 "Medusa Point" APUs could feature as many as 22 cores, claims leaker
AMD might construct its high-end Medusa Point APUs with an MCM design, placing a desktop-grade CCD with up to 12 Zen 6 cores next to standard 10-core mobile silicon.
