AMD ready to counter-attack in Intel war
Published in News
Thursday, 28 July 2022 11:16

AMD ready to counter-attack in Intel war


Picked the right day to start it

On August 5, the anniversary of the German assaultt of Liege which kicked off WW1, AMD looks set to unveil its next-generation Ryzen 7000 processors.

Apple liberates last of the Intel gear in its M2 MacBook Air
Published in PC Hardware


Free at last, thank god I am free at last  

Intel gear which controls the USB and Thunderbolt ports has been removed from the M2 MacBook Air.

Credit card board can run a Intel Core Tiger Lake or AMD Ryzen V2000 processor
Published in PC Hardware


AAEON comes up with a rather cool micro machine

AAEON has released a Raspberry-type card which can run an Intel Tiger Lake processor up to a Core i7-1185G7E, or an AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000 SoC up to Ryzen Embedded V2516.

Intel 100 times slower in Ray Tracing
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 26 July 2022 11:38

Intel 100 times slower in Ray Tracing


Trace a little faster Ray

Intel Linux GPU driver developers have released an update that results in a massive 100X boost in ray tracing performance.

Intel and Mediatek team up
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Tuesday, 26 July 2022 10:52

Intel and Mediatek team up


Form foundry partnership

Intel and MediaTek today announced a strategic partnership to manufacture chips using Intel Foundry Services’ (IFS) advanced process technologies.

Intel confirms Arc A780 graphics card was never planned
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A770 remains top

Intel’s Ryan Shrout, part of the Intel marketing group, used his Twitter to confirm that the Arc A780 card never existed.

Intel plans price hikes
Published in PC Hardware
Friday, 15 July 2022 12:06

Intel plans price hikes


Expect it to get pricey after autumn

Chipzilla has decided that its chips are too cheap and it is going to jack up the prices, according to Nikkei Asia.

Intel and AMD processors vulnerable to a new speculative execution attack
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Retbleed leaks password data 

Intel and AMD are vulnerable to a newly discovered speculative execution attack that can covertly leak password data and other sensitive material.

AMD might not have the upper hand in coming war
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At least if a rumoured feature turns up

The battle ground between Core i9-13900 and AMD Ryzen 7000 has been levelled and some reviews suggest that Intel is set to lose. However, another rumour has suggested that Intel has a secret weapon – a Raptor Lake feature which has been overlooked.

Ryzen CPUs still dominate in Germany
Published in PC Hardware
Monday, 04 July 2022 12:11

Ryzen CPUs still dominate in Germany


Plenty of living space

Intel Alder Lake CPUs have boosted their market share globally but AMD Ryzen CPUs dominate the DIY segment in Germany.