GPU market stumbles as Discrete GPU penetration flattens
Jon Peddie blames Trump trade chaos for slowdown
Global PC graphics market took a knock in the first quarter of 2025, with GPU shipments sliding to 68.8 million units, down 12 per cent from the previous quarter, according to the latest data from Jon Peddie Research.
Chipzilla still chasing TSMC with 18A foundry push
Intel bangs the drum on 18A node
Troubled Chipzilla is still flogging its foundry turnaround plan, this time at its annual Direct Connect bash, where CEO Lip-Bu Tan and his top brass tried to convince the world that Intel Foundry Services is back on track.
Coracer slaps graphene thermal pad on AMD AM5 chips
Claims 130 W/m·K conductivity miracle
A mysterious outfit calling itself Coracer has chucked a new graphene thermal pad into the AM5 processor ring, claiming it’s a better option than thermal paste or liquid metal.
Intel bolting Xe3 and Xe4 onto Nova Lake-S chips
Celestial and Druid working together
Troubled Chipzilla appears to be hedging its bets with its upcoming Nova Lake-S processors, mixing two separate GPU architectures into one silicon soup.
Chipzilla leaks roadmap full of maybes
Internal Intel document hints at Nova Lake, Panther Lake and Bartlett Lake
Troubled Chipzilla appears to have spilled the beans on several upcoming products, though it’s making sure no one takes the roadmap as gospel.
Arrow Lake-S Refresh leaks hint at Intel reboot
Chipzilla regenerates failed architecture
If a leaked manual is anything to go by, Troubled Chipzilla may not be ready to give up on Arrow Lake-S just yet.
Sparkle comes up with three Intel Arc PRO B60 graphics card versions
Standard, passive, and liquid-cooled
Although we were pretty sure they were coming, Sparkle has rather quietly listed several Intel Arc PRO B60 graphics cards, including a standard blower-style one, as well as a passive and liquid-cooled version.
Troubled chipzilla bangs on about its AI chops
Claims Lunar Lake Core Ultra 200V runs rings around rivals
Troubled Chipzilla is trying to claw back relevance in the laptop game, and it seems like its latest Lunar Lake platform might deliver a proper AI punch. If you believe Intel's own benchmarks.
AMD buys photonics outfit Enosemi
Chipmaker eyes light-speed AI arms race against Nvidia
AMD is turning up the heat on Nvidia by snapping up photonic circuit boffin Enosemi in a bid to muscle into the next frontier of chip tech.
Chipzilla’s elusive Battlemage B770 still haunts the roadmap
Rumour mill suggests a Q4 2025 launch for Intel’s would-be flagship GPU
Troubled Chipzilla's Arc Battlemage B770 graphics card was a no show at Computex 2025, but that hasn’t killed off hopes of its existence. According to Dutch outlet Tweakers, who had a word with insiders during the event, the flagship card is still in the oven and may finally emerge in Q4 2025.