Nvidia surges ahead of AMD and Intel

Tech Fund has revealed a significant disparity in research and development (R&D) budgets between competing hardware makers AMD and Nvidia. Troubled Intel appears weaker than both despite its vast R&D expenditure.

More than $2 billion

The Biden administration is expected to trim the federal grant funding troubled Chipzilla initially anticipated receiving from the CHIPS and Science Act after the semiconductor maker won a significant defence contract.

On track for 2025

TSMC will mass-produce its 2nm process by 2025 according to a new company statement.

Property sales

Chipzilla is flogging off its 150-acre campus in Folsom, California to cut costs amid plummeting sales. It is also considering the future of its 50-acre Hawthorn Farm property as part of a cunning plan to consolidate operations at its Silicon Valley headquarters.

AMD sees overclocking as the killer upgrade reason

AMD claims that AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D owners will want to replace it with the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D to get overclocking features.

Despite rumors of its demise 

Reports suggest that Intel is still on track to develop the successor to its yet-unreleased Battlemage GPU lineup, with the Xe3, codenamed "Celestial."

Next-Gen AI GPU

Intel has lifted the kimono on its plans for its next-generation AI GPU, code-named "Jaguar Shores" which sounds like Geordie Shores but with killer felines.

Intel invisible

Amazon's top ten processor list now exclusively features AMD Ryzen CPUs with Intel, relegated to 12th place.

The next AI wave 

MSI has showcased its latest AI server based on the Nvidia MGX architecture and its DC-MHS server lineup powered by Chipzilla's Xeon 6 processors at Supercomputing 2024.

Intel merger rumours are not going away

AMD has confirmed a reduction in its global workforce, laying off approximately 1,000 employees, equivalent to 4 per cent of its total workforce of 26,000.