As AMD mulls GPU for 32-core Zen chip, it develops software tools
AMD has a clear-cut business plan: Its upcoming 32-core Zen chip will bring it back into high performance servers, and the company has expressed a desire to make high-performing GPUs for such systems.
View Article5 burning questions about AMD's Zen chip
AMD's Zen chip is just around the corner; it'll first come to gaming systems any day now. There's a lot of excitement about Zen, which AMD believes is its most important chip this decade.
View ArticleAMD sets Ryzen up for a strong start as chip battle with Intel looms
AMD now is looking to rally its dwindling fan base with a series of Zen-based chips this year for desktops, servers, and laptops. The hyped-up Zen chips are expected to be good, and even Intel readily...
View ArticleMillions of Intel chips hit with major flaw
Design flaw found in microprocessors made by Intel that requires updates to computer operating systems, causing the chips to operate more slowly.
View ArticleMicrosoft security patches are slowing down servers and PCs
Microsoft has announced that software patches released to guard against microchip security threats slowed down some PCs and servers.
View ArticleSpectre and Meltdown patches ramp up reboot rate in newer Intel chips
Data center computers with Intel’s newer chips might reboot more often than normal due to problems with Spectre and Meltdown patches.
View ArticleResearchers claim AMD's Ryzen, Epyc security co-processor and chipset have...
However, it's unknown whether potential attacks on AMD's Ryzen arising from the claimed vulnerabilities will prove to be significant.
View ArticleAMD flags patches to fix chip flaws uncovered by cyber security research firm
AMD plans to release patches to fix some of the flaws in its microprocessors recently pointed out by Israeli cyber security firm, CTS Labs.
View ArticleChipmakers back Openstack-linked Kata containers project
In 2017, the Openstack Foundation said it would create a new type of container. Now, Kata 1.0 is out, backed by 40-plus partners and support from chip industry heavy hitters: Intel, ARM, and AMD.
View ArticleIntel plans array of upgrades to stave off AMD data centre competition
Intel plans to upgrade its existing chips and combine them with a new memory technology to help stave off competition from AMD.
View ArticleAMD unveils next-gen chips at CES, aims at Intel and Nvidia
AMD has unveiled its next generation smaller and power-efficient computer chip and a graphics processor, aiming at bigger rivals Intel and Nvidia.
View ArticleWhy Apple should drop Intel for AMD
A transition to ARM for macOS will take years. While that’s going on, Apple should kick Intel to the curb and go all-in with AMD.
View ArticleAMD's notebook PC share climbs to an all-time high of nearly 20%
AMD’s share in the notebook PC market is now the highest ever, just under 20 per cent, according to new research findings.
View ArticleIBM, Intel, AMD take different routes to hardware-based encryption
So-called confidential computing approaches allow data to remain encrypted while in use - that's best done in hardware.
View ArticleGPU sales pop and Nvidia is crushing it, report says
GPU add-in boards saw an unexpected sales bump in the last quarter—sales increased 6.6 per cent over the first quarter.
View ArticleAMD's notebook PC share soars to an all-time high
Driven by sales of AMD's mobile Ryzen 4000, Intel's chief competitor has captured more share in the notebook market than at any time in history.
View ArticleGPU sales rise across the board, from AMD and Intel to Nvidia
Driven by PC gaming, pandemic upgrading and likely crypto-currency miners, GPU units hit a healthy 13.4 per cent increase in sales during Q3.
View ArticleIntel regains market share from AMD in notebook, desktop PCs
Mercury Research confirmed that Intel took back a small amount of market share in the desktop and mobile PC space during the fourth quarter of 2020.
View ArticleIntel fires shot at AMD's storage performance. Here's what to believe
Intel has test results that show the 11th-gen Rocket Lake outpacing Ryzen 9 5950X in PCMark 10.
View ArticleGPU sales spike by 20%, fuelled by crypto-currency miners and laptop sales
GPU sales grew 20 per cent at the end of 2020, spurred by pandemic-induced gaming, a new mining craze, and huge demand for laptops.
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