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TSMC's N2 (2nm) chip fab reportedly has a new customer: Intel, who joins the ranks of AMD and Apple tapping the Taiwanese fab goliath's bleeding edge production lines. It's not the first time that Intel and TSMC struck a deal, but it's the first time the contract is for wafers etched with diminutive 2nm...
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We reported yesterday on Intel's new Boost profile for its Core Ultra 200S processors. More accurately, it's really the Core Ultra 200K processors, as the applicable chips are the Core Ultra 9 285K, the Core Ultra 7 265K, and the Core Ultra 5 245K, as well as their GPU-less "F" variants. We happen to have a Core Ultra...
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The seemingly sudden (but not really all that sudden) rise of AI has led to an industry-wide refresh of hardware and software solutions to ride the lucrative wave. We've seen new chips from the likes of AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA with dedicated neural processing units (NPUs), clever software tools, and upgraded desktop...
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If you're the proud owner of an Intel Core Ultra 200-series CPU, rejoice, as there may be good gaming gains to be gotten from a new BIOS feature that Intel is rolling out. Intel's engineers dubbed the new feature the 200S Boost overclocking profile, and it promises to boost gaming performance without voiding your...
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If you haven't heard, Intel's graphics cards are actually good. However, the veracity of that reality strongly depends on your system's CPU. If you're rocking an older-gen chip, chances are you might be significantly less impressed with a new Arc GPU's performance. Fortunately, Intel has finally acknowledged this...
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Intel's been making some interesting moves in the AI space lately, and this week it's gone one better by open-sourcing its AI Playground software. In a fresh video posted to the Intel Software YouTube channel, Guy Tamir — Intel's director of oneAPI development and self-described "tech evangelist" — announced that the company is throwing open
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Bartlett Lake is a real, confirmed CPU family for Intel's LGA 1700 platform. The company confirmed its existence back at CES 2025. However, it's designed by the company's NEX group and aimed at edge compute and networking use, not high-end gaming. That may change according to the latest leaks and rumors, though, which...
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AMD put out a release yesterday, justifiably crowing that one if its EPYC "Venice" processors was the first HPC product to tape out and be brought up on TSMC's advanced 2nm (N2) chip process tech. That's certainly good news for AMD, but it's not the only firm seeing success with bleeding-edge chip fabrication...
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If you recall, Intel exited direct consumer PC sales altogether back in 2023, handing off its last remaining products of that type to ASUS with the NUC brand. Folks reading this site have a pretty high likelihood of having had a good experience with a NUC in the past, and the latest models sporting Arrow Lake...
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It's been less a month since Lip-Bu Tan took over as chief executive officer (CEO) at Intel and he might already be making some major moves. None bigger than a reported chipmaking deal with rival TSMC that would see the two chip behemoths form a joint venture. If true—and Tan did promise to focus on winning through...
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It should come as no surprise that the best-selling CPU on Amazon is AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D, a fantastic chip for gaming and one that managed to earn our Editor's Choice award when we reviewed it last November. And maybe you wouldn't be shocked to discover that the Ryzen 7 7800X3D—another Editor's Choice recipient...
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It took a minute (and not a New York minute), but Microsoft is taking the leash off of most of its Copilot+ features that were tethered exclusively to Snapdragon X series laptops, and letting them roam free on Copilot+ PCs powered by AMD Ryzen AI 300 series and Intel Core Ultra 200V processors. The only exceptions are...
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When we reviewed the Intel Arc B580, we remarked at that time that we were hopeful Intel would launch a bigger version of that product. The Arc B580 has solid performance (at least, as long as you pair it with a fast CPU) and reasonable power efficiency, but it's a relatively small GPU and simply can't compete on...
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Intel's newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Lip-Bu Tan, isn't wasting any time introducing himself to shareholders and the public at large. In an open letter to investors as part of Intel's 2024 Annual Report, Tan offered up a blunt assessment of the company's past performance and outlined focal points...
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Intel has achieved a significant early milestone in its Arizona semiconductor fabrication plant, with the first wafers successfully processed on its advanced 18A process node. This achievement, announced at the same time as its March 13th conference, signals positive momentum for the company's manufacturing...
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It took a few months, but Intel has found its next chief executive officer in Lip-Bu Tan, an industry veteran with decades of semiconductor and software experience, and founding managing partner of Walden Catalyst Ventures. He succeeds Pat Gelsinger, who abruptly retired from Intel last December amid reports he was...
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Yesterday, during his address to the US Congress, President Trump called for the revocation of the CHIPS Act, arguing that it is a waste of money and not an effective way of securing investment into the country.
The CHIPS Act sought to promote domestic research and semiconductor manufacturing through a program that...
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Back in September, Intel launched the Xeon 6900 series, which represented the top end of the Granite Rapids family with up to 128 Redwood Cove P-cores. Now, the rest of the Xeon 6 series has officially arrived. These parts are likewise based around Redwood Cove P-cores, but scale things down a bit, with up to 86 cores...
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Despite persistent rumors that Intel's discrete GPU ambitions are dead in the water, a new rumor suggests otherwise. According to well-known leaker Raichu, Intel's upcoming third-generation Arc "Celestial" GPU is still in the works and may be built on Intel's own process technology, rather than relying on TSMC. The...
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Specifications for Intel's next-gen mobile processors might have just surfaced in a new leak from leaker Jaykihn, a reasonably well-regarded source for Intel leaks. While unconfirmed, the details give us a possible look at what's coming with Panther Lake and Wildcat Lake, two upcoming CPU families that will form the bulk of Intel's mobile
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Intel is officially shelving its Falcon Shores GPU, marking another shift in the company's tumultuous AI hardware strategy. In its Q4 2024 earnings call, Interim Co-CEO Michelle Johnston Holthaus confirmed that the chip will not see a commercial release. Instead, Falcon Shores will serve as an internal test platform...
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Intel posted its first earnings report since Pat Gelsinger retired from his post as Chief Executive Officer, and it largely shows the continued efforts of a major restructuring strategy that began before he left. For example, fourth quarter revenue declined 7% year-over-year to $14.3 billion, while the full year tally...
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