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The hardware may still be in development, but Intel just landed a major design win nonetheless, one that will reportedly culminate in the world’s first Exascale Supercomputer powered partially by Intel’s upcoming Xe graphics technology.
It was just announced that Intel and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will...
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It looks as though Intel is readying a new round of processors with up to 10 cores and 20 threads, based on a breakdown of a recent graphics drivers patches for Linux. The driver code references unreleased Comet Lake desktop CPUs, including dual-core, quad-core, hexa-core, octa-core, and deca-core models.
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Following the launch of Vega, a whirlwind of events happened, involving former Radeon Technologies Group boss Raja Koduri. What started off as a sabbatical from AMD turned into the head of graphics leaving the company, and then joining Intel to spearhead the Santa Clara chipmaker's own foray into discrete GPUs...
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It is no secret that Intel is dealing with a CPU shortage. Robert Swan, the company's recently appointed CEO, said earlier this year that he anticipates Intel will overcome its "supply constraints" by the end of the second quarter. Whether that proves true or not remains to be seen, but things could get worse before they get better.
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Intel is expected to launch a batch of Cascade Lake processors sometime this year, and likely sooner than later. How soon? Perhaps in just a matter of a few weeks, according to the latest leak, which has Cascade Lake pegged for an April launch. The leak also suggests we will see Cascade Lake-X processors unveiled at...
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Earlier this morning, we reported that NVIDIA snapped up Israeli chip firm Mellanox for $6.9 billion in an effort to bolster its pursuits in the high-performance computing market. For those not in the know, Mellanox specializes in high-performance data interconnects -- namely InfiniBand -- which is used in most of...
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Following an incredibly long tenure at the top of the semiconductor sales charts, Intel found itself playing second fiddle to Samsung in 2017, thanks to a booming memory business. According to a new report by IC Insights, however, the Korean chip giant is not going to be sitting on top for too long - and it's due more...
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In this episode of HotHardware’s Two And Half Geeks, Brittany and Chris join Dave to chat about NVIDIA’s new Quadro RTX 4000 card, GeForce RTX Ray Tracing and DLSS in Metro Exodus, Intel’s new Spoiler security vulnerability, Alienware’s Wireless Gaming Headset and Elite Gaming Mouse, the smash gaming hit that is Apex...
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The days of Apple relying on Intel modems may be coming to an end sooner rather than later. Right now, Apple’s marriage to Intel with regards to 4G LTE modems is one of convenience. Apple is involved in a drawn-out legal battle with Qualcomm over modem licensing fees and would prefer to not to user their chips out of...
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We are all looking forward to the end of the year when Intel finally starts shipping Cannon Lake in volume, and other 10-nanometer processors emerge (we're looking at you, Sunny Cove). In the meantime, Intel is still squeezing juice from its Coffee Lake silicon, and is planning to launch more Coffee Lake Refresh...
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AMD has managed to reassert itself in the enthusiast computing discussion, thanks to its current gen Zen CPU and, to a lesser extent, Vega GPU architectures. Between Ryzen and Threadripper, there are now many compelling non-Intel options for power users. This also applies to the server side of the equation as well...
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Just when we thought that the worst was over with respect to speculative execution hardware exploits like Spectre, we get hit with another whopper. Such is the case with a new Intel processor vulnerability dubbed Spoiler. Spoiler is similar in concept to Spectre, and was discovered by researchers at the Worcester...
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The USB Promotors Group has just officially announced the arrival of the USB4 specification, which will supersede the newly formed (and highly confusing) USB 3.2 protocol. USB4 promises to double the transfer speeds of USB 3.2 thanks in part to a critical move made by Intel.
Intel has made its Thunderbolt 3 protocol...
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Intel is providing a sneak peek (in rendered form) of its upcoming Lakefield processor family, which is based off its new Foveros three-dimensional stacked packaging technology that it detailed during its Architecture Day in Los Altos last December. While fine grain details are still under lock and key, a short video...
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There is no denying that Intel is laser focused on graphics these days, having assembled a team to develop a discrete GPU architecture from the ground up, and committing to frequent driver updates for its integrated graphics. The latter may not sound as exciting as the former, but if we examine a series of leaked...
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Tell me if you've heard this one before -- Apple is developing its own Mac processors in an effort to bring more hardware design in-house and to avoid Intel's oft-delayed product roadmaps. That rumor is once again making the rounds, and this time it's coming from Intel employees.
A new report from Axios is suggests...
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In case you didn't already know, Intel is working on a discrete graphics card that will be used to tackle a number of market sectors, including the ever-important gaming community. In keeping with the company's recent efforts to be more engaging with graphics card enthusiasts, Intel is inviting gamers to "Join the Odyssey."
So, what exactly
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Huawei is perhaps best known as the second largest smartphone manufacturer in the world. The Chinese company recently surpassed Apple's global marketshare despite pressure from the United States and allies to avoid the brand. Whatever your thoughts may be on the company's alleged spying and copyright infringements...
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It’s no secret that Intel is developing a discrete GPU family that it will use to take on many sectors in the graphics market. The company will put a primary focus on the gaming sector (where it will go toe-to-toe with AMD and NVIDIA) and also professional and enterprise markets.
We’re learning today that Intel is...
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When Intel released its 9th-gen Core processors in the fall, the company quickly found itself retaining its comfortable perch on top of the performance charts. That's thanks in part to a company which seems to be growing more aggressive by the day. The i7-8700K was already a very fast CPU, and the i9-9900K...
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On this episode of HotHardware’s Two And Half Geeks, Marco and Dave will be chatting about one of Intel’s tiny NUCs (Next Unit of Computing) based on 8th Gen Core technology with Iris Plus graphics, Huawei’s Mate 20 smartphone with beastly battery life, a rundown of all things MWC 2019 from Samsung to Microsoft, LG...
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Intel has embraced small form factor systems for many years. Whether it be high-end mini-PCs like the Hades Canyon NUC, complete with discrete graphics for gamers, or ultra-tiny devices like the Compute Card, Intel has consistently pushed small form factor markets forward, for just about as long as ‘performance...
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