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Qualcomm's Snapdragon 695 brings faster 5G to low-cost phones
Qualcomm has unveiled Snapdragon chips that promise faster performance for budget 5G phones, including the 695.
Apple's new MacBook Pro chips may be called the M1 Pro and M1 Max
Apple's new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro may use speedier M1 Pro and M1 Max chips.
Samsung's new 5-nanometer chip is designed for smartwatches
Samsung has unveiled the Exynos W920, a new processor designed specifically for smartphones and wearables.
Google’s own mobile chip is called Tensor
Google's head of hardware Rick Osterloh explains how the company's first custom designed chip, Tensor, is all about AI.
Google’s Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro will use AI everywhere
A first look at Google's upcoming Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro flagships, which will launch with the company's first mobile processor.
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 Plus will come to high-end phones made by ASUS and Motorola
Qualcomm has introduced a Snapdragon 888 Plus chip that promises faster clock speeds and AI for flagship smartphones from ASUS, Motorola and beyond.
Apple's next-gen 'M2' Mac processor has reportedly gone into production
Apple's successor to its M1 Apple Silicon chip could arrive in MacBook computers by the second half of this year, according to a report from Nikkei.
AMD unveils its first Ryzen 5000 CPUs with built-in graphics
AMD has unveiled its first Ryzen 5000-series chips with built-in graphics, and it's promising a leap in performance over Intel equivalents.
Apple's M1 isn't witchcraft, it's good chip design
Apple used a super-wide processor design paired with fast memory and cache to create a speedy, efficient processor for its new Macbook Pro.
Intel tries to take down Apple's M1 chip with a flurry of benchmarks
Intel has shared a slew of benchmarks in a bid to downplay Apple's M1 chip, although it's not the resounding victory it appears to be at first.
How is the M1 so much faster than other chips?
Apple's M1 is seriously fast, but how did they do it? Processor performance isn't witchcraft, it's physics and design. We compare the M1 to Microsoft's similar SQ2 and dig into just how Apple managed this feat.
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 870 is a souped-up version of last year's flagship
Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon 870, a faster 865 Plus chip for phones where the 888 isn't an option.
AMD unveils 65W Ryzen 5800 and 5900 CPUs
AMD has unveiled Ryzen 7 5800 and Ryzen 9 5900 CPUs that consume less power than their X counterparts, although they're limited to pre-built PCs.
2020 put us on the edge of a processor revolution
Intel put out another high-end chip, 10th-gen “Comet Lake”, which added a few cores but is still based on its aging 14nm transistor design, and AMD countered with Zen 3, an improved version of its desktop architecture that now goes up to 16 cores. While Zen 3 didn’t increase core counts or clock speeds dramatically, it did deliver a big boost in instructions per-clock without increasing power consumption.
Apple's 2021 Mac CPU roadmap reportedly includes 32-core chips
Apple reportedly plans to aggressively scale its Mac CPU plans and offer 32-core desktop chips in 2021.
How good is AMD's Ryzen 9 5950X for content creators?
With the Zen 3 chips, AMD has reclaimed the desktop performance crown, and the flagship 16-core 5950X is one of the fastest processors we've ever seen. But how much speed do you really need?
MediaTek's latest Chromebook chipsets balance battery life and power
The company also announced an addition to its lineup of mobile 5G CPUs.
Samsung unveils the next chip for mid-range Galaxy phones on November 12th
Samsung is teasing the reveal of the Exynos 1080 chip on November 12th, offering a peek at the future of Galaxy phones.
RISC-V is trying to launch an open-hardware revolution
RSC-V is a new fully open-source processor design and instruction set. Developed at UC Berkeley, RISC-V is trying to do away with license fees and proprietary tech to make processor design accessible to companies all other the world.
AMD expands its arsenal by snatching up programmable chip maker Xilinx
AMD is buying Xilinx for $35 billion to give it chip designs it could never have considered before.