Qualcomm Revamps Snapdragon 865 Again, Calls It Snapdragon 870
…Those are both faster than the original 865 chip, which topped out at 2.84GHz. The Snapdragon 888 is a completely different part with the latest 5nm manufacturing process, a new GPU…
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Intel quietly launches 14nm Braswell, Bay Trail's successor
…new window) , the new chips will ship in 2-4 core configurations. The big change to Braswell is the inclusion of Generation 8 graphics support. Its Bay Trail predecessor's GPU technology…
How Qualcomm's Snapdragon ARM chips are unique
…Krait is expected to be paired with a new generation of Adreno mobile graphics and use a much more advanced manufacturing process. The upshot for users being that Qualcomm’s new chips…
Nvidia launches mobile Pascal, drops desktop-class hardware into mobile form factors
Nvidia launched its new mobile Pascal hardware today -- and with a twist. Several months ago, we covered rumors that the company would use its standard desktop hardware in laptops rather than creating…
AMD, Nvidia GPU Prices Are Finally Beginning to Drop
…One additional piece of good news related to GPU availability: Ajinomoto build-up film is getting easier to find. Ajinomoto build-up film is an essential component of the chip manufacturing process…
Sony Will Sell Fewer PlayStation 5 Consoles in 2022 Due to Chip Shortage
…And then there are all the crypto miners gobbling up every GPU in the world. When you account for the negative impacts of the pandemic on chip production, it's not hard…
Intel's Alder Lake Mobile 12900HK Gets High Praise in First Reviews
…Now, obviously nobody expects a new chip with a new design to be slower than Tiger Lake, so we'll skip that portion of the discussion and proceed directly to how it…
Qualcomm declares Snapdragon processors aren't 'processors' at all
…We call that an SoC (System on Chip). Nevertheless, Qualcomm no longer feels that term is big enough, either. Its argument is below (Opens in a new window) : The Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile…
Report: Intel Will Outsource Chipset Production to TSMC
…Today, a new report claims that the CPU giant will outsource some of its chipset production to TSMC to ease its own capacity woes on 14nm. That's the word (Opens in…
Ubuntu Edge: The desktop-replacement smartphone that's doomed to fail
…If we assume that the Edge will be powered by the Snapdragon 800, that means we're looking at the Adreno 330 GPU. (We don't know what GPU Merrifield will have…