The future: Upgradeable smartphones
… Replaceable mobile graphics cards do exist and are used in some laptops , but again they're a lot bigger than integrated GPUs; there isn't really enough space in modern smartphones for a separate CPU and GPU. …
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It's Not 'Too Late' for Intel to Beat the Apple M1
… As one example: AMD's Zen 3 CPUs were designed from the beginning to be upgraded with large, vertically mounted L3 caches. The Ryzen 7 5800X3D will be the first CPU to use the feature, but AMD was including the necessary TSV through-silicon via holes on-silicon 18 months ago. …
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 865 Promises Big Improvements in Cameras, Gaming, and More
… A Small Step for CPUs The Snapdragon 865 again has eight Kryo CPU cores, which isn't surprising. What is surprising is how little Qualcomm wants to talk about this part of its new chip. …
PlayStation 5 vs. Xbox Series X: Which Is Better?
… There's 10GB of GPU-optimal RAM with 560GB/s of bandwidth and 6GB of "CPU optimal" RAM at 360GB/s of bandwidth. The performance implications are unclear because it's possible for the GPU to put data in the "CPU optimal" block and vice-versa. …
Ask the Grumpy PC Technician: GPU Temps, Windows 1909, Engine Repair
… Now read: How to Troubleshoot Your Slow PC The Eternal PC Question: Is It Better to Upgrade or to Buy a New System? Nvidia vs. AMD: Do GPUs Degrade in Performance Over Time?
Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 850, Explicitly Aimed at New PCs
… Qualcomm projects a 30 percent increase in CPU and GPU performance, which seems entirely reasonable in both cases given what we know about the platform and underlying CPU architectures. …
New Motherboard for Chia Mining Includes 32 SATA Ports
… GPU prices have been elevated, to one degree or another, for 28 of the past 59 months. …
AMD R9 and R7 GPUs: A bold new direction for 2014 that uses old rebadged chips from 2012
… The fact that the Radeon 7970 debuted at $549 while the Radeon R9 280X is a $299 GPU two years later is a small concession to the magic of improving die yields -- but like the pace of CPUs, the pace of GPU development has slowed in recent years. \ That could make AMD's push with Mantle and TrueAudi… …
Move Over GPU Shortage, Here Comes the CPU Materials Shortage
… With the GPU shortage officially over, it remains to be seen what pricing and supply will look like. Given the current inflation levels, as well as the rumored performance levels on offer, it's not hard to predict next-gen GPUs and CPUs will cost a pretty penny. …
Poor OEM designs, single-channel RAM sabotage AMD's Carrizo
… The Dell XPS 13 uses the same CPU, but offers 8GB of LPDDR3-1866. …