Samsung Is Looking to Sell Exynos Mobile Processors to ZTE and Others
…Samsung's SoC performs at least as well as comparable Qualcomm chips in most tests (Opens in a new window) and even beats it in some. Weak points include the GPU, an…
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AMD's Trinity analyzed: A surprisingly good, inexpensive gaming solution
…Even if we assume both Intel CPUs performed identically, the AMD chips would have a 10-15% edge when paired with a low-end GPU that could make use of Trinity's…
ARM Cortex-A12 and Mali-T622: The mid-range muscle that ARM desperately needs
…The Cortex-A12 processor core, together with the Mali-T622 GPU. These new cores should give ARM system-on-a-chip (SoC) makers, such as Samsung and Nvidia, a powerful and efficient…
Samsung Stuffs 1.2TFLOP AI Processor Into HBM2 to Boost Efficiency, Speed
…Unlike the typical clock speed jump or capacity improvement you'd expect, this new HBM-PIM can perform calculations directly on-chip that would otherwise be handled by an attached CPU, GPU…
Qualcomm Unveils the Snapdragon 855: 8 Cores, Onboard AI, optional 5G
…It's an eight-core ARM system-on-a-chip (SoC) with faster CPU cores, a new GPU, onboard AI processing, and optional 5G. Qualcomm's CPU story has changed a bit…
Intel graphics power up with Raptr, new developer programs
…The chip giant explicitly tied the new program to its larger initiative to encourage women in computing -- Intel committed $300M to improving its workplace diversity last year, in response to the misogyny…
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 865 Promises Big Improvements in Cameras, Gaming, and More
…It will probably remain behind Apple's A-series chips in absolute CPU performance, but Qualcomm is looking elsewhere to boost its new chip. One Giant Leap for GPUs Qualcomm is pushing…
Fresh details leak on Intel Skylake processors and chipsets
Ever since Intel announced it would launch Broadwell (a "tick" or die shrink) and Skylake (a "tock" or new architecture) in the same year, it's been less-than clear how those…
AMD's Steam CPU Share Skyrockets Over 12 Months
There's good news for AMD in the Steam Hardware Survey numbers, and they appear to reflect increased uptake of the company's gaming CPUs. We say "appear" because it's never…
AMD's Upcoming Ryzen Refresh, Big Navi Debut Allegedly Leaked
…The branding here is divided -- HotHardware reports (Opens in a new window) that the chips might also increment the model number by 50 points (3950X, 3750X, etc). Either one of these is…