… Intel's still claiming that these Arrow Lake Refresh chips will deliver 15 percent faster gaming performance as a geomean versus the original Arrow Lake, as well as up to 103 percent multithreaded performance versus "competing CPUs." Both claims aren't worth much until properly tested. …
… But as it's baked in at the OS level, Microsoft claims that it can automatically boost performance for games by leaning on "larger models and the NPU to create stunning visuals." Resolution tricks could, indeed, be a big boon to handheld hardware, and the Ryzen Z2 Extreme chip in the ROG Xbox Ally … …
… Intel also used the circa-2022 Core Ultra i9-12900HX as a benchmark for gaming comparisons, claiming that gamers would see 62 percent faster gaming performance and about a 30 percent increase in single-threaded performance. …
… An x86 program without an Arm executable will run through the Windows Prism emulation layer, and that does result in a performance penalty. Foundry / Matthew Smith Moving on to 3D performance, we see that while the Snapdragon X provides good CPU performance, it lags in GPU performance. …
… First, the MacBook Neo’s processor is an iPhone castoff that prioritizes single-core performance. Single-core performance influences your PC’s speed and responsiveness. …
… As for gaming, Microsoft is taking cues from SteamOS and aims to catch up with Valve's operating system within the next one-to-two years. So far, Windows 11 is considered worse for gaming than Windows 10, mainly due to bloated features and recurring issues with certain chips. …
… Matthew also covers AI and the metaverse for IEEE Spectrum and runs Computer Gaming Yesterday, a YouTube channel devoted to PC gaming history. …
… Our last test looked at each cable’s capability running an Asus ROG Strix 17.3-inch portable gaming monitor. The monitor is a high-performance gaming monitor with a resolution of 1920x1080 and refresh rate of 240Hz—which is basically the same bandwidth requirements of a standard 4K 60Hz display. …
… Instead, according to Windows Latest, Microsoft wants to forge a new alliance to bring high-performance gaming and local AI to the Arm architecture. Microsoft recently made grand claims about a "new era of the PC," and Nvidia, Arm, and MediaTek joined in with the exact same wording. …
… Intel's Nova Lake will apparently ship in 8-core, 16-core, 28-core, and 52-core variants, with both Coyote Cove performance cores and Arctic Wolf efficiency cores populating the system, along with an Intel NPU 6 of an undisclosed performance. …
