Intel Arc B580 appears on Amazon with 12GB GDDR6 VRAM, 2.8GHz boost clock
Expected to begin shipping next month
Tencent unveils 11" gaming handheld with glasses-free 3D, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V CPU
You might never be able to buy it, though
Intel Core Ultra 5 225F "Arrow Lake-S" CPU spied with 10 cores and 4.9GHz boost clock
Arrow Lake for the mainstream
Qualcomm backs off full Intel acquisition, could consider buying select divisions
Regulatory hurdles deter Qualcomm's acquisition plans
In brief: It appears that what could have been one of the largest and most disruptive tech acquisitions in history is not going to happen any time soon, if at all. A new report claims that Qualcomm's interest in acquiring struggling Intel has cooled, partly due to the complexities of such a deal.
Nvidia nearly doubles AMD's R&D budget – Intel's spending dwarfs both, but struggles to compete
As the world's largest company, Apple also leads in R&D spending
The big picture: The competitive strength of hardware makers is often gauged by their research and development expenditure. However, an analysis of recent financial reports from various tech giants reveals that higher R&D spending does not always guarantee success. Intel's recent struggles and Nvidia's astronomical growth driven by the AI boom have broken conventional assumptions.
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl GPU Benchmark
After 15 years, Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl finally brings the series back, delivering Unreal Engine 5 visuals and intense gameplay. We tested 31 GPUs across resolutions and settings---let's dive in!
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs. Intel Core Ultra 9 285K: 45 Game Benchmark
We're pitting Intel's Core Ultra 9 285K against AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D in a massive showdown across 45 games. Let's see how they stack up in real-world gaming, with FPS data for every title tested.
Intel could unveil its Xe2 Battlemage GPUs in December
RDNA 4 and RTX 50 are expected to debut in 2025
Amazon's top 12 best-selling CPUs all come from AMD as Team Red adds to Intel's woes
AMD is crushing it right now
The x86 wish list: Complexities of an imaginary Intel takeover
Apparently AMD has blocking rights for any acquisition of Intel. If a deal were to happen, what would AMD ask for?
Editor's take: We are frequently asked some version of the question, "Will someone acquire Intel?" At this point, we think it is highly unlikely, but these are unpredictable times. Setting aside all the principal considerations – like money, strategy, and regulatory approval – there are a few other hurdles. Chief among these is Intel's license for x86.
Intel will respond to AMD's 3D V-Cache with server-bound Clearwater Forest, not desktop CPUs
Servers are more important to Intel than gaming
Ryzen 7 5700X hits record-low of $130 in early Black Friday deal
The Ryzen 7 5700X and Core i5-13600KF are both excellent choices for upgrading an older CPU or building a new PC on a budget. Both provide solid performance at unbeatable prices.
AMD claims Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is 75% faster than Intel's Core Ultra 7 258V in gaming
Software trickery gives AMD a major advantage
NEC's 40.4-petaflop supercomputer unites Intel Xeon CPUs and AMD Instinct accelerators
Combining blue, red, and even a little green
Liquid metal still voids warranty for Intel's crash-prone Raptor Lake CPUs
Liquid metal corrosion removes vital CPU markings
The big picture: Enthusiasts looking to push their high-end Raptor Lake or Raptor Lake Refresh Intel processors to the limits might want to think twice before using liquid metal thermal paste. According to a recent report, Intel is voiding warranties for CPUs cooled with this favorite material of overclockers, even if the processors are suffering from crashing issues.
Intel reverses course (but not about CPUs), brings back free tea and coffee to boost employee morale
No free fruit or gym trainers, but all the coffee your heart can take
Explainer: What is Chip Binning?
You bought a new CPU and it seems to run cool, so you try a bit of overclocking. The GHz climb higher. Did you hit the silicon jackpot? You've got yourself a binned chip. But what's that exactly?
Intel addresses Arrow Lake's launch woes, promises fixes for gaming performance issues
Will upcoming fixes revive Intel's gaming prowess?
New Intel Arc Battlemage gaming GPUs could arrive as soon as next month
Rumor mill: Reports have long suggested that Intel plans to launch its second generation of desktop graphics cards in late 2024, and there's no indication that Chipzilla has encountered significant delays. While details on specifications, performance, and pricing remain scarce, the new GPUs could arrive weeks ahead of competitor releases from AMD and Nvidia. Moreover, could this be Intel's last hurrah before they abandon desktop GPUs again?
Intel is being sued over the instability issues in its Raptor Lake CPUs
Did Intel know about the problems before release?
What just happened? In a move that pretty much everyone expected, Intel is being sued over the Raptor Lake instability issues, making what has been a nightmare situation for the company even worse. The suit alleges that Intel became aware of the defects in pre- and post-release testing, but it continued to market the processors with boasts about their speed and performance.
Intel vs. TSMC: Why economic factors, not tech, are at the heart of America's chip struggle
Can Intel and Samsung survive without government support in the foundry race?
Is Intel too big to fail? US officials are considering government intervention
The company stands to receive billions from the CHIPS Act, but Intel leadership says it's taking too long
FFmpeg developers claim 94x speed boost using handwritten AVX-512 code
Parallel processing on modern x86 computers can really do wonders
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Review: Why So Slow for Gaming?
Intel's new mainstream Core Ultra 5 245K challenges the Ryzen 7 9700X in gaming and productivity. With 6 P-Cores and 8 E-Cores, plus DDR5 support, it offers solid specs for demanding workloads.
Nvidia replaces Intel in Dow Jones index, marking shift in tech landscape
With Nvidia, there will be four trillion-dollar tech companies in the index