AMD Is Convinced Its Latest CPUs Will Crush Qualcomm AI Chips
Just when you thought you had a moment away from any more AI-focused hardware news, AMD is leaping into the “AI PC” arena with its latest mobile laptop chips. The …
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What’s an NPU and Why Is Big Tech Suddenly Obsessed?
There’s a CPU. There’s a GPU. In just the past year or so, every tech company has been talking about “NPUs.” If you didn’t know the first two, you’re probably …
As a laptop reviewer, I can’t wait for new Windows on ARM
Qualcomm When I first heard that Apple was putting ARM into its MacBook lineup, I was more than a little skeptical. There’s no way, I thought, that smartphone chips could …
With Core Ultra launch, a new era for Intel has begun
Intel Intel’s Meteor Lake processors represent more than just a new generation. It’s a fresh start for Intel — a cycle it seems to find itself in every few years …
Intel 14th-gen Meteor Lake: architecture, specs, performance
Intel’s 14th-gen Meteor Lake processors are here, and they’re ready to compete against some of the best processors for laptops. While they don’t currently — and may never — have …
How the M3 Max compares to the most powerful Windows laptops
Luke Larsen / Digital Trends Apple’s M3 Max is an incredibly powerful chip, significantly increasing Apple Silicon’s CPU and GPU performance. It’s gotten a ton of press, but is it …
This new MediaTek chip is about to bring 5G to a lot more devices
MediaTek One of the biggest promises of 5G technology isn’t merely faster performance but rather the ability to power a far more connected world — a global network where every …
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Doubles Down on AI for Android
Image: Qualcomm AI is the name of the game for this year’s chips, particularly for Qualcomm’s mobile processors. The chipmaker has announced the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 processor for mid-range …
The MacBook Pro M3 has a pricing problem, not a RAM problem
Luke Larsen / Digital Trends Apple just upset everyone, claiming that the 8GB of Unified Memory available in the base MacBook Pro M3 is “probably analogous to 16GB on other …
Intel still thinks ARM is an insignificant threat
Intel We’ve recently heard that Nvidia and AMD may soon be ready to launch their own ARM-based client processors. That, combined with predictions that ARM chips might account for up …