Tag Archive for 'cpu'
AMD have announced three new processors in its quad-core Phenom X4 range, the new flagship 9950 Black Edition and two more power-friendly chips, the Phenom X4 9350e and Phenom X4 9150e. AMD uses ‘Black Edition’ labelling to indicate processors that are ready out-of-the-box for overclocking, and the 9950 is no exception; a max TDP of [...]
Who would’ve thought it - quietly, without telling anybody, Sony shifted production of the PS3’s Cell processor to a new, 65nm process last holiday. According to Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Kaz Hirai, the move was made in an attempt to reduce the cost of making the console, and that will continue as the PS3’s graphics [...]
AMD may be quiet right now on the “grown up” ultraportable chipset front, but expect all that to change as the company rolls out its Shrike platform. Intended for full-power ultraportables, such as Lenovo’s X61, rather than budget notebooks (which would be served by the Puma chipset), Shrike is built on AMD’s Fusion chip; that includes [...]
Toshiba has rolled out its latest updates to the company’s multimedia-heavy Qosmio range. Top of the list has to be the new G50-series, which is the first to feature the SpursEngine processor (as seen with the PS3’s cell processor), here under the Quad Core HD Processor banner, for some serious media grunt. Toshiba are quoting 10x faster [...]
AMD are planning a new, single-core CPU running at just 1GHz, intended to rival Intel’s Atom and VIA’s Nano processors. The chip, confirmed in a presentation slide from the company, would be 64-bit and support AMD’s HyperTransport technology, but have a TDP of just 8W.
AMD can hardly contain their excitement with the news that their FireStream 9250 processor has broken the 1 teraflop barrier. Fitted to the FireStream 9250 graphics card, it handles not only video output but can work in tandem with the main CPU to accelerate complex calculations. And unlike its 9170 predecessor, it [...]
According to the latest rumors coming out of motherboard manufacturers, Intel is looking to ratchet up the pressure on rival AMD with the introduction of an entry-level Core 2 Quad Q8000 CPU series. The chips will go head to head with AMD’s triple-core processors, which have proved popular for budget PCs. Intel’s first chip of [...]
With Computex 2008 came more budget ultraportable news than many of us could stomach this week, as several manufacturers took the opportunity to confirm their machines (most of them previewed to death beforehand) and legions of others attempted to get their foot in the OEM door. ASUS finally took the wraps off the Eee PC [...]
As images go I realise this isn’t the most inspiring, but if you could scrape off the grey gunk - and you’re at all interested in the state of play in the silicon market - you’d get a pleasant surprise. AnandTech have managed, somehow, to get their hands on two of Intel’s Nehalem processors, the [...]
Mere hours after AMD announced their new Puma platform, Toshiba has stepped up as the first manufacturer to confirm they will be featuring the Turion-based technology in their notebook PCs. Six models in the Satellite range will be offered with both Turion and Athlon options, available at some point over the Summer. Three versions of [...]
