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Intel Iris graphics detailed for 4th-Gen Core “Haswell” chips

, May 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Intel‘s 4th-gen Core processors will also debut a brand new Iris graphics system, with the chip company splitting its new line-up into multiple tiers for ultrabooks, thin-and-lights, and mainstream PCs. Ultrabooks powered by the most frugal of Intel’s 4th-generation Haswell chips, the U-Series, will get Intel HD, HD Graphics 4600, or HD Graphics 5000, but those machines that can stand a little extra power consumption will get either Iris (for thin-and-lights) or Iris Pro (for mainstream) for at least a doubling in 3D processing performance.

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MediaTek dual-core processor MT6572 aims for new world market

, May 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the hardware manufacturer MediaTek has shown the MT6572, a system-on-chip they suggest will be the first to bring both a dual-core CPU and "4-in-1" technology. What that means is that this particular dual-core processor will be working with integrated Wifi, FM radio, GPS, and Bluetooth, the final product aimed not at the top-tier smartphones as previous multi-core mobile processors have been, but at the entry segment of the market. This means that inexpensive smart devices - not just subsidized models - will have multi-core power for users everyday lives. Read The Full Story

Next-gen AMD FX 4350 and 6350 join the FX CPU family

, May 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

Today, two new processors are joining AMD's FX CPU line-up. They are the AMD FX-4350 and AMD FX-6350 procssors. Both processors are unlocked, and are compatible with 900-series motherboards. The AMD FX-4350 processor offers quad-core performance, while the AMD FX-6350 offers 6-core performance. They're both designed to allow you seamless multitasking and much more enjoyability when it comes to watching videos or playing games. Read The Full Story

AMD hUMA wants to speed your APU memory use, no joke

, Apr 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

Heterogeneous Uniform Memory Access may sound like the orderly queue you make outside the RAM store, but for AMD, hUMA is an essential part of squeezing the best from its upcoming Kaveri APUs. Detailed for the first time today, hUMA builds on AMD's existing Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA) - integrating CPUs and GPUs into single, multipurpose chips - by allowing both the core processor and the graphics side to simultaneously access the same memory at the same time. Read The Full Story

Intel confirms 4th gen ‘Haswell’ processor to appear at Computex

, Apr 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

We all knew this was coming, but today it's now official. The folks from Intel took to their social network channels to tease a countdown to their next Intel Core processors. The 4th generation chip that's known as 'Haswell' that will be powering laptops, ultrabooks and hybrid portable devices moving forward. That countdown ends this summer on June 3rd. Read The Full Story

Intel offers new details on Atom SoC and Xeon processors

, Apr 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

New details have turned up about some the new Intel processor families during the Intel Developer Form in Beijing, China. Intel offered details on its Atom SoCs for the data center when it launched the processors back in December of 2012. At the time, the processors including the S1200 product family representing the world's first 64-bit SoC for servers operating at 1.6 to 2.0 GHz. Read The Full Story

First ARM Cortex-A57 processor taped-out

, Apr 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

ARM and TSMC have announced that they have completed the tape-out of the first ARM Cortex-A57 processor. The processor was taped-out on TSMC's 16nm FinFET technology. ARM says that this new processor is its highest performing and is designed to extend the capabilities of future mobile and enterprise computing devices. Read The Full Story

New ARM CEO: We’ll resist buyout offers, Apple or otherwise

, Mar 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

ARM's new CEO will resist the siren call of acquisition, chasing smaller, more ubiquitous chips rather than a lucrative pay out from Apple or other 300 licensees of the widespread SoC technology. Currently president of the firm, Simon Segars told the Guardian that ARM would cling resolutely to independence no matter how big the wallet waved under its nose, describing the strategy as "the right model" in a market that demands confidentiality. Read The Full Story

SlashGear 101: The Samsung Exynos 5 Octa Processor

, Mar 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

When you’re getting to know the 8 CPU cores of the Samsung Exynos 5 Octa SoC, you’ll first want to understand that they absolutely do not work the same way as multi-core mobile processors have in the past. While the Exynos 5 Octa does have 8 CPU cores, they’re never being used all at once. Instead you’ve got 2 distinct pairs of 4 CPU cores, four of them “big”, the other four “LITTLE”. The Exynos 5 Octa SoC works with what’s called big.LITTLE architecture, this term coming from the British processor company ARM.

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Qualcomm confirms Snapdragon 600 for Samsung GALAXY S 4

, Mar 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

Though the details were a bit less than solid in the official Samsung releases over the past 24 hours, today Qualcomm has confirmed that the GALAXY S 4 will indeed be carrying the all-powerful Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor onboard. This processor is the same motor that runs the HTC One and the LG Optimus G Pro, devices you may have seen SlashGear work with before. This detail adds to the ever-growing list of specifications that the GALAXY S 4 has the same as one of its biggest competitors in the HTC One, and should prove to create an interesting set of benchmarks for comparisons between the two. Read The Full Story

Apple A7 chip tipped with Intel inside

, Mar 12th 2013 Discuss [0]

With the pattern ringing true for some time now, it's not unbelievable in the slightest when one hears a tip of a so-called "A7" chip in Apple's future for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. What's slightly more questionable is the possibility that part of the production of this chip might be done by Intel. With word of Apple aiming to pull away from Samsung in their chip production across the board having been an unofficial understanding for quite a few months now, it seems that Intel might be aiming to grab a piece of the pie. Read The Full Story

5 games optimized for the NVIDIA Tegra 4

, Feb 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

NVIDIA's new Tegra 4 processor is a beast, dominating benchmarks left and right. The Tegra 4 utilizes a whopping 72-core GeForce GPU making it capable of handling any intense 3D mobile game out there. But none of the games currently out in the Google Play store do the Tegra 4 justice, so NVIDIA has given us a preview of 5 upcoming games that will fully utilize the Tegra 4 and its 72-core GPU. Read The Full Story
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