GPUs
SK hynix and TSMC announced early on Friday that they had signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on developing the next-generation HBM4 memory and advanced packaging technology. The initiative is designed to speed up the adoption of HBM4 memory and solidify SK hynix's and TSMC's leading positions in high-bandwidth memory and advanced processor applications. The primary focus of SK hynix's and TSMC's initial efforts will be to enhance the performance of the HBM4 stack's base die, which (if we put it very simply) acts like an ultra-wide interface between memory devices and host processors. With HBM4, SK hynix plans to use one of TSMC's advanced logic process technologies to build base dies to pack additional features and I/O pins within the confines of existing...
Intel Arc Update: Alchemist Laptops Q1, Desktops Q2; 4mil GPUs Total for 2022
As part of Intel’s annual investor meeting taking place today, Raja Koduri, Intel’s SVP and GM of the Accelerated Computing Systems and Graphics (AXG) Group delivered an update to...
13 by Ryan Smith on 2/17/2022
A Visit to Intel’s D1X Fab: Next Generation EUV Process Nodes
On a recent trip to the US, I decided to spend some time criss-crossing the nation for a couple of industry events and spend some of the time visiting...
38 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 2/16/2022
AMD Reports Q4 2021 and FY 2021 Earnings: Turning Silicon Into Gold
As the full year 2021 earnings season rolls along, the next major chip maker out of the gate is AMD, who has been enjoying a very positive trajectory in...
26 by Ryan Smith on 2/1/2022
Launching This Week: NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3050 - Ampere For Low-End Gaming
First announced as part of NVIDIA’s CES 2022 presentation, the company’s new GeForce RTX 3050 desktop video card is finally rolling out to retailers this month. The low-end video...
44 by Ryan Smith on 1/26/2022
Vulkan 1.3 Specification Released: Fighting Fragmentation with Profiles
Khronos this morning is taking the wraps off of Vulkan 1.3, the newest iteration of the group’s open and cross-platform API for graphics programming. Vulkan 1.3 follows Khronos’s usual 2...
12 by Ryan Smith on 1/25/2022
Launching Today: AMD's Radeon RX 6500 XT, Starring Navi 24
Following its announcement back at CES, today AMD is formally launching the entry-level member of its Radeon RX 6000 series of video cards: the Radeon RX 6500 XT. Based...
101 by Ryan Smith on 1/19/2022
NVIDIA Quietly Launches GeForce RTX 3080 12GB: More VRAM, More Power, More Money
NVIDIA this morning is quietly adding to its menagerie of high-end video cards with a third version of the GeForce RTX 3080, the simply-named GeForce RTX 3080 12GB. Just...
36 by Ryan Smith on 1/11/2022
Intel Changes Senior Executives: VP That Led CES is Out, New CFO
At the close of play today, Intel is announcing two major changes at the top of its organization. The big one is that EVP and GM of Intel’s Client...
18 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/10/2022
AMD Expanding Into Tesla Model 3 and Model Y
One constant theme throughout AMD’s recent resurgence into high-performance computing has been the messaging around the scalability of its platform. Building a processor that can scale both from single...
14 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/10/2022
Intel Keynote and SVP Greg Bryant at CES 2022: Live Blog (10am PT, 1800 UTC)
Today is a day for CES keynotes, and up next is Intel. Here we'll be getting SVP Greg Bryant to talk us through the next generation of hardware launches...
0 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/4/2022
NVIDIA Briefly Teases GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, More Details Later This Month
As part of today’s CES keynote for the company, NVIDIA GeForce SVP and GM Jeff Fisher very briefly teased a new flagship NVIDIA video card. The GeForce RTX 3090...
21 by Ryan Smith on 1/4/2022
AMD Mobile GPU 2022 Update: Radeon 6000S Series, 6x50M Parts, and Navi 24-Based 6500M and 6300M
As part of a jam-packed CES keynote presentation this morning, AMD has announced a slew of updates to its mobile graphics lineup. Altogether, AMD is introducing one new GPU...
7 by Ryan Smith on 1/4/2022
NVIDIA Keynote and SVP GeForce Jeff Fisher at CES 2022: Live Blog (8am PT, 16h00 UTC)
The second keynote of CES comes from NVIDIA, and while it isn't Jensen presenting today, we do get Jeff Fisher, SVP of GeForce, and Ali Kani, VP and GM...
4 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/4/2022
AMD Reveals Radeon RX 6500 XT: Navi 24 Lands for Low-End Desktops on January 19th
Alongside AMD’s smorgasbord of mobile graphics offerings that were announced during today’s CES 2022 keynote, the company also has some new desktop video cards to speak about for the...
22 by Ryan Smith on 1/4/2022
AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution To Become Driver Feature: Radeon Super Resolution
As well as delivering hardware updates for both their desktop and mobile lineups this morning, as part of AMD’s CES 2022 keynote, the company also offered a quick update...
3 by Ryan Smith on 1/4/2022
AMD Keynote and Dr. Lisa Su at CES 2022: Live Blog (7am PT, 15:00 UTC)
It's the first week of a new year, which can only mean it's the annual CES trade show! As per usual, the big names have major presentations set up...
15 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/4/2022
AMD-Xilinx Acquisition Now Expected to Close in Q1 of 2022
AMD this afternoon has sent out a brief update to the public and investors, offering an update on the status of the ongoing Xilinx acquisition. AMD’s purchase of the...
28 by Ryan Smith on 12/30/2021
AMD and GlobalFoundries Wafer Supply Agreement Updated Once More: Now $2.1B Through 2025
In a short note published by AMD this afternoon as part of an 8-K filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, AMD is disclosing that the company has...
71 by Ryan Smith on 12/23/2021
NVIDIA Announces GeForce RTX 2050, MX570, and MX550 For Laptops: 2022's Entry Level GeForce
NVIDIA this morning had made an unexpected news drop with the announcement of a trio of new GeForce laptop GPUs. Joining the GeForce family next year will be a...
18 by Ryan Smith on 12/17/2021
AMD’s Instinct MI250X: Ready For Deployment at Supercomputing
One of the big announcements at AMD’s Data Center event a couple of weeks ago was the announcement of its CDNA2 based compute accelerator, the Instinct MI250X. The MI250X...
4 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 11/18/2021
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