Do you want to get the latest gaming industry news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily and weekly newsletters here. Intel reported that its fourth-quarter revenue was $15.4 billion, up 10% from a year earlier. But the stock sank on the news that Intel was forecasting a lower-than-expected Q1. Overall revenue for […]
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Intel’s Arc graphics cards receive yet another major performance uplift with the latest driver
Intel has just released a new driver update for its Arc lineup of GPUs. That wouldn’t normally be worth shouting about, but this driver reportedly delivers an average uplift of 30% across a long list of DirectX 11 titles, and it’s not the first driver to deliver such improvements either. The 31.0.101.5234 (WHQL Certified) driver […]
Read MoreIntel’s Arrow Lake specs break cover: Say hello to DDR5-6400, wave goodbye to DDR4 and possibly Hyper-Threading
It’s fair to say that all of us in the PC Gamer office were somewhat disappointed with Intel’s 14th generation of desktop Core CPUs. Fast as you could possibly want, sure, but only a few percent better than the previous gen, and still just as power hungry and hot as ever. It was to be […]
Read More‘Today our systems hallucinate, tomorrow if we’re going to use them broadly, they have to be right’ – Intel’s CEO thinks AI needs a lesson in reasoning to move forward
As the tech industry rushes headlong into a future where the term “AI” seems to be bolted on to every new product release and development, Intel’s CEO Pat Gelsinger gave an interesting take on the future of AI at the World Economic Forum this week. When asked about AI research and development, he made reference […]
Read More‘I think this is a 10-year gap’ – Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says China is majorly behind in chip manufacturing thanks to export restrictions and looks to stay that way for the foreseeable future
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger sat down for a conversation with the founder of the World Economic Forum Klaus Schwab at the 2024 WEF annual meeting in Switzerland on Wednesday, in a wide-ranging discussion that included some of Intel’s manufacturing plans for the future. However, it was his comments on China in regards to the current […]
Read MoreHot GPU rumour time: Intel may follow AMD in just focusing on the mainstream market with its next-gen Battlemage chips
We’re barely two weeks into 2024 but the latest rumours surrounding the next generation of GPUs are already in full swing. And the claim this time is that Intel’s next graphics architecture, Battlemage, won’t be competing against the likes of the RX 7900-series or RTX 4080, but may instead focus on mainstream sales. As that’s […]
Read MoreFrore’s AirJet Mini Slim seems like a significant fanless cooling upgrade, but the lack of adoption for the original AirJet is worrying
It’s been a year since the public launch of the original Frore AirJet, a compact cooling solution that makes use of an innovative membrane-based method for moving hot air away from internal components. At CES 2024 Frore was keen to show off its latest model, the AirJet Mini Slim, with the promise that it delivers […]
Read MoreIntel’s next gen Battlemage GPUs are up and running in its labs, and work on its next-next generation Celestial architecture is well underway
After the less than perfect launch of Intel’s first generation Arc Alchemist graphics cards, work on the second generation Xe2 Battlemage architecture appears to be coming along nicely. That’s according to comments made during an interview at CES 2024 by Tom Petersen, a current Intel Fellow. The interview was conducted by PC World. Petersen revealed […]
Read MoreIntel acquires car chip firm and plans to bring AI PCs to software-defined cars
Intel has acquired Silicon Mobility SAS, a portfolio company of Cipio Partners and Capital-E and a fablessautomotive silicon and software company that designs, develops and deploys EV energymanagement SoCs. Silicon Mobility’s SoCs feature industry-leading accelerators purpose-built for energy delivery and co-designed with highly advanced software algorithms for significant gains in vehicle energy efficiency. Silicon Mobility’s […]
Read MoreIntel’s Lunar Lake is on track for a 2024 appearance, along with significant IPC gains in the CPU core and three times more AI performance from GPU and NPU
Along with the promise that its next generation Arrow Lake desktop CPUs will be coming to market in the second half of 2024, Intel also announced that another new architecture will arrive this year, too. Lunar Lake will be an evolution of Meteor Lake and, although it’s squarely aimed to be as low-power as possible, […]
Read More‘World’s first gaming processor with an AI accelerator’: Intel’s Arrow Lake will be coming to desktop PCs in the second half of this year
This year’s CES event has been utterly dominated by the constant talk and promotion of AI, and Intel’s Client Computing keynote meeting was no different. However, executive vice president Michelle Holthaus did say that Intel’s next CPU architecture for desktop PCs, codenamed Arrow Lake, is on target to hit the market in the second half […]
Read MoreIntel to roll out 14th Gen’s game optimization software to older 12/13th Gen hybrid CPUs after all
Intel’s performance-enhancing Application Optimizer software is set to be supported on some 12th and 13th Gen processors, in a complete reverse of the company’s previous position on the matter. Application Optimizer (APO) is a piece of software built into Intel’s drivers that helps optimise processor performance in supported games. It has the potential to be […]
Read MoreIntel rounds out the Raptor Lake Refresh CPU lineup with a few cheaper chips though some are still basically Alder Lake
Intel just announced the rest of the Raptor Lake Refresh lineup. In addition to the K-series processors launched last year, the 14th Gen now includes the Core i5 14500, 14400, and Core i3 14100, alongside new low power variants of most chips. You’ll find the same architecture used (mostly) throughout the 13th and 14th Gen: […]
Read MoreThinkBook Plus Gen 5 Hybrid: Dual Processor Windows Laptop Turns Into A Detachable Android Tablet
Lenovo is coming to CES 2024 with an amazing innovation in the laptop category: a dual-processor dual-OS system that allows users to detach the display of the Windows laptop to use it as a full-blown Android tablet. The ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 Hybrid incorporates a laptop base system running on Microsoft Windows 11 and powered […]
Read MoreMSI has launched a new gaming handheld, and there are two things you should know: It’s the first to launch with an Intel Core Ultra processor, and for some reason it’s called ‘Claw’
Thanks to the popularity of the Steam Deck, it’s no surprise that we’ve seen a multitude of manufacturers jump on the handheld gaming PC bandwagon. They have all released competing devices, each with their own take on the form factor and each hoping to carve out its own segment of this new emerging market. Now […]
Read MoreRazer packs latest Intel, AMD and Nvidia chips into Razer Blade laptop family for 2024
Do you want to get the latest gaming industry news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily and weekly newsletters here. Razer said it’s packing the latest Intel, AMD and Nvidia chips into its Razer Blade family of gaming laptops for 2024. Some of them will come with an AI boost. Announced at […]
Read MoreIntel launches mobile, desktop and edge processors
Do you want to get the latest gaming industry news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily and weekly newsletters here. Declaring the age of the AI PC, Intel has unveiled its range of processors for mobile, desktop, and edge devices, at CES 2024. Intel said the flagship is the Intel Core 14th […]
Read MoreHP OMEN Transcend 16 Updated With 4K OLED Display Option And More
HP has refreshed its OMEN Transcend 16.1-inch Gaming Laptop PC, featuring a notable upgrade with the addition of a striking 4K OLED display option. The key highlight of this model is the display, offering a resolution of 2560×1600 and an impressive 240Hz refresh rate — users also have the option of a simpler display with […]
Read MoreDELL XPS Laptop Series With Delightful Design And AI
Last Thursday, Dell unveiled its latest XPS 2024 lineup, drawing inspiration from the popular XPS 13 Plus launched at CES 2022. The new XPS series has undergone a substantial design evolution, featuring a unified and minimalistic aesthetic crafted from CNC machined aluminum and Gorilla Glass 3, now available in Graphite and Platinum tones. XPS 16 […]
Read MoreIntel Core i7 14700K review
The Intel Core i7 14700K brings something genuinely new to the table. It offers four more E-cores than the Core i7 13700K, and it’s a touch faster, for a couple dollars more. With tangible benefits and near-enough price parity, it’s arguably the only 14th Gen processor worth seeking out instead of the 13th Gen for […]
Read MoreExclusive: Databricks research confirms that Intel’s Gaudi bests Nvidia on price performance for AI accelerators
Join leaders in San Francisco on January 10 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here. Nvidia isn’t the only company that makes AI accelerators for training and inference, it’s a space that Intel is aggressively competing and excelling in too with its Intel Gaudi 2 technology, according to new […]
Read MoreIntel’s 6.2GHz uber CPU expected to launch at CES 2024 as new image emerges
An image of the much rumoured Intel Core i9 14900KS CPU has emerged, fuelling expectations that Intel will indeed unleash this new 6.2GHz chip at CES on Monday. An image of the processor reportedly first appeared on Chinese messaging platform QQ before being reposted on X (via Sweclockers). The chip’s serial number has been obscured, […]
Read MoreCES 2024 preview: The future of PC gaming hardware
We’re just weeks away from the biggest tech jamboree of the year, the Consumer Electronics Show or CES. It’s expected that 130,000 attendees and 3,500 vendors will descend on the sprawling complex of exhibition centers and show floors across Las Vegas for the event, which opens on January 9. Among them will be our very […]
Read MorePC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming headsets of 2023
It wasn’t all that long ago when I refused to use a headset, believing that only a full surround sound speaker system offered the best audio experience for PC gaming. My, how things have changed. Now the market is awash with headset models, from countless different brands, covering every possible budget limit and feature requirement. […]
Read MorePC Gamer’s biggest hardware stories of 2023: AI wars, quantum lies, ray tracing magic, storage matters, and more
Well, we’ve made it. Another year has gone by and it’s been as busy as ever, with constant changes in the world of PC hardware and software. So much has happened that it wouldn’t make sense to try and cover it all in a single article, but we don’t need to. That’s because it’s our […]
Read MorePC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best motherboard of 2023
The motherboard is one of the most integral pieces of the PC building puzzle because your choice of board answers a ton of questions for you before you even get started with anything else. It determines which processor generation and from which manufacturer you’re going to be picking from, it determines what kind of storage […]
Read MoreIf successful, Intel’s next generation Battlemage graphics cards will benefit all gamers
So, you’re in the market for a new graphics card. Yay! You’ve headed over to your favorite retailer’s website and looked at the options. Damn! They’re expensive! Apart from voting with your wallet or purse, what can be done about it? Nvidia and AMD aren’t charities. Their prices are high because they can get away […]
Read MorePC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best CPUs of 2023
Modern CPUs are all so good that we’re the winner here, not the hardware. No matter what budget you have, you’ll easily find a processor that will suit you just fine. It’s the same if you want something just for gaming, a chip that’s more versatile, or if you need a CPU to power through […]
Read MoreLenovo Legion 9i review
Lenovo has almost made a hypocrite of me. Since this latest generation of gaming laptops rocking Nvidia RTX 40-series graphics chips first landed I’ve been saying only a fool would buy a notebook with an RTX 4090 in it. And yet, here I am, coveting the Lenovo Legion 9i with precisely that GPU inside it, […]
Read MoreA new video encoding/decoding API can replace AMD and Nvidia’s encoders on all platforms, truly one API to rule them all
The Khronos Group is a collaboration between nearly 200 companies, working together to produce various APIs for computing. Its most famous software, such as OpenGL, WebGL, and Vulkan, are all about graphics but for the past few years the consortium has been working on doing the same for video. It’s just announced that Vulkan Video, […]
Read MoreIntel CEO laments Nvidia’s ‘extraordinarily lucky’ AI dominance, claims it coulda-woulda-shoulda have been Intel
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has taken a shot at his main rival in high performance computing, dismissing Nvidia’s success in providing GPUs for AI modelling as “extraordinarily lucky.” Gelsinger also implied that it would have been Intel, not Nvidia, currently coining it in AI hardware had the company not killed one of his pet projects […]
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