Nvidia’s next-gen graphics have finally arrived in notebooks, and as you can see in our GeForce RTX 3080 laptop GPU review, the mobile version of Team Green “Ampere” architecture spits out frames at blazingly fast rates. But the performance you get from mobile RTX 30-series graphics chips won’t necessarily be equal, even between two laptops with the same hardware inside.One GeForce RTX 3070 laptop might not be as fast as another, for example. And it’s even possible that in some cases a slower
Microsoft’s Xbox was the thread joining Microsoft and AMD on Wednesday, as both companies reported stellar quarterly profits and revenues that benefited from the “stay at home, play at home” pandemic experience.AMD continued to benefit from the rabid demand for its embedded console processors as well as its GPUs and CPUs for the PC, as the chip company reported profits that soared about 450 percent, from $390 million a year ago, to $1.78 billion for the fourth quarter of 2020. Revenue also in
Microsoft’s next-gen Surface Laptop 4 will follow Microsoft’s recent trend of upgrading internal components more often than external features. The new laptops will include up-to-date Intel Core and AMD Ryzen processors and not much else, a new report says.Windows Central reports that the Surface Laptop 4 will include Intel’s 11th-gen Tiger Lake processors and AMD’s Ryzen processors—though whether they’ll be a “Surface Edition” chip based on the Ryzen 5000 Mobile chips that began appearing tod
Either the GPU shortage really is that bad, or maybe Intel’s DG1 is really that good, because the company announced Tuesday morning that its first-generation Iris Xe desktop graphics cards is shipping to partners.The company said its Iris Xe, previously codenamed DG1, will be sold to system integrators—basically PC companies smaller than OEMs such as Dell and HP—who will use the graphics cards in PCs aimed at mainstream users as well as small- and medium-sized businesses.To read this article
The only real problem with Nvidia’s new GeForce RTX 30-series laptops is its stunning RTX 30-series desktop cousins.No matter how impressively fast the mobile CPUs are—and our first tests show they offer everything from good to outrageous performance—they will never measure up to full-fat GPUs. Nor should they be expected to, except in the messy stew of physics, modern marketing, and occasionally toxic consumer expectations. So don’t expect this mobile GPU to be a desktop GPU. But do expect l
AMD’s new Ryzen 5000 mobile CPU has arrived with a bang. Its predecessor, Ryzen 4000, reset the bar for what to expect from laptop performance. But AMD's not nearly finished.With the Ryzen 9 5980HS, AMD has fit an even more powerful CPU into a 13-inch, 3-pound convertible laptop that simply hammers competitors that weigh twice as much. Read on to learn more about how it operates in the new Asus ROG Flow X13. More storiesHow the tiny Asus ROG Flow X13 can outpunch big gaming laptops5 innovatio
Slow load times, video playback problems, and cloud connectivity issues plague this battery-powered security camera. https://www.techhive.com/article/3604796/vacos-cam-review.html#tk.rss_all
Apple announce that Dan Riccio, senior VP of hardware engineering, will be leaving his position to focus on a 'new project' and report directly to CEO Tim Cook. John Ternus will replace him. https://www.macworld.com/article/3604797/apple-vp-dan-riccio-to-focus-on-new-project-and-step-down-as-leader-of-hardware-engineering.html#tk.rss_all
Apple has launched a new component of its Fitness+ service designed to get people walking. https://www.macworld.com/article/3604789/apple-launches-time-to-walk-fitness-plus.html#tk.rss_all
Apple has launched a new component of its Fitness+ service designed to get people walking. https://www.macworld.com/article/3604789/apple-launches-fitness-walking-experiences-with-dolly-parton-draymond-green-others.html#tk.rss_all