NVIDIA Vera CPU Is Architected For The Agentic AI Era, as It Delivers Max Single-Core & Single-Thread Performance Versus x86; Full Architectural Breakdown Shows

The NVIDIA Vera CPU is designed for Reinforcement Learning and Agentic AI systems, offering 88 Olympus cores for max single-core performance.

Surge in agentic AI workloads and reinforcement learning emerging as a key scaling mechanism for improving model capability have made CPUs a vital component for AI systems. Without a fast CPU (execution, evaluation, orchestration), a GPU won't be able to be supplied with context, and that leads to major drawbacks and inefficiencies. This is why NVIDIA designed Rubin, a CPU that is purpose

A block diagram titled 'NVIDIA Vera CPU' details the architecture with features including '88 NVIDIA Custom Olympus Cores,' 'NVLink-C2C,' '1.5TB SOCAMM LPDDR5X,' and 'x16 PCIe Gen 6 CXL 3.1.'
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NVIDIA Rubin GPUs Bring 10x Increase in Agentic AI Performance Versus Blackwell as Its Architecture Gets Fully Unpacked, Featuring 336 billion Transistors

NVIDIA has fully disclosed its Rubin AI GPU architecture, bringing a monumental increase over Blackwell for the Agentic era.

The Rubin GPU is at the heart of NVIDIA's next-generation data center platforms; it is a chip that took several years to make and is now finally entering general availability. With the first Rubin AI platforms already landing across the globe at major tech firms, it was high time that NVIDIA disclosed the full details of the architecture that went into making this supercharged AI chip that will shape the Agentic landscape

A chart titled 'What An Extreme Codesigned Platform Delivers For Agentic' illustrates that 'Rubin NVL72 + Vera' offers 10x more agents and 2x more tool calls compared to 'Blackwell NVL72 + x86'.
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CD Projekt Red Sets The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past August 25 Reveal, but Switch 2 Fans Are Fuming

Following months of rumors and speculation , it was finally confirmed back in May that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt would indeed get a new expansion in 2027 ahead of The Witcher 4 . A few months after the announcement by CD Projekt Red and co-developer Fool's Theory , we will finally see more of what will rival Blood and Wine and Phantom Liberty 's scope in late August , as it will be fully revealed during Gamescom Opening Night Live hosted by Geoff Keighley .

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Samsung Delays Hybrid Bonding HBM to 2029, Aligning Next-Gen Memory With NVIDIA’s Feynman AI GPUs

Korean chip giant Samsung is likely to start mass producing chips with hybrid bonding by the end of the decade, according to Korean industry sources. Hybrid bonding, which relies on removing the micro bumps in individual DRAM layers when manufacturing high bandwidth memory (HBM), is widely believed to be the next-generation HBM manufacturing technology due to its ability to reduce the space between the layers and offer superior performance.

NVIDIA's Feynman AI GPUs are slated to follow the Rubin Ultra chips, and NVIDIA shared quite a bit of


Splatoon Raiders Review – A More Narrowly-Targeted Spinoff that Hits the Looter-Shooter Spot

Nintendo has typically taken a grab-bag approach with the Splatoon franchise , mixing different modes of gameplay together into a single package -- single-player, PvP multiplayer, co-op base defense, and more -- but with the upcoming Splatoon Raiders , they're taking more of a focused approach. This spinoff is primarily a single-player adventure (although there is the option to play co-op) that zeroes in on combat and a looter-shooter-style progression system.

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Exynos 2700 Could Surpass The 4.00GHz Clock Speed Ceiling On Its Prime Cores, Assuming Samsung Achieves A Milestone On Its Newer 2nm Process

Samsung has previously claimed that development of its Exynos 2700 is proceeding without setbacks , indicating that the company’s second 2nm GAA chipset will arrive on schedule. Considering that we’ll witness the South Korean giant’s SF2P node in action, which succeeds SF2, we can expect some improvements regarding stabilization, and if Samsung can exceed expectations in this area, a rumor claims that the flagship SoC could break through the 4.00GHz frequency barrier.

The Exynos 260

Samsung's progress with its 2nm GAA node will determine how fast the Exynos 2700

Redditor Grabs iBuyPower RTX 5070, 32 GB+2 TB Build At Costco For $1,220, A Rig That Should Cost Over $2,000

You don't see these PCs on display every day, but if you do, then don't wait for someone else to grab it before you.

It's been a while since we read a story of how someone got extremely lucky with their purchase. While it's uncommon to see users getting free hardware, it's usually more common to see customers snagging cheaper PC hardware from their local stores. Although such stories don't pop up every day, they have become quite frequent on Reddit

A price tag for an iBUYPOWER Gaming PC with AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 shows a price of $1899.99, marked 'LAST ONE display only'.
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Acer Reveals Arc G3-Based Predator Atlas 8 Will Cost At Least $1340 While The Arc G3 Extreme Configuration Starts At $1742

It's clear that the Intel Arc G3-based gaming handhelds won't be released for under $1,000 for sure.

Gaming handhelds are now costing an arm and a leg. With rapid improvements in hardware, newer gaming handhelds do not cost any less than a mid-range gaming PC. Since the release of the Intel Arc G3 series, many vendors have quickly transitioned from AMD chips to Panther Lake SoC variants. However, while we expected lower prices, vendors keep proving us

An Acer Predator Atlas handheld console displays a spaceship in a colorful galaxy setting on its screen.
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Korean, US And Japanese Suppliers Race To Upgrade Fabs, Ending The NAND Flash Shortage In 2027

Finally, some good news after a long time. The ongoing NAND shortage is reportedly going to end next year.

While the DRAM market is expected to go through its worst-ever phase throughout the next two years, at the least the storage market is reportedly going to witness some relief. If you have been following the developments around the DRAM and NAND market, you might be aware that analysts predict instability for the next few years.

For the DRAM market, the situation is even worse with ADATA expecting the DRAM shortage

A donut chart titled 'Forecast Breakdown of NAND Flash Bit Demand by End Application, 2026-2027' shows mobile applications leading with 51.1% in 2027, followed by servers at 23.2% in 2026.

Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Shader Injector Created A 2026 PC Remaster, Yet Procedural Skyboxes Could Push It Further

With the release of the Shader Injector 2.0 mod , Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has never looked better, as modder David Matos masterfully addressed the flat lighting that Square Enix used for the second entry in the Final Fantasy VII Remake series . Although the mod is in an excellent spot , combining graphical enhancements that feel like they could belong in an official remaster with limited impact on performance and an easy installation process , there's the chance that future performance improvements could open up the way for even crazier visuals and features ,