Microsoft announces microfluid technology breakthrough for next-gen AI chips

Microsoft tests microfluidic cooling for next-gen AI chips

Microsoft is working on a new way to cool AI chips, using microfluidics to bring liquid directly inside the silicon. Unlike cold plates, which sit on top of the chip and are blocked by packaging layers, this approach carves tiny channels into the silicon itself. Coolant flows through these grooves and pulls heat away at the source.

In Microsoft’s tests, microfluidics removed heat up to three times more effectively than cold plates. It also cut the maximum GPU temperature rise

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Innosilicon unveils Fenghua 3 GPU with DirectX12 support and hardware ray tracing

Innosilicon launches Fenghua 3 GPU with RISC-V CPU integration and 112GB+ memory

Innosilicon has officially announced its third-generation GPU, the Fenghua 3. The company calls it the first domestically designed full-function GPU, combining a RISC-V CPU with a CUDA-compatible graphics core on a single card.

Unlike earlier Fenghua models based on PowerVR IP, Fenghua 3 adopts OpenCore’s RISC-V Nanhu V3 project as its foundation. Innosilicon claims the new GPU can handle a wide range of

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Intel job description hints at high-end desktop with discrete graphics for gaming

Intel’s job description mentions high-end desktop discrete graphics

Intel Arc’s future is uncertain after the recent announcement of Intel’s deal with NVIDIA, which will bring GeForce RTX graphics into future SoCs. Jensen Huang made it clear that the partnership applies to laptops, and Intel has confirmed that its GPU architecture roadmap remains unchanged. But this still leaves questions about whether high-end Arc GPUs are still in development.

However, a new job listing from Intel suggests work on desktop discrete graphics is still ongoing.


ASUS formally launches Radeon AI Pro R9700 TURBO GPU with 32GB memory

ASUS launches Turbo Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB with blower cooler and factory OC (with software)

ASUS has officially introduced the Turbo Radeon AI PRO R9700 graphics card. This is the company’s first AMD model to use the new 12V-2×6 power connector, a standard already adopted by NVIDIA but only now appearing on Radeon cards.

The ASUS Turbo is equipped with 32GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit interface and

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OBS Studio 32.0 released with new plugin manager and RTX updates

OBS Studio 32 released

OBS Studio 32.0 is now available for Linux, macOS, and Windows. The update arrives about two and a half months after version 31.1 and introduces several new features, changes, and fixes.

The release adds a built-in plugin manager, making it easier to install and manage community plugins. On Windows and macOS, an opt-in crash log uploader has been added to streamline troubleshooting. NVIDIA users benefit from Voice Activity Detection (VAD) in RTX Audio

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Intel

Oktoberfest Special: Palit is brewing more than just frames

Palit likes beer

Palit has raised a glass to its fans with a new Oktoberfest-themed ad. The company shared an AI photo of a graphics card that looks more like a pint of beer than a GPU. No, this isn’t the next Blackwell design leak, it’s marketing.

If you thought NVIDIA was brewing something behind the scenes, it turns out it was Palit all along. At least this time the foamy head isn’t about frame rates, but about beer.

It’s Oktoberfest


AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D now selling for $429, 10% off retail

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DDR5 memory overclock surpasses 13,020 MT/s for the first time

DDR5-13020 OC record broken

Salty Croissant teases a new world record.

We stopped covering memory overclocking world records because reporting on single or even double-digit changes in rankings no longer made sense. However, today marks an important milestone.

Overclocker Salty Croissant has become the first to break DDR5 memory overclocking at 6510 MHz. This translates to 13020 MT/s, the highest frequency achieved so far. Interestingly, although Croissant already holds the top spot in

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NVIDIA pours $100 billion Into OpenAI mega deal, announces 10GW AI factories

Jensen Huang puts $100B behind OpenAI, just a week after dropping $5B on Intel

NVIDIA and OpenAI have confirmed plans for what they call the largest AI infrastructure project to date. OpenAI will deploy at least 10 gigawatts of NVIDIA-powered data centers using millions of GPUs. NVIDIA has pledged up to $100 billion in staged investments as each gigawatt comes online. The rollout will start with Vera Rubin GPU systems, with the first gigawatt scheduled to begin operation in the second half of

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Intel

Intel confirms 11th-14th Gen Core graphics drivers are moving to legacy branch

Intel confirms Tiger, Rocket, Alder and Raptor Lake are moving to legacy support

Earlier today we reported that Intel has created a new graphics driver branch for several of the previous integrated graphics series. The new branch only focused on Intel 11th Gen Core series up to 14th Gen Core series. The newer integrated graphics feature Xe/Xe2 Arc graphics and those were expected to continue to receive regular updates as before, whereas the new branch featuring older architecture would receive fewer updates.

Since our report this morning

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