Intel is building a new team to develop low-power GPU architectures

The company puts a job offer for a senior hardware design engineer in the UK.

In Swindon UK, Intel is building a new team for Graphics Processor Unit development. The job offer specifically mentions low-power GPU architectures for next-generation portable computing, but this does not necessarily mean GPU architectures for upcoming CPUs.

With such a small distance to London, Intel might be trying to poach some engineering from competing firms such as ARM (Cambridge, UK

Intel Sapphire Rapids gets tested in AIDA64

YuuKi_AnS shows off the Intel Sapphire Rapids engineering sample in action.

Yuuki gained access to a 48-core and 96-thread Intel Sapphire Rapids data-center CPU with a TDP of 270W. This is the upcoming 10nm CPU designed for Intel Socket E (LGA-4677). The processor being tested is not a production unit, but an engineering sample carrying a Q-SPEC designation of “QYFQ”.

Blockchain and the New Custom Compute Group

Intel will contribute to the development of blockchain technologies with a roadmap of energy-efficient accelerators.

Digital computing continues to enrich our lives in more ways than we can imagine. We acquire, consume, and create content and services with a few clicks or taps of our fingertips. Exponential increases in compute performance, enabled by Moore’s Law, play a significant role in making these experiences seamless. Moore’s Law is also enabling us to democratize access to this

Minisforum supports AMD Ryzen 5000G and 5000X processors

The company announced their AMD B550 based Mini-PC that works even without integrated graphics.

The B550 PC is bundled with the mounting dock for an external full-sized discrete graphics card and SFF power supply. The Mini-PC has an exposed PCI-Express 3.0 slot, which after being attached to the dock works with external GPUs.

BestBuy Totaltech membership is a total disaster

BestBuy made an NFT move in the retailer space.

Bestbuy Totaltech membership, Source: BestBuy

By introducing its $200/y premium membership program called Totaltech, customers have access to a special protection program, 24/7 tech support, or even AppleCore+ service (which on its own is quite expensive). However, Totaltech also brings access to “exclusive Totaltech member prices”.

BestBuy is an exclusive reseller of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Founders Edition cards in the

AMD Raphael sooner than expected?

In a series of tweets, Twitter info-sharer Greymon55 revealed that AMD plans for the AM5 platform have changed.

AMD is pushing forward its original plans to launch next-gen Ryzen desktop CPUs before the fourth quarter. According to Greymon55 (who had published AMD’s internal roadmaps in the past), AMD is now planning to launch Ryzen 7000 series before September. This is contrary to

AMD Receives All Necessary Approvals for Proposed Acquisition of Xilinx

Transaction expected to close on or about February 14, 2022

SILICON VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced that it has received approval from all necessary authorities to proceed with the acquisition of Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX).

With the exception of the remaining customary closing conditions, all conditions to the transaction closing have been

The first real photos of the PCIe Gen5 connector

Folks over at Wccftech have exclusive first photos of the next-gen power supplies designed by MSI.

Exynos 2200 with AMD RDNA2 GPU

AMD and Samsung were eager to announce their collaboration on incorporating RDNA2 GPU architecture into the Exynos chip, but the new processor was not mentioned once during the official introduction of the Galaxy S22 series.

Historically speaking, Galaxy Unpacked events are not filled with details on the processor specs, those are usually released with the full review embargo a few weeks later. However, we already got a glimpse of the new products through numerous hands-on and first impression videos