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Report claims Exynos 2600 uses MGFX4 RDNA4-derived graphics

Samsung’s Exynos 2600 is the first Exynos chip said to use an AMD RDNA4-based GPU architecture, according to a report from The Elec. Samsung pairs it with the Exynos Xclipse 960 GPU. The Xclipse 960 is described as using “ MGFX4 ,” which The Elec says is Samsung’s reduced and adapted version of AMD’

Apple Silicon|Intel

Ten former Samsung employees charged over DRAM technology leak to China

TechSpot News | Dec. 26, 2025, 8:55 a.m. | Original

Prosecutors classify the stolen intellectual property as Samsung's state-designated core technology for 10-nanometer-class DRAM, developed over about five years at a cost of roughly 1.6 trillion won, at a time when Samsung was the only company mass-producing 10-nm-class DRAM. The ten defendants are accused of using shell companies and frequently...

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Apple Silicon|Intel

Unreleased Radeon RX 7700 XT MBA prototype shows up with AMD-style reference cooler

VideoCardz | Dec. 26, 2025, 5:33 a.m. | Original

Radeon RX 7700 XT reference card exists

A Radeon RX 7700 XT “MBA” card has surfaced online, showing what looks like an AMD reference design that never reached retail. The photos were posted on X by GOK, and the shroud design matches AMD’s own official renders, which helps confirm it is not a random custom mockup.

MBA stands for “Made by AMD.” It refers to AMD’s in-house reference design and cooler. The RX 7700

Apple Silicon

Apple, Qualcomm And MediaTek Could Unveil Their First 2nm Chipsets In The Same Month, As Rumor Claims The Production Cycle Of TSMC’s Advanced Process Is Longer

wccftech | Dec. 26, 2025, 2:59 a.m. | Original

This year is the last time that we’ll ever witness the launch of any flagship 3nm chipset, because companies like Apple, Qualcomm, and MediaTek are expected to gravitate to TSMC’s next-generation 2nm process. The Taiwanese semiconductor giant has been reported to have begun mass production , while also investing in three additional facilities to ramp up manufacturing and meet demand .

Apple is said to have secured more than half of TSMC’s initial 2nm capacity , but the latest rumor claims that MediaTek and Qualcomm

Apple Silicon|Intel

New $110 Intel Z790 motherboard with DDR4 support is a Christmas gift to the world amid the memory pricing crisis — an affordable home for Alder Lake, Raptor Lake, and Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs

Tom's Hardware | Dec. 25, 2025, 7 a.m. | Original

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In the fast-moving world of computer hardware, taking a step backward is almost unheard of, but the global memory shortage has changed the rules. With DDR5 kits scarce and prices skyrocketing, frustrated consumers are stampeding back to DDR4 in droves. Spotted by VideoCardz , Chinese manufacturer Onda has unveiled the Z790PRO WiFi B4, an LGA

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No, Microsoft isn't actually eliminating C and C++ from its software

XDA developers | Dec. 24, 2025, 5:29 p.m. | Original

A recent report emerged that the tech giant aims to replace all of its code with Rust and AI

Apple Silicon|Intel

Chinese company launches new Intel Z790 DDR4 motherboard, priced around $111

VideoCardz | Dec. 24, 2025, 9:35 a.m. | Original

ONDA Z790PRO-WIFI-B4 motherboards gets you DDR4 support

ONDA has released the Z790PRO-WIFI-B4, a LGA1700 motherboard built around Intel’s Z790 chipset, but with four DDR4 DIMM slots instead of DDR5. It is priced at 779 yuan, which converts to about $111 at current rates.

The timing is interesting because DDR4 motherboard options are narrowing on the mainstream desktop side.

Apple Silicon|Intel

Intel Envisions 16 Compute Dies and 24 HBM5 Modules in a Single Package

TechPowerUp News | Dec. 24, 2025, 7:33 a.m. | Original

Intel Foundry has published a short video demonstration of its advanced packaging technologies, demoing silicon scaling beyond reticle limits of 830 mm². According to the video, Intel's Foveros 3D and EMIB-T interconnect can scale silicon to 12x reticle size, packaging up to 16 compute dies paired with 24 HBM5 memory modules in a single package. All of this will leverage Intel's 18A—including 18A-P and 18A-PT—and 1