AMD prepares Zen 5 CPUs and RDNA 3.5 GPUs for end-2024
There's no question of slowing down: AMD is churning out new generations of CPUs at high speed. In the dedicated graphics card market, AMD seems to be having trouble [...]
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GeForce RTX 50 on the way, GeForce RTX 40 in short supply?
The world of graphics cards is such that one new generation chases another... sometimes a little ahead of schedule... For the time being, these are just rumours, and NVIDIA [...]
Zhaoxin KX-7000: Chinese-designed processors go from strength to strength
No longer dependent on components designed in the "West", China is forging ahead at a rapid pace, whether for central processors (CPUs) or graphics processors (GPUs). [...]
Blackwell B200: NVIDIA prepares a monster processor designed for artificial intelligence
NVIDIA will soon release the most powerful chip in its history to support the AI revolution. The artificial intelligence revolution is underway and NVIDIA is [...]
Windows 11: Android app support soon to come to an end
It's game over for Android app support on Windows 11. Since the launch of Windows 11 in October 2021, Microsoft had been implementing a feature [...]
Processor sales: Intel remains a very solid number one
AMD remains number two in the sector and Apple closes the podium, no doubt due to the memory of an ultra-dominant Intel - practically in a monopoly position - over the past few years. [...]
NVIDIA prepares its GeForce RTX 50: the 5090 twice as powerful as the 5080?
There's every reason to believe that NVIDIA could launch the first GeForce RTX 50s before the end of the year. Over the course of the autumn and early winter of 2022, we have [...]
The Advanced Installer is 20 years old and as practical as ever
Often seen simply as "a means to an end", an installer is a key step in the design of software. [...]
Stricter FreeSync, more ambitious screens
AMD finally seems to be taking stock of the problem of these FreeSync monitors, which are barely capable of displaying 60 Hz in competitive games. In many areas, AMD is competing with NVIDIA, [...]
When Microsoft rolls out a Windows 10 update that... still encourages upgrading to Windows 11
The migration from Windows 10 to Windows 11 is a crucial point for Microsoft, which is always looking for new ways to be more persuasive. This is no secret to anyone, [...]
When PC watercooling goes without a pump... and even without "water"!
Increasingly used, especially on the most heat-intensive systems, watercooling may soon have some competition. Powerful fans may still be sufficient, even on processors. [...]
A confession of impotence or a legitimate readjustment? Samsung renames its most modern engraving node
10 nm, 7 nm, 4 nm... The three semiconductor giants are battling it out over nanometers. Former number one in the semiconductor manufacturing sector, American Intel has [...]
Better sales for GPUs, but graphics cards not keeping pace
How can it be that GPU (graphics processor) sales are so decorrelated from those of graphics cards? Pandemic-related periods of confinement [...]
20A, 18A, 14A and 10A: Intel processors go infinitely small
The succession of production nodes illustrates Intel's return to prominence and its determination to (re)become a major player in the world of semiconductor etching. After the arrival of Pat [...]
NAND prices soar, SSD prices soar: it's likely to stay that way for a while!
For at least the whole of the first half of 2024, prices should continue to rise for components associated with NAND memory. In the first half of 2023, [...]