AMD confirms Zen 7 CPU plans, offers look at GPU and NPU roadmap

AMD provided a sneak peek at some of its CPU and GPU roadmaps during presentations made for financial analysts on Tuesday.
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IBM unveils Nighthawk quantum processor, claims it will deliver large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer by 2029

In addition to launching Nighthawk, IBM also announced its Quantum Loon chip, an experimental processor that will not be made ...
Digital Trends

When should you upgrade your CPU?

The CPU (Central Processing Unit, or simply “processor”) is arguably the most important component in a computer, perhaps only second to the GPU if you’re a gamer. However, upgrading to the best ...
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AMD's next-gen Zen 6 EPYC Venice CPU: over 70% more performance, 30% more thread density

AMD's next-gen Zen 6-based EPYC 'Venice' CPU offers up to 70% more performance than Zen 5 EPYC, 30% thread density, fabbed on ...
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Qualcomm To Bring Custom CPU Used For Snapdragon X Chips To Industrial PCs

Qualcomm announced Thursday that it’s bringing the custom, Arm-compatible CPU used for its Snapdragon X Series chips to a new ...
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AMD confirms next-gen Zen 6 'Medusa' CPUs for 2027: up to 32C/64T CPU, RDNA 5 GPU, on TSMC 2nm

AMD confirms its next-gen Zen 6-based Medusa CPUs will launch in 2027, powered by next-gen Zen 6 cores, new RDNA 5 GPU, and ...

The ISA Wars Have Ended And The Heterogeneous CPU Era Has Arrived

CPU architectures in a single system, whether that is a single system-on-chip (SoC) or a larger electronics platform ...
Digital Trends

Best tools to stress test your CPU

Running a CPU stress test tool is a great way to break in a new processor, test an overclock, see how capable your cooling is, or just make sure your PC is running as well as it should. There are a ...