With the Bristol Isambard-AI supercomputer now live, the UK government has unveiled a roadmap to delivering 420 Exaflops of compute power by 2030. The £1bn set aside in the spending review is being used to increase the UK’s compute infrastructure and drive forward artificial intelligence (AI) development. The government’s goal is to reduce the UK’s…
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Nvidia’s Neural Texture Compression feature just became more efficientIt got this boost thanks to Microsoft’s new Cooperative Vector in DXR 1.2Testing with a demo showed almost a 90% reduction in video RAM footprint for textures, but that won’t apply in all scenarios (by any means)Worried your Nvidia graphics card may be underpowered in terms of…
A Firefox engineer has flagged up an apparent issue with Intel Raptor LakeThese CPUs are reportedly crashing more in the summer heat in EuropeThere’s a greater prevalence of crashes in places where temperatures have spiked due to heatwaves, and the 14700K CPU is suffering in particularIntel’s Raptor Lake (and Raptor Lake Refresh) 13th and 14th-gen…
Intel might be planning a big change with Nova Lake CPUs in 2026Rumor has it that they will benefit from additional cache for faster gamingThis is in a similar vein to AMD’s existing 3D V-Cache chips, like the popular 9800X3DIntel’s Nova Lake processors – which could be its next CPUs (though an Arrow Lake Refresh…
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Intel just teased a new Battlemage Arc GPU, asking gaming fans to ‘stay tuned’It’s expected to be revealed at Computex 2025 alongside new Arc Pro and AI GPUsIt could be a great opportunity for Team Blue to catch up to its rivals, with a more powerful, higher-end GPU compared to the Arc B570 and B580With…
2024 was a banner year for Qualcomm at Computex, with the massive launch of its Snapdragon X Elite laptop processors putting it at the forefront of the event. In fact, Qualcomm’s keynote presentation last year was so impressive that I declared them the winners of the event, with guest stars from makes of many of…
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Intel has showcased its Panther Lake processors at Computex 2025It’s hinted at a focus on power efficiency and ‘next-gen iGPU performance’ for the mobile processorsIt could spell great news for upcoming handheld gaming PCs and other portable gaming systemsComputex 2025 is underway, and we’re looking forward to seeing new hardware from the likes of Nvidia,…
I spent yesterday walking the floor of Computex 2025, checking out the latest and greatest computing tech of the year, and I got to spend a lot of time at the MSI booth.As one of the biggest PC component makers in the world, MSI had a lot to show off on the components front, from…
Nvidia could be releasing a gaming laptop APU soon, according to rumorsIt’s slated to release at either Q4 2025 or Q1 2026It could be a chance for Nvidia to use its hardware for a handheld gaming PCAMD and Intel are continuously competing with each other within the SoC market for laptops and handheld gaming PCs…
Nvidia’s rumored gaming laptop SoC is expected to outdo the RTX 4070 in terms of performanceRumors now hint at a 65W TDP instead of 80W or 120WIt could be used in handhelds eventuallyWhile all eyes are locked on the Nintendo Switch 2’s June 5 launch and its DLSS-powered custom processor, Nvidia’s purported gaming laptop and…
