AMD, Intel, Nvidia, Qualcomm: The CES tech event always leads to a flood of chip and processor news that sets the stage for the year ahead, and this CES 2022 was no different.
Two big themes stand out: a concerted effort by AMD and Nvidia to develop low-end GPUs that are (hopefully) widely available, and the introduction of next-generation CPU platforms by AMD and Intel.
Don’t miss the most innovative products showcased at CES 2022.
AMD RX 6000S and RX6850M GPUs
In my opinion, one of the most impressive announcements at CES was the Acer Predator Triton 500 SE, for precisely what it was intended to achieve: a platform for work and play. I couldn’t help but see AMD’s new mobile GPUs from the same perspective: GPUs designed for ultraportable laptops that can be taken to work but used for gaming at night.
AMD has announced a slew of mobile GPUs, but the real problem AMD needs to address isn’t the spec sheet: we just need to see more AMD Radeon laptops, period.
Discover AMD Radeon Super Resolution
Increasingly, the gaming experience is enhanced not just by GPU hardware, but by the combination of hardware and software. Nvidia’s DLSS and AMD’s FidelityFX super resolution use image upscaling to convert 1080p frame rates to 4K visual quality, but require developer support. AMD Super Resolution should run at a more basic driver level and achieve the same. Our story explains how it all works.
AMD launches Ryzen 6000 mobile processors
It’s what we’ve been waiting for: AMD’s next-gen mobile processor, bringing hardware ray tracing to the mobile APU. RDNA 2, Zen3+: What don’t you like? AMD is bringing some impressive capabilities to the mobile processor market, and we’re really looking forward to seeing laptops that take advantage of them. Here you have all the details of the new AMD Ryzen 6000 chips.
AMD’s Ryzen 7 5800X3D with V-Cache and what’s to come for Ryzen
How AMD can make a Ryzen 7 compete against Intel’s Core i9 is a bit technical, as it involves a new chip technology called V-Cache that AMD showed off at CES last year. However, what it can achieve is incredibly impressive, as AMD’s benchmarks show.
However, this story has a more serious angle: What’s next for Ryzen? We reveal a little: The beloved AM4 socket that AMD has kept for years is over, and the AM5 is near. AMD’s Ryzen 7000 is coming later this year, and here’s what it all means for you.
Intel launches 12th generation “Alder Lake” mobile processors
The rivalry between AMD and Intel is heating up, and Intel’s long-awaited Alder Lake mobile processors are setting the stage for an epic competition in 2022. Intel is already promising a performance improvement of over 28% over Tiger Lake, and there’s always an avalanche of Intel-equipped laptops to choose from. Here are the new Alder Lake mobile chips to help you make that buying decision for new PCs coming out in 2022, including new “P” class chips we’ve never seen before.
Intel rounds out its desktop processor lineup with the new Alder Lake “KS” chip, and more
If you look closely at Intel’s “Alder Lake” specs, you can see that Intel has a lot of knobs to turn: clock speed, power, and now also core count “performance” and “efficiency” there. interior of Alder Lake. . What if there are no efficiency cores? Yes, you will have this option. And how about an extremely powerful 5.5 GHz processor? This option also exists. Be prepared that when choosing a 12th gen tablet or laptop, you have a ton of options to choose from, and our article breaks them all down.
Intel begins shipping Arc GPUs
Unfortunately, Intel hasn’t offered many performance estimates, which gives credence to those who think the Arc won’t offer much in the way of graphics power. But now is the time to launch a GPU – any GPU – into a market hungry for graphics of all kinds.
Nvidia launches GeForce RTX 3050, RTX 3090 Ti and new laptop GPUs
Does Nvidia know we’re in the middle of the great GPU shortage? It seems not. During its presentation at CES 2022, the green team showed off not one, not two, but four new graphics cards for desktops and laptops. But at $249, the RTX 3050 is an affordable, plug-and-play(?) GPU, and that’s what the market is crying out for right now. These are the new Nvidia cards that could power your PC in 2022.
Intel takes its Evo brand seriously
Intel has never been shy about promoting itself (“Intel Inside”, anyone?), but how hard the company is pushing its Evo brand is somewhat surprising. At CES, Intel made two key announcements: First, it’s expanding the Evo brand to peripherals, including select desktops and business devices. Second, it will make cross-platform content sharing a plus for Evo. Wait, are there any benefits to buying an Evo laptop? In gifts? What is Intel doing here?
Qualcomm and Microsoft team up in augmented reality
It’s vague enough to be tempting: Qualcomm and Microsoft are teaming up on chips for lightweight augmented reality glasses. Do you like Google Glass? A new HoloLens? Must see this.
Nvidia promises 360Hz and 1440p monitors are coming
If you’re the type of person who needs a 360Hz 1440p monitor to ensure your League of Legends team wins the esports trophy, then you need to read this story. If you’re the kind of person who just can’t believe all this is worth an estimated 3% improvement in accuracy for wads of cash, read this story as well.
Original article published on our sister site PCWorld USA.
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