CPU, APU & Chipsets - Page 144
All the latest CPU and chipset news, with everything related to Intel, AMD, ARM, and Qualcomm processors & plenty more - Page 144.
Intel CPU with Vega GPU = faster than GTX 1060 laptop
Intel has just launched its new 8th-gen Core processor,with a few different SKUs. We have the 8th-gen Core Mobile processor in U, G, and H variants (mainstream, thin/light with discrete GPU, and highest performance).
These new CPUs will be more detailed in the coming days, but for now, this is the skinny:
U: Mainstream Mobility
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Here's a list of Intel CPUs affected by Spectre & Meltdown
Intel has finally released a full list of all of their processors that are open to the Spectre and Meltdown security flaws, with virtually all Intel CPUs at risk.
The chipmaker has worked closely with AMD, ARM Holdings, and multiple operating system makers in order to push an industry-wide approach to fixing this problem. Intel will soon have an update for 90% of their processors, something that should drop in the next few days.
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AMD's next-gen Ryzen 2 processors reportedly launch in March
AMD is expected to launch its next-gen Ryzen 2 processors and new 400-series chipset in March, according to retailers in Japan, who are citing upstream suppliers, according to the latest rumors.
Until now, previous rumors stated that AMD would be launching their new Ryzen 2 processors and 400-series chipsets in February. But the new Pinnacle Ridge architecutre will be expected to launch as optical shrinks of the current-gen Summit Ridge tech, down to the spiffy new 12nm process.
AMD's new Ryzen 2 processors will be built on the same socket AM4 package, and should work with existing 300-series motherboards with BIOS updates from manufacturers. The new 400-series motherboards should support current-gen Ryzen processors out-of-the-box as well as the upcoming Raven Ridge APUs, which 300-series motherboard owners will need an update for.
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Intel, AMD respond to critical security flaw found in CPUs
It was just 24 hours ago that I wrote a story covering Intel CPUs were exposed to a massive security flaw, something that had to be patched at the operating system level, and now most of Silicon Valley has responded.
These security vulnerabilities have been named Meltdown and Spectre, with a website dedicated to them available here. Strangely, there was an NDA placed on this website until January 9, but the NDA has been lifted and the site made live.
Intel and other technology companies have been made aware of new security research describing software analysis methods that, when used for malicious purposes, have the potential to improperly gather sensitive data from computing devices that are operating as designed. Intel believes these exploits do not have the potential to corrupt, modify or delete data.
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Massive design flaw in Intel CPUs found, reduces performance
Right before CES 2018 kicks off, one of the biggest stories of the year for Intel will be the fact that a massive design flaw and security vulnerability has been found in Intel CPUs. Affected processors require an update to the OS, as this affects both Windows and Linux.
The affected Intel processors will not just face a security vulnerability, but a huge performance drop of between 5-30% once the OS has been fixed. Intel processors have a bug that can't be fixed with a microcode update, meaning Microsoft has to issue a fix at a Windows level, or you'll be forced into the arms of an AMD processor, which aren't affected.
How bad is the security issue? Well, an affected processor could have the contents of its kernel memory accessed, which is where super-secure things like passwords, log-ins, and more can be found.
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Intel Core i7-8809G spotted with Radeon RX Vega M graphics
AMD hasn't had a good few months with the limped release of the Radeon RX Vega family of graphics card products, with RTG boss Raja Koduri jumping ship for Intel and the Radeon team virtually disbanded in the aftermath.
We're now seeing the first Intel processor with Radeon RX Vega M graphics in the wild, with a listing on Intel's official website. Intel's upcoming Core i7-8809G is a 4C/8T processor at 3.1GHz, 8MB of cache, 100W TDP, dual-channel DDR4 support, and Radeon RX Vega M GH Graphics... as well as Intel HD Graphics 630, which is... strange.
Intel's upcoming Core i7-8809G processor is the fastest of three CPUs that Intel will offer with Radeon RX Vega M graphics, with the other two chips being the Core i7-8705G and Core i7-8706G.
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AMD Ryzen APU with Vega GPU leaked, but is already available
AMD's upcoming Ryzen Mobile processor with Radeon Vegas graphics will be unveiled early next year, with another 'confirmed' part being reported by VideoCardz.
The new Ryzen 3 2200G will reportedly feature Vega 8 graphics, arriving as a 4-thread APU. There will also be the Ryzen 3 2300U, the slowest mobile APU with just 6 compute units in its Vega GPU.
AMD will have a higher-end Ryzen 5 2400G that will be a 4C/8T chip with Vega 11 graphics (35W and 65W versions). We've already seen Ryzen Mobile with Vega graphics inside of the HP Envy X360 laptops, which have been on Best Buy shelves for nearly a month now. AMD's official unveiling is in January, however. Strange.
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AMD's mysterious 'Fenghuang' APU teased with '15FF' graphics
AMD is launching multiple new CPUs and APUs next year but we're hearing about a new mysterious "Fenghuang" APU that has just appeared in the SiSoft Sandra database.
AMD's upcoming Ryzen 2 processors will be using the company's Zen+ architecture and made on GlobalFroundries' 12LP node, but this new APU is something very interesting. The new "Fenghuang" APU will be powered by something called "15FF" graphics, which is said to rock 28 Radeon compute units (1792 shader processors) and 2GB of unknown-type VRAM.
The APU is clocked at what looks to be a misidentified 555MHz, 16kB of L2 cache, and 32-bit path to memory. This new APU should rock GPU horsepower that is much faster than Vega 8 and Vega 10 IGPs, but we don't know how much power the APU will need yet.
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Intel reportedly slashing budget to 'Intel Inside' marketing
We all remember those 'Intel Inside' stickers on our PCs and the massive marketing campaign that chipzilla pushed behind it, but now reports are surfacing that say Intel will be cutting the budget to its "co-operative marketing program".
According to CRN, Intel will be reducing the funding that the Intel Inside marketing program receives, in the vicinity of 40-60%. CRN cites unidentified sources, saying that the cuts are being made so that the company can increase budgets to "other groups within Intel that aren't channel-specific or PC-centric".
Intel would reportedly use the freed up funds to dominating the datacenter market, but have reportedly not added anything else to that list. With the growing list of competitors at Intel's doorstep with AMD in various markets with Ryzen, Threadripper, EPYC, and Radeon Instinct... while Qualcomm just put their marker down with the new Always-On, Always-Connected PC world with Snapdragon and Windows... I don't see how Intel is making a good move here.
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AMD confirms next-gen Ryzen CPUs for Q1 2018
There has been a stream of fake news regarding AMD's next-gen Ryzen and new Ryzen 10 processors, but something that has been confirmed is that AMD is planning to launch their second-gen Ryzen CPUs in Q1 2018.
According to the latest roadmap from AMD we should expect Raven Ridge (Ryzen 3 mobile APU) in Q1 2018, a new chip that will be unveiled at an event before CES 2018 in the first week of January. AMD will also release their business-oriented Ryzen PRO mobile APUs in early 2018, while we'll see the second-gen Ryzen CPUs released somewhere in the March timeframe.
AMD can't name their new Ryzen processors 'Ryzen 2' as it would be beyond confusing with the current nomenclature of Ryzen 3/5/7, so we should expect the Ryzen 2000 series. This would allow AMD to push the Ryzen 7 2800X for example, something that would succeed the Ryzen 7 1800X that is currently the flagship Ryzen 7 processor.
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