We can all agree that we seriously need a third discrete GPU competitor in the market. AMD and NVIDIA have already dominated the discrete gaming GPU market since long, and now INTEL plans to enter the competition to capture some market share and goodwill. Continue reading Here are some leaked specs of Intel’s upcoming XE-HPG (High-Performance Gaming) “DG2” GPU lineup →

At the CES 2021 event, Intel officially announced its 11th gen Rocket Lake-S series of processors during the press briefing. Official announcement slides were leaked as well, which showed almost 14% IPC boost with this new CPU lineup. Continue reading Intel’s upcoming Rocket Lake-S Core i7-11700 Qualification Sample CPU reviewed and benchmarked →

One Chinese forum and tech website has just posted some interesting findings on Intel’s upcoming 11th generation Rocket Lake-S CPU lineup. The author has explained in depth the technical reasons as to why Rocket Lake processors won’t be compatible with some of the 400-series motherboard chipsets, coming via momomo_us. Continue reading Here is why Intel’s “Rocket Lake” CPUs won’t work on some of the 400-series motherboard chipsets →

Intel’s senior Vice President, Raja Koduri, recently posted a teaser of the company’s first gaming discrete graphics cards on Twitter, the Xe HPG. Intel’s Xe HPG DG2 (High-Performance Gaming) gaming graphics card appears to have been tested in the new 3DMark Mesh Shader feature test by Intel. Continue reading Intel teases its first enthusiast “Xe HPG” desktop gaming GPU in 3DMark Mesh Shader test →

As you may already know by now, Intel has been struggling with its 10nm process fabrication node since quite some time. Both the upcoming Rocket Lake-S desktop platform and the Comet Lake-S lineup are also fabbed on the 14nm process node, with Rocket Lake CPU using an advanced 14nm node. Continue reading One unique Intel 10nm Comet Lake mobile processor can be installed on a desktop PC platform →

In a rather unexpected move, Intel has just announced and confirmed that the previous generation B460 and H410 motherboards will not support the company’s upcoming 11th gen Rocket Lake-S CPU lineup. Previous rumors have hinted at some sort of “backwards compatibility” with these chipsets, however, that doesn’t seem to be the case now. Continue reading Intel’s B460 and H410 motherboards will not support the Rocket Lake-S CPU lineup →

At the recent CES 2021 event, Intel officially announced its 11th Gen Core Rocket Lake-S CPU series during the press briefing. Official announcement slides were leaked as well, which showed almost 14% IPC boost with this new CPU lineup. Continue reading Intel’s flagship “Rocket Lake” Core i9-11900KF CPU can reach up to 98C at stock settings →

Intel today announced in a press release that the company is releasing its first Iris Xe discrete graphics cards for desktops, code-named as “DG1”. Intel has partnered with ASUS, Colorful and other major OEMs and system builders to bring this discrete GPU to pre-built systems. Continue reading Intel releases its first Iris Xe DG1 discrete GPU for desktop PCs, partners with OEMs [UPDATE] →

As part of their Q4 2020 earnings call, Intel gave analysts an update on the company’s 7nm technology and roadmap, citing “strong progress” regarding this manufacturing node. During the call, Intel addressed the current problems related to the company’s manufacturing issues, and semiconductor foundries. Continue reading Intel has resolved its 7nm chip woes, 12th gen Alder Lake CPU lineup on track for 2H 2021 →