Advanced Micro Devices today updated its quad core Opteron series with five new energy-efficient processors that promises to reduce power bill of high-end server systems. All five of them are fabricated using 65nm technology and features an integrated memory...

Advanced Micro Devices today revealed its roadmap detailing new processors with up to twelve cores. Shanghai is the first one of the new generation of CPUs with HyperTransport 3.0 for processor-to-processor communication. It also features increased L3 cache of...

IBM and its joint development partners – Chartered Semiconductor, Freescale, Infineon, Samsung, STMicroelectronics N.V. and Toshiba – today announced that they have collectively demonstrated significant performance and power consumption advantages over industry standards by using a breakthrough material known as...

We knew this was coming by observing NVIDIA's behavior in recent times. And the development talks with VIA had almost confirmed NVIDIA's intentions. Reportedly, the graphics powerhouse is not only working on budget chipsets and graphics cards for low-end...

Intel today introduced five new Atom processors and Centrino Atom processor technology for Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) and embedded computing solutions at the ongoing Shanghai Intel Developer Forum (IDF). These new products are especially designed for ultra mobile devices,...

Intel's latest processor series for general computing is going to prove cash cow for the world's largest chip maker. According to TGDaily, the Atom processor, which will probably replace Pentium series, is made at a cost of only $6...

So finally AMD announced the much-awaited Phenom x86 triple core processor for gaming enthusiasts. The Phenom X3 8000 series is designed to improve multi-threaded application performance over dual-core processors at the same clock speed. As the world’s only triple-core...

AMD today announced the availability of the world’s first energy-efficient desktop quad-core processor, providing customers with a cool and quiet digital media workhorse. With AMD Phenom X4 9100e quad-core processors, digital media enthusiasts and performance-hungry users can experience the...

AMD today announced immediate availability of four new high-performance AMD Phenom X4 processors for PC users in search of the Ultimate Visual Experience. Led by the AMD Phenom X4 9850 Black Edition processor, each CPU features true quad-core design,...

According to a recently leaked roadmap, Intel is planning to launch six-core Westmere processor in 2010. The Westmere is based on 32nm fabrication process and will be different from eight-core Nehalem architecture. It boast 12MB of L3 cache, a...

Intel today added another feather to its energy efficient offerings. The Xeon quad core L5400 series include two low-voltage 45 nanometer processors for servers and workstations that run at 50 watts, or just 12.5 watts per core and frequencies...

Intel recently briefed the tech community on its CPU GPU hybrid Larrabee. According to Intel vice president Steve Smith, the Larrabee is based on the x86 instruction set found in CPU architecture and is not just a GPU, but...

Intel today officially revealed its multi-core processor roadmap. On top of the heap is the six-core "Dunnington" processor based on 45nm high-k fabrication technology, and with large shared caches. This chip is specially designed for server applications and will...

Reportedly, Advanced Micro Devices is working aggressively on their Phenom line up to provide users a powerful quad core processor chip. The firm is planning to release its quad-core Phenom 9050 series in 1-2 weeks time. The 9050 series...

According to reports, Intel is planning to launch another high end processor in its quad core Core 2 Extreme series. The new chip, named QX9300, is manufactured with 45nm fabrication process and offers 1066MHz front side bus. Digitimes said,...