Qualcomm says Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 brings a big performance boost… over the 2-year-old Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Last year Qualcomm revamped it naming conventions for flagship processors. Instead of launching a Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip the company introduced a Snapdragon 8 Elite as the first mobile processor to feature Oryon CPU cores using some of the same techno…

Last year Qualcomm revamped it naming conventions for flagship processors. Instead of launching a Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip the company introduced a Snapdragon 8 Elite as the first mobile processor to feature Oryon CPU cores using some of the same technologies Qualcomm uses for its laptop chips. But that change was short-lived, because in […]

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AMD Strix Halo lineup expands with cheaper chips sporting Radeon 40-core Radeon 8060S graphics

The AMD Strix Halo line of processors are mobile chips that combine high-performance Zen 5 CPU cores with enough RDNA 3.5 GPU compute units to offer integrated graphics with discrete-class performance. When combined with high-bandwidth onboard memory, …

The AMD Strix Halo line of processors are mobile chips that combine high-performance Zen 5 CPU cores with enough RDNA 3.5 GPU compute units to offer integrated graphics with discrete-class performance. When combined with high-bandwidth onboard memory, this makes these chips ideal for compact AI workstations, but they’ve also shown up in a few gaming […]

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MediaTek introduces Kompanio 540 chip for entry-level Chromebooks

MediaTek’s Kompanio 520 processor has been powering entry-level Chromebooks since it was first introduced nearly three years ago. But now MediaTek has introduced a next-gen processor for low-cost ChromeOS laptops. The new MediaTek Kompanio 540 is…

MediaTek’s Kompanio 520 processor has been powering entry-level Chromebooks since it was first introduced nearly three years ago. But now MediaTek has introduced a next-gen processor for low-cost ChromeOS laptops. The new MediaTek Kompanio 540 is said to bring up to a 50 percent boost in single-core CPU performance, up to 75 percent better graphics performance, […]

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Apple’s M5 chip brings a big GPU upgrade for AI and gaming, debuts in new MacBook Pro 14, iPad Pro, and Apple Vision Pro

Apple’s latest processor is making its debut in the 2025 MacBook Pro 14 laptop, the latest iPad Pro, and an updated Apple Vision Pro headset. Compared with the previous-gen Apple M4 chip, the new Apple M5 processor brings up to a 15 boost in CPU …

Apple’s latest processor is making its debut in the 2025 MacBook Pro 14 laptop, the latest iPad Pro, and an updated Apple Vision Pro headset. Compared with the previous-gen Apple M4 chip, the new Apple M5 processor brings up to a 15 boost in CPU performance, almost 30 percent more memory bandwidth and big upgrades to […]

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