Intel Sierra Forest “Xeon 6E” CPU With 144 Cores & 180 MB Cache Leaks Out Again
Intel's Sierra Forest "Xeon 6E" CPU featuring 144 cores has leaked out once again in a dual-socket configuration just a few weeks ahead of its launch.
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Unreal Engine 5.4 Brings Significant Performance Improvements, but Frame Time Stability Is Still an Issue
Some of the features introduced in Unreal Engine 5.4, such as renderer parallelization, bring considerable performance improvements, although frame-time stability still leaves something to be desired.
'A number of threads retracted from the brain' of Neuralink's first implant patient, but they say they're still 'beating my friends in games that as a quadriplegic I should not be beating them in'
Neuralink patient, Noland Arbaugh, has now been in possession of the first Link brain implant for just over 100 days, as the study into the practical application of the device continues—and while the results so far seem promising, it's not been without its setbacks.
NVIDIA To Unveil GeForce RTX 5090 & RTX 5080 At The Same Time, Availability A Few Weeks Apart
NVIDIA's next-generation GeForce RTX 5090 & RTX 5080 graphics cards are expected to be unveiled at the same time but availability will be a few weeks apart.
Steam Deck update brings improved graphics driver for better performance, along with fixes and features galore
Steam Deck owners rejoice, for Valve has bestowed us with many gifts in the most recent SteamOS preview update, taking it to version 3.6.0. There are plenty of fixes and added features to enjoy, along with a graphics driver update that promises «many performance and correctness improvements».
This Lenovo gaming laptop made no sense at full price, but now the Legion LOQ is under $700 it's actually a flat out bargain
Lenovo LOQ | Ryzen 7 7840HS | RTX 4050 | 15.6-inch | 1080p | 144 Hz | 8GB DDR5 | 512GB SSD | $1,099.99$699.99 at Best Buy (save $400)When I reviewed this exact Lenovo LOQ laptop I wasn't totally blown away because at the time it was retailing for full price. At $1,100 it's a lot of money for such a machine. At under $700, however, it's a bit of a bargain. I can overlook the 8GB of RAM considering it's simple to upgrade, and the same goes for the 512GB SSD when there is a spare M.2 slot inside. That 95W RTX 4050 compares surprisingly well with the RTX 4060, and the AMD Ryzen CPU is excellent. This is a great little budget machine at this price.
Watch out Intel and AMD, more Arm chips are coming to the PC
Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite chip is one of the more intriguing prospects for the PC over the next 12 months. Now Arm's head honcho has revealed that there will be more PC-optimised CPUs incoming over the next few years.
Apple’s M4 Has Reportedly Adopted The ARMv9 Architecture, Allowing It To Run Complex Workloads More Efficiently, Resulting In Higher Single & Multi-Core Gains
The M4 was officially announced during Apple’s ‘Let Loose’ event, with the company praising the 10-core CPU version in droves. What thoroughly impressed us was when we reported that the latest chipset beat the M3 and M2 comprehensively while also managing a healthy lead against the M3 Pro and Snapdragon X Elite.