A group of prominent chipmakers is forming a new venture to broaden the adoption of the RISC-V processor architecture. The venture, which was unveiled by its backers this morning, will initially focus ...

Discussions about CPUs often frame one instruction set architecture (ISA) against another—x86 vs. Arm, Arm vs. RISC-V, and so on. However, it’s common to use multiple CPU architectures in a single ...

Apple today unveiled the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, featuring a new Fusion Architecture and up to 40 next-generation GPU cores. The chips are made using a new Apple-designed Fusion Architecture, which ...

Hardware This Ryzen CPU, DDR5 kit, and cooler bundle is your sensible way to navigate the stormy waters of the DRAMageddon Memory Explainer: The RAMpocalypse is making memory, SSDs, and even GPUs much ...

Thirty years ago, on June 8, 1978, Intel Corp. introduced its first 16-bit microprocessor, the 8086, with a splashy ad heralding “the dawn of a new era.” Overblown? Sure, but also prophetic. While the ...

Microarchitecture analysts have examined NVIDIA's GB10 'Superchip' and determined that its CPU cores are capable of going toe-to-toe with Intel and AMD.