Recent #performance news in the semiconductor industry

3 months ago

➀ Intel showcased its next-gen 18A manufacturing node at the VLSI Symposium, highlighting significant performance and efficiency gains for mobile chips with Panther Lake;

➁ The 18A node introduces RibbonFET and PowerVia, promising up to 25% higher clocks or 38% lower power compared to Intel 3;

➂ Panther Lake is set to be the first product to use 18A in volume, aiming to reclaim leadership in client CPUs.

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3 months ago

➀ The article compares the performance and cost efficiency of AMD and NVIDIA GPUs for various AI tasks such as chat, translation, reasoning, and summarization.

➁ It highlights the MI325X and MI300X as cost-effective options for Llama3 70B chat and translation tasks.

➂ The analysis reveals that AMD GPUs are less cost-effective in rental scenarios due to limited availability and higher prices.

➃ The article discusses the need for better inference benchmarks and explores the features and capabilities of NVIDIA's Dynamo framework.

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5 months ago
➀ The review introduces the Palit RTX 5070 GamingPro OC, comparing it to its predecessor and competitors; ➁ Discusses the specifications and features of the RTX 5070, including its GPU architecture, clock speeds, memory configuration, and power consumption; ➂ Provides an in-depth analysis of the card's performance in various games and benchmarks, along with its cooling and noise levels.
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6 months ago

➀ Microsoft has announced its DirectX Raytracing (DXR) 1.2 update, aiming to improve performance while maintaining high visual fidelity.

➁ The update includes opacity micromaps, which enhance render efficiency, and shader execution reordering for better GPU efficiency.

➂ Microsoft claims a 2.3x improvement in path-traced gaming and a 2x performance uplift in some scenarios.

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6 months ago

➀ The Samsung 9100 Pro is Samsung's answer to the high-end PCIe 5.0 storage market, offering good performance and power efficiency.

➁ The drive is available in capacities up to 8TB and uses Samsung's 236-Layer V8 TLC flash memory.

➂ While not the fastest on the market, the 9100 Pro provides a solid and refined option for those seeking high-end storage.

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