China's Loongson Technology has designed two 64-bit, quad-core Mips processors that can also execute code based on the x86 (Intel-compatible) and ARM architectures. That's a unique twist in the ...

One of the most important parts of the agreement is the creation of x86 RTX SoCs for personal computers. These system-on-chip designs will integrate Intel processors with Nvidia RTX GPU chiplets, ...

Intel has killed the 64-bit only x86S CPU specification it was planning to do aligned with modern OS like Windows 11. Back in May of 2023, Intel proposed a new 64-bit only "x86S" specification to ...

In a twist no one saw coming, Intel and Nvidia are teaming up to put RTX graphics directly into Intel PC chips, likely for laptops. The deal involves Intel and Nvidia jointly developing “multiple ...

The big picture: The x86-64 instruction set was initially announced by AMD in 1999, providing a significant upgrade to the leading PC computing architecture. The technology proved highly successful, ...

One of the oldest ideas in humanity – and one that may have predated language as we know it – is that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Another adage is that he who has the gold makes the rules, and ...