Max Weinbach

Report · September 24, 2024

After a few days with Intel Lunar Lake, Intel is back!

Key Takeaways: Intel is back(!) with a really good, really efficient core design. Intel’s tiled SoC with TSMC N3B compute tile and N6 I/O tile works really well We’re at a point where performance and efficiency among all major PC silicon providers is more or less equal, moving the differentiation fr

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Report · September 3, 2024

Intel Lunar Lake: Intel’s return to the top

Today, Intel unveiled its highly anticipated Lunar Lake platform at IFA 2024 in Berlin. This launch marks a significant leap forward for the company, showcasing its commitment to leading the charge in AI-powered computing, high-performance graphics, and energy efficiency. With a focus on delivering

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Report · August 15, 2024

Geekbench AI and the State of the NPU

Key Takeaways: Geekbench AI 1.0 is a new cross-platform benchmark suite designed for machine learning, deep learning, and AI-centric workloads. It provides three main scores: Single Precision, Half Precision, and Quantized, reflecting different precision levels used in AI tasks. The benchmark includ

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Report · July 15, 2024

AMD Zen 5 Tech Day: X86-citing Times for Laptop AI

At AMD’s Tech Day in Los Angeles last week, the company unveiled its latest salvo in the increasingly competitive laptop processor market with the announcement of the Ryzen AI 300 Series. These new chips aim to challenge the efficiency and AI capabilities that have made ARM-based processors from App

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Report · June 4, 2024

AMD Computex 2024 Keynote: New AI-Driven CPUs and GPUs for the Future

At Computex 2024, AMD painted a comprehensive vision for the future of AI computing, addressing everything from the cloud to the edge. The company’s rapid pace of innovation across CPUs, GPUs, AI accelerators and adaptive computing shows no signs of slowing down. By moving to an annual cadence of In

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Report · May 20, 2024

REPORT: The NPU Wattage Advantage

While all compute cores are capable of handling AI workloads, the NPU stands out the most here as its architecture allows it to run these AI workloads at significantly lower wattage than CPU and GPU cores. NPUs have power management technique advantages over the CPU and GPU, specifically on AI workl

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Report · January 17, 2024

Galaxy S24 Samsung Unpacked: Mobile AI is Here

Today’s Galaxy Unpacked was Samsung’s first event that focused more on software and AI experiences over their new hardware. It was clear through the event that Google and Samsung’s partnership got stronger with AI, with some first and only experiences powered by Google and Google Cloud. Key Takeaway

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Report · October 24, 2023

Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit: What’s new with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Today at Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm announced their 2024 flagship mobile chipset: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Below is our thoughts on what is significant and a recap of the main announcements. What’s Significant: Gen AI is being a popular marketing term and also a differentiating factor for a lot of consu

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Article · October 11, 2023

Pixel 8 Pro: Google’s AI powered super phone

The Google Pixel 8 Pro is the tech giant’s latest flagship smartphone, and it is a device that truly pushes the boundaries of what we can expect from on-device artificial intelligence (AI). The driving force behind these advancements is the Tensor G3 chip, Google’s semi-custom-designed system on a c

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Report · October 4, 2023

Made by Google Announcement Recap and Insights

Today, Made by Google held their fall devices launch. Below is our thoughts on what is significant and the recap of the news. What’s Significant The key takeaway from Made by Google’s 2023 hardware event is the emphasis on improved AI and ML capabilities. Google announced 7 years of security updates

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Report · September 7, 2023

Research Report: WWDC 2023

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is an annual event that brings together developers from around the world to learn about the latest innovations in Apple’s software platform. The event is typically held in June, and it usually features a keynote address by Apple CEO Tim Cook, as well as

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