The ASUS TUF system powered by the latest AMD Phoenix APU, Ryzen 9 7940HS, has been reviewed. The Phoenix APU was introduced by AMD at CES 2023, featuring the Zen 4 architecture and an RDNA3 iGPU. While we still don't know everything about the Ryzen 7040HS series, the review sheds …
Read More »New Radeon R780M iGPU benchmark shows it matching the Radeon RX 5500M
The Radeon 780M iGPU is set to debut in new Ryzen 7000 series laptop processors, but we still don't entirely know what to expect in terms of performance. That is now starting to change through benchmark leaks, the first of which shows the Radeon R780M pumping out similar performance to …
Read More »Intel Panther Lake iGPUs may be based on upcoming Xe3-LPG graphics architecture
Intel Panther Lake has been mentioned occasionally in rumours, but not much is known about it. Besides being expected to arrive after Lunar Lake (2025-2026?), there aren't many specifics about Intel's future platform. However, a recent finding has shed some light on the iGPU these chips will feature. According to …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 9 7900 iGPU gets impressive performance boost when overclocked to 3.1GHz
It's uncommon to see overclockers pushing iGPUs to their limit, but that doesn't mean they can't do it. An overclocker has recently pushed the RDNA 2-based iGPU of an AMD Ryzen 9 7900 to new heights effortlessly, clocking it at 3.1GHz and improving its performance by up to 42%. Inside …
Read More »Intel Meteor Lake iGPU to feature ray tracing capabilities
By now, it's clear that Meteor Lake will bring many architectural changes over Raptor Lake. Unlike the latter, which is basically a revised version of Alder Lake, Meteor Lake will have new components, including a VPU (Versatile Processing Unit) for AI workloads and likely a new integrated graphics architecture. Intel …
Read More »Intel moves 6th Gen to 10th Gen iGPUs to ‘legacy support’
Intel’s latest graphics driver update brings important changes to GPU support. This week, it was confirmed that Intel’s 6th Gen, 7th Gen, 8th Gen, 9th Gen and 10th Gen integrated graphics products will be moved on from active support to legacy support. Moving on to legacy support doesn’t mean zero …
Read More »Intel Meteor Lake iGPU reportedly based on TSMC N3 process node
Intel only just launched its 12th Gen Core processors a month ago, but we're already starting to hear rumours about the company's 14th Gen Core processors. Meteor Lake is expected to power Intel's 14th Gen Core processors and according to sources, Intel will be teaming up with TSMC to manufacture …
Read More »AMD Zen 4 Ryzen processors may come with integrated graphics
We've seen a few internal document leaks recently, revealing new information about AMD's upcoming processors and motherboards. In a newly discovered document, we learn that AMD's upcoming Zen 4 processors for the AM5 platform will support integrated graphics. The leak was first publicised by Chips and Cheese, showing off a …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 7 5700G APU (Zen 3/Vega 8) Review
AMD's Ryzen 5000 series of APUs are finally available to DIY users - but is the 5700G any good?
Read More »Intel Rocket Lake graphics drivers now available to download
After a “driverless” release, Intel has added support for Rocket Lake's iGPU with its latest graphics driver release. The driver supporting Rocket Lake's Xe graphics was issued in early March, but until recently, the description did not mention any support for the newly released Intel 11th Gen Core desktop processors. …
Read More »Intel forgot to release graphics drivers for Rocket Lake iGPUs
It looks like Intel seemingly forgot to release graphics drivers for its new 11th Gen Core “Rocket Lake-S” processors. The Intel UHD graphics 750 drivers and software page is currently empty, although there is a workaround for this using Windows Update. The news was shared by AdoredTV, who noticed the …
Read More »Apple M1 processor used for Ethereum crypto mining
There has been a renewed interest in crypto-mining recently, which has led to the stockpiling of new graphics cards to increase profits. Due to the low supply of GPUs, some miners are seeking other methods, with one software engineer getting Apple's M1 powered MacBook Air to successfully mine Ethereum. Software …
Read More »Microsoft is ‘aware’ of Surface Pro 7 driver issues and is working on a fix
Last month, Microsoft officially launched the Surface Pro 7 alongside a slew of other Surface devices. The big upgrade this time around was the jump up to Intel Ice Lake processors but unfortunately, this appears to have been causing issues so far, with users being stuck on outdated, broken drivers. …
Read More »Intel’s new iGPU graphics drivers will automatically optimize game settings for better performance
While Intel's integrated GPUs have never been a particularly strong option for PC gaming, it is an option that many still use to this date. In fact, Steam's hardware survey will often show Intel iGPUs among the most used. To help those users, Intel is introducing a new feature to …
Read More »Is Intel about to start using Radeon tech for future iGPUs?
Earlier this year, Intel ended up cutting its workforce down by 11 percent, pushing 12,000 or so people out of the company. As it turns out, a heck of a lot of graphics engineers may have been caught in the line of fire back in April, which has since spurred …
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