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  1. 8bitfuture:

    More Ivy Bridge details revealed.

    Intel has released more information on its upcoming Ivy Bridge range of chips, promising faster, more energy efficient computers.

    The CPUs feature Intels new Tri-Gate technology, which moves the transistors into ‘3D’ - I’ve already covered it here, with a video here. Intel will release at least four major variants of the chip which packs 1.4 billion transistors into 160mm² in its largest version.

    The CPU has four x86 cores, and because of the 22nm scale it has room for a much larger graphics block than the previous Sandy Bridge chips. Expect an integrated DisplayPort controller, DirectX 11, Thunderbolt, and USB 3.0 support.

    Reports have suggested a 37% increase in performance over Sandy Bridge, and the chips will fit in the Sandy Bridge sockets, meaning users will be able to easily upgrade.

    Meanwhile Samsung has shown off its first quad-core mobile processors, which will use a 32nm manufacturing process on a 64-bit block, with speeds up to 1.5GHz. Samsung said the new chip delivers up to 26.3 percent improvements in video frame rates. In a demo, Samsung showed the chip using 48 percent less power on 3-D calculations and 45 percent less power in CPU jobs than the 45 nm chip.

    Fuck yes.

    (via 8bitfuture)

    8bitfuture: More Ivy Bridge details revealed. Intel has released more information on its upcoming Ivy Bridge range of chips, promising faster, more energy efficient computers. The CPUs feature Intels new Tri-Gate technology, which moves the transistors into ‘3D’ - I’ve already covered it here, with a video here. Intel will release at least four major variants of the chip which packs 1.4 billion transistors into 160mm² in its largest version. The CPU has four x86 cores, and because of the 22nm scale it has room for a much larger graphics block than the previous Sandy Bridge chips. Expect an integrated DisplayPort controller, DirectX 11, Thunderbolt, and USB 3.0 support. Reports have suggested a 37% increase in performance over Sandy Bridge, and the chips will fit in the Sandy Bridge sockets, meaning users will be able to easily upgrade. Meanwhile Samsung has shown off its first quad-core mobile processors, which will use a 32nm manufacturing process on a 64-bit block, with speeds up to 1.5GHz. Samsung said the new chip delivers up to 26.3 percent improvements in video frame rates. In a demo, Samsung showed the chip using 48 percent less power on 3-D calculations and 45 percent less power in CPU jobs than the 45 nm chip. Fuck yes.