In the latest performance comparison, Microsoft's new Surface laptop with the Snapdragon X Elite SoC performed strongly, beating Apple's M2 chip in multi-core tests. These laptops are already available for pre-order and shipments will start in July.
AMD has made changes to the branding strategy of its mobile processors. According to the latest reports, the next generation of Zen 5 chips will be released under a new name "Ryzen AI", accompanied by a number from the 300 series.
Google is working in partnership with TSMC to develop a new Tensor G5 chip, which is expected to debut next year with the release of the Pixel 10 smartphone. This information was discovered thanks to a leaked shipping manifest from India that contained details about the version of the chipset under development.
Leading mobile chip maker Qualcomm is preparing to release its new flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor. According to a reputed Digital Chat Station insider, the new chip promises impressive GPU performance.
Details of Dell's new Snapdragon X Elite processor-powered laptops have surfaced on the internet. The new line of Dell laptops is rumoured to be released in August or September, but there is already some information about the devices.
According to the latest rumours, Qualcomm's next flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, promises a significant performance boost over the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. But will these results be enough to beat Apple's A18 Pro chip!
Samsung, which has received a lot of criticism for its underperforming Exynos chips over the years, seems to be improving its performance. The Exynos 2400 chip is significantly better than previous Exynos chips. Thanks in part to a powerful new GPU created in collaboration with AMD, Samsung was able to achieve this result. However, Samsung may abandon AMD's developments in favour of its own GPU for the Galaxy S26.
For the first time in history, a smartphone running on a MediaTek chipset will appear on the US market. This became known during the Analyst Day event held by MediaTek. The new smartphone will not just be an entry-level or mid-range device, but a full-fledged flagship.
Samsung, one of the leading semiconductor players, is actively working on improving its GAA (Gate All Around) transistor architecture for the new 2nm process. According to recent reports, the Korean company plans to start mass production of 2nm semiconductor chips based on this technology as early as next year.
Despite trade restrictions from the US, Huawei continues to develop its Kirin chips for smartphones. Recent rumours on Chinese website Weibo suggest that Huawei is working on a new Kirin processor for PCs, which is under development and could match the performance of Apple's M3 in multi-threading and Apple's M2 in GPU.
On Wednesday at the North American Technology Symposium in Santa Clara, California, TSMC, the world's leading contract manufacturer, announced it will begin producing chips using the 1.6nm process by 2026.
Qualcomm recently showed impressive test results for its new Snapdragon X Elite chip. However, there are doubts about the reliability of this data.
Huawei recently unveiled a series of its new flagship smartphones, the Pura 70. These devices, like the previous Mate 60 series, are equipped with the company's proprietary Kirin chipset. However, this time the company has introduced a new Kirin 9010 processor, which promises improved performance over the Kirin 9000. But how much better is the new chip from Huawei!
Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X Plus processor, which is a more affordable version of the flagship Snapdragon X Elite chip, has been revealed in the Geekbench ML listing. This new chip is expected to ship for mid-range devices.
In 2022, TSMC announced that its 2nm fabrication process, known as N2, was ready for mass production in 2025. Immediately after that, reports emerged that the chipset in Apple's iPhone 17 Pro would be the first to use TSMC's 2nm fabrication process.
