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MediaTek is preparing to unveil a new Dimensity 8400 chip that will be part of the 8000 series. Ahead of the announcement, which is expected to take place on 23 December, Digital Chat Station insider revealed the specifications of the new processor.
The Arc B580 will go on sale as early as 13 December
The company is looking for a replacement for Patrick Gelsinger
M5 chip production will start in the second half of 2025
Qualcomm is planning to significantly increase the price of its next flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite (second generation) chip. The cost of the new chip is expected to exceed $200, which is a 20% increase over previous models.
Intel Arc B570 graphics card is expected to be officially unveiled on 3 December
A fanless desktop PC from a major brand is expected to be announced next week, featuring a 65W AMD processor.
Intel's new 10-core Core 7 240H processor has been spotted on the Geekbench website and it has performed quite well in the tests.
Xiaomi plans to release its own 3nm chip in 2025, which could compete with processors from Qualcomm and MediaTek.
The new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite processor showed a significant jump in gaming performance. In tests, it was able to run Cyberpunk 2077 on the emulator at 60 frames per second at low graphics settings and 720p resolution.
Qualcomm is preparing to break into the notebook market with its new Snapdragon X series chips aimed at devices priced under $600. The series includes the X1P-24-100, X1P-39-100 and X1P-40-100, which promise high quality even for budget devices.
Information has emerged that Samsung is considering transferring the production of its Exynos chips to TSMC. This is due to the difficulties that Samsung is experiencing in the production of 3nm chips at its factories.
Rumours that Samsung is having trouble developing the Exynos 2500 processor for the new Galaxy S25 flagship have been circulating for some time now. Company representatives report that one of the reasons for these problems is the short working week.
Google is planning to use the Tensor G4 GPU in its new Tensor G6 chip, which could prove beneficial for users.
TSMC, the world's largest contract semiconductor maker, will stop supplying chips made on 7nm and more advanced processes to Chinese companies developing AI processors and graphics processors from 11 November.
