Intel, AMD, Nvidia announce tons of new products
So, AMD, Intel, and Nvidis all decided to announce their latest products all on the same day yesterday. Let's start with Intel, who announced the laptop version of their latest generation of processors, and if the performance claims hold up, they're some damn good chips - but as always, we'll have to await proper benchmarks.
These laptop chips use Intel's new hybrid processor architecture, which combines larger, faster performance cores with smaller, more efficient cores (P-cores and E-cores, respectively). How many P-cores and E-cores you get depends on the processor you're buying, and you'll need an operating system that supports Intel's Thread Director" technology to get the most performance out of the chips. Windows 11 supports it now, Linux support is in the works, and Windows 10 doesn't have it and won't be getting it.
AMD, not wanting to be outdone, introduced its Ryzen 6000 series of mobile processors, which finally move their integrated graphics to RDNA 2m, and are the first to include Microsoft's Pluton security chip.
Yesterday AMD disclosed that they would be launching the new Ryzen 6000 Mobile series today - updated cores, better graphics, more features, all in a single monolithic package a little over 200 mm2. There will be 10 new processors, ranging from the traditional portable 15 W and 28 W hardware, up to 35 W and 45 W plus for the high-end gaming machines. AMD is expecting 200+ premium systems in the market with Ryzen Mobile in 2022.
Finally, we have NVIDIA, with the smallest announcement of new high and low-end mobile GPUs.