GPU shipments decreased -10.3% sequentially and -25% year to year. Jon Peddie Research reports the growth of the global PC-based graphics processor unit (GPU) market reached 75.5 million units in Q3’22 and PC CPU shipments decreased by -19% year over year. Overall, GPUs will have a compound annual growth rate of 2.8% during 2022–2026 and reach an installed base of 3,138 … [Read more...] about GPUs experience biggest quarter-to-quarter drop in Q3’22 since the 2009 recession
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SPEC updates benchmark for Solidworks
The SPECapc for Solidworks 2022 benchmark runs on the 64-bit versions of Windows 10 and 11. By Andy Patrizio The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC) today, September 15, has released the SPECapc for Solidworks 2022 benchmark, an add-in benchmark for performance desktops running Dassault Systèmes’ Solidworks CAD/CAM software. The SPECapc for Solidworks … [Read more...] about SPEC updates benchmark for Solidworks
Apexx Everest—how much higher can Boxx get?
New Ryzen-based workstation accelerates Blender and more. At Siggraph, in the Blender booth, Boxx introduced its Everest model of the Apexx brand workstations. Powered by the 64-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000 WX Series processor, the company demonstrated the Blender rendering engine in Blender’s booth. And over at the Inside the Innovation Station at AMD’s booth, … [Read more...] about Apexx Everest—how much higher can Boxx get?
Intel Q2 2022 financial results
Sales down, forecast down, revenue $15.3 billion, down 22% YoY. Q2’22 was a rocky quarter for Intel. Network and Edge Group and Mobileye achieved record quarterly revenue. Meanwhile, Client Computing Group and Datacenter and AI Group were impacted by adverse market conditions. The company revised its full-year revenue guidance from $65 billion to $68 billion, down from its … [Read more...] about Intel Q2 2022 financial results
Maxon adds new features to its products
Updates follow on the heels of recent big April updates. It was just a little over a month ago when Maxon made some big product announcements, including the expansion of its Maxon One “everything they have.” Obviously, the company is not resting on its laurels, having just announced an unexpected update to its Maxon One tool set. Maxon says the changes entail a substantial … [Read more...] about Maxon adds new features to its products
Imagination entices fledgling businesses
An offer too delicious to pass up. By Jon (Candyman) Peddie Imagination has led the parade in opening up new markets and helping create new GPU companies. Arm did a good job of getting its CPU customers to also take on their GPU, but didn’t really create any new companies. VeriSilicon has created new customers but not new companies, same for Think Silicon. So where does … [Read more...] about Imagination entices fledgling businesses
Imagination Technologies penetrates the RISC-V ecosphere
Envision a CPU with an iGPU using RISC-V. Andes Technology Corporation, founded in 2005, is a Taiwanese supplier of 32-/64-bit embedded CPU cores and a founding Premier member of RISC-V International Association. The company focuses on the embedded market and delivers CPU cores with integrated development environments and associated software and hardware for SoC … [Read more...] about Imagination Technologies penetrates the RISC-V ecosphere
CES 2022 highlights: AMD, Intel, Nvidia, Qualcomm
Can you even believe an in-person CES happened? CES 2022 started the year out with a bang, staging an in-person event in that charming little burg in Nevada, However, several dozens of the biggest and smartest companies chose not to go share the air with the unknown, unwashed, and unvaccinated throngs populating the casinos. AMD, Intel, and Nvidia all held virtual … [Read more...] about CES 2022 highlights: AMD, Intel, Nvidia, Qualcomm
Done with ’21, what’s new for ’22
2021 was an uneventful year for GPUs and AIBs. Neither AMD nor Nvidia introduced a new GPU architecture, and only released AIBs based on derivatives of their 2020 GPUs. It will be mid-February before we get the final results, but we estimate the desktop PCs will hit 117 million, notebooks 297 million, workstations 3.5 million, and tablets 170 million units in … [Read more...] about Done with ’21, what’s new for ’22
Intel Q3 2021 results
Third-quarter GAAP revenue of $19.2 billion, up 5% year over year. Intel reported its third-quarter revenue had a strong recovery in the Enterprise portion of Data Center Group (DCG) and the Internet of Things Group (IOTG), which saw higher demand amid recovery from the economic impacts of COVID-19. The Client Computing Group (CCG) was down due to lower notebook volumes … [Read more...] about Intel Q3 2021 results