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The day we have all been waiting for has finally arrived. The review embargo for Intel’s A7-series GPUs has lifted, and its strengths and shortcomings are exposed for all to see. As expected, it’s a mercurial product that shows glimmers of hope alongside weird bugs and inconsistent behavior. This is not exactly shocking for a brand-new GPU architecture, but ...

After what has seemed like an interminable period, we will finally be getting some Intel Arc GPU benchmarks soon. Yes, we previously promised we wouldn’t be covering Arc GPUs until they launched because we were also tired of the “coming soon” announcements too. The official release date is Oct. 12, so we should see benchmarks before then.

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Netflix has come a long way since it first began shipping DVDs in paper sleeves. The subscription streaming service announced yesterday that it’s digging its heels into the video games industry by establishing its very own games studio.The internal studio is in Helsinki, Finland and is headed by former Zynga and Electronic Arts executive Marko Lastikka.

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For the last several years, it’s been almost impossible to get a decent GPU without spending three or four times the MSRP, but thankfully, things are changing. You can even get video cards at a discount now if you don’t mind rolling the dice with a used one, but maybe you want to think twice about that. A new video making the rounds purports to show Vietnamese crypto miners preparing ...

CEO Pat Gelsinger announced pricing for its much-anticipated products on Intel’s big event (Intel Innovation), including its 13th Gen CPUs and its flagship GPU. Intel is offering extremely aggressive prices to compete with AMD on the CPU front, and with Nvidia on the GPU front—giving it a surprising advantage in its upcoming battle with the red and green teams.

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