An extreme overclock pushed an MSI Ventus RTX 5090 to a staggering 1350 watts, far beyond its 575W rating. The system shut down thanks to a thermal protection feature in an ASRock PG-1300G PSU, preventing a full connector meltdown, though the GPU still showed heat damage.
TSMC secured a crucial annual export license from the US Commerce Department for its facilities in Nanjing, China. This allows the chipmaker to continue importing American equipment without individual vendor approvals, keeping its mature-node production lines online.
Nvidia just made its largest-ever licensing deal, spending $20 billion on AI chip startup Groq. Analysts see it as a direct move to bolster its position against Google’s competing TPU technology in the critical AI inference market.
Samsung is planning a major shift away from AMD graphics cores. According to a new report, the company aims to debut its own custom GPU architecture with the Exynos 2800 chipset in 2027, which would power the Galaxy S28 smartphone series. This move is driven by a desire for tighter AI and software i
A report from Reuters says Nvidia has stopped moving forward with a test of Intel’s 18A manufacturing process. The news put immediate pressure on Intel’s stock price as investors weigh the implications for its foundry ambitions.
Intel’s stock dropped about 2.3% in premarket trading following a Reuters report that Nvidia has stopped a test to use Intel’s advanced 18A chipmaking process. The news comes despite Intel’s recent $5 billion investment deal with Nvidia and the opening of its first 18A mass-production fab.
After a surprise public attack from Donald Trump, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan orchestrated a high-stakes meeting that flipped the script. The result was a $5.7 billion government investment for a nearly 10% stake in the chipmaker, giving it a crucial lifeline.
Nvidia just posted $51.2 billion in quarterly revenue, with sales of its new Blackwell chips “off the charts.” Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s xAI is building the world’s largest AI training cluster using over half a million Nvidia GPUs. Here’s why custom chips from Google and Amazon haven’t closed the gap.
Analysts are painting a bleak picture for PC builders. The scramble for AI memory is creating a severe shortage for consumer DRAM and NAND, which could lead to a major market downturn and price hikes on pre-built systems.
Samsung has fired the first shot in the next-gen chip war, announcing the world’s first 2nm mobile processor. The Exynos 2600 promises major performance boosts and tackles past overheating issues. But Apple, with TSMC, is hot on its heels for 2026.
