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Intel is potentially making it easier to objectively evaluate the image quality of modern games. A new AI-powered video quality metric, called the Computer Graphics Visual Quality Metric, or CGVQM,is now available on GitHub,as a PyTorch application. A frame of animation is rarely natively rendered in today’s games. Between the use of upscalers like DLSS, frame-generation techniques, and beyond, a host of image quality issues, like ghosting, flicker, aliasing, disocclusion, and many more, can arise....

Intel yet has to commercially release its codenamed Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake processors, but hardware leakers are already disclosing the company’s plans concerning next-gen Panther Lake processors, expected in late 2025 at the earliest. Intel is apparently prepping three general configurations of its Panther Lake CPUs, according toJaykihn, a blogger who seemingly has access to samples of Intel’s next-generation processors and documentation covering forthcoming CPUs. Keep in mind that we are dealing with a leak, so take all of this info with the usual serving of salt....

Late last year, ASML began shipping its firsthigh-NA extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systemto Intel, and this past weekend, the processor giant published a video covering the installation of the tool into its fab near Hillsboro, Oregon. The machine will be used primarily for research and development purposes. ASML’s Twinscan EXE:5000 High-NA EUV machine is indeed absolutely massive. In total, 250 crates are required to transport the machine, which weighs in the neighborhood of 330,000 pounds....

Intel announced at its Vision 2024 event that the next-gen Granite Rapids and Sierra Forest processors will be branded ‘Xeon 6,’ thus dispatching with its old nomenclature that used generational designators, like the preceding ‘Fifth-Gen Xeon Scalable’ models. This new branding somewhat mirrors Intel’s new simplified branding for its consumer chips, which itannounced last year. Intel also provided an update on the launch schedule, indicating the Sierra Forest and Granite Rapids chips remain on track....

Intel has revealed a powerful new discrete GPU for the automotive industry. Earlier today, the chipmaker showed off the Arc A760A during theIntel AI Cockpit Innovation Experience eventin Shenzhen, China. During his on-stage presentation, Jack Weast, VP and GM of Intel Automotive claimed that the new dGPU can run “the same triple-A gaming experience as at home – inside the car.” Vehicles with the latest GPU on board will hit the streets as soon as 2025, says Intel....

PC cases, cooling, and power specialist InWin has a reputation for rolling out extravagant and artistic chassis at PC trade shows. This year, atComputex 2025, is no exception with the statuesque (1.1m, 43-inch tall) InWin ChronoMancy. Its latest confection of metal, glass, and perspex opens up with the wave of a wand (or touch of a button) to fully reveal its inner workings. The arrival of the ChronoMancy special edition case coincides with InWin’s 40thanniversary....

A research team from Carnegie Mellon University built an AI model called LegoGPT that outputs valid LEGO designs from text inputs. According to the team’s research paper that’s posted onGitHub, they trained “an autoregressive large language model to predict the next brick to add via next-token prediction,” but the key takeway is that the AI LLM creates LEGO designs from scratch. The AI was trained on a dataset with more than 47,000 LEGO structures that build over 28,000 unique 3D objects, including bookshelves, tables, chairs, cars, ships, guitars, and more....

Lexar has announced an 8TB model of its popular NM790 SSD series, doubling the maximum capacity of its previous offering. With the newest addition, the company caters to storage enthusiasts, gamers, and content creators who require ample storage volumes without compromising speed. The drive is said to leverage a PCIe Gen 4x4 interface, offering sequential read speeds of up to 7,000 MB/s, write speeds of up to 6,200 MB/s, and random read speeds of up to 850,000 IOPs (input/output operations per second)....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict The Lexar Play delivers reasonable all-around performance and good power efficiency, built on a solid foundation of TLC NAND with a Maxio MAP1602 controller. The only potential drawback is pricing, which has come down a lot in the past month. Good all-around performance High power efficiency 4TB with TLC 8TB option in the future Includes a heatsink Cons Check the current pricing Why you may trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you....

AMD CEO Lisa Su welcomed Silo AI co-founder Peter Sarlin and the entire team on X after the chip company formally completed its acquisition. Silo AI, one of the largest private AI labs in Europe, specializes in creating AI tech for hugeenterprisecustomers, like Allianz, Philips, Rolls-Royce, and Unilever. Furthermore, the Silo AI team has created multilingual open-source Large Language Models (LLMs) that help others build AI tech based on local languages....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict The Logitech G Pro X 60 is a great compact gaming keyboard for anyone that worries about missing dedicated keys. Thanks to great programmability, it’s more functional than most other gaming keyboards with the same layout. Just be prepared to pay for the privilege. Extra compact Easy, deep programmability across multiple layers High quality switches and keycaps Fast wireless connectivity Only 1ms report rate Mapping keys involves a lot of clicks...

League of Legends is one of the most popular games in the world. Although it seems like only a high-end PC can run, the MOBA game surprisingly runs on almost any low spec setup. However, recently, gamers with different sorts of PC complained about the FPS drop in LoL. If you are facing the same issue, then you don’t have to worry. We did the hard work of researching the causes and fixes to low FPS in League of Legends, described below....

While the ongoingChip Warbetween the United States and China has seen plenty of negative outcomes for Chinese and US customers alike, the struggle is also contributing to a massive boost in Malaysia’s semiconductor manufacturing, reportsFinancial Times. Since United States regulations are pushing many semiconductor manufacturers away from China — especially high-end US tech companies that rely on that Chinese manufacturing power — they are being forced to look elsewhere on the globe for land and labor....