Intel To Present Next-Gen CPU Roadmap & Meteor Lake “Core Ultra” Chips At Innovation 2023

Somebody at MSI is on the naughty step today. Because the company accidentally published a public YouTube video detailing Intel's upcoming 14th Gen Raptor Lake refresh CPUs. 

Gamescom has really hit the ground running this year. It’s only been one day since the event kicked-off, and already there’s all manner of exciting new info and video for both major games like Tekken 8 and more minor projects such as RoboCop: Rogue City. Fans have also seen a few surprise announcements, one of which being Tormented Souls 2. As good as its predecessor is, it’s probably safe to say that nobody saw this coming.

By Tom Warren, a senior editor covering Microsoft, PC gaming, console, and tech. He founded WinRumors, a site dedicated to Microsoft news, before joining The Verge in 2012.

MSI is preparing to launch its brand new Z790 MAX series motherboards which will feature support for Intel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs. Today, we have got full PCB breakdowns & exclusive pictures of these motherboards.

Intel has reportedly questioned US's CHIPS Act, claiming that the company should get a larger share from the likes of Samsung and TSMC.

Remember that rumour Intel was scaling back on its plans for its next-gen Battlemage graphics architecture we reported last month? At the time we said something about it didn't square up. But now there's new, arguably more substantial, information that implies Intel hasn't reduced its ambitions for Battlemage at all. Intel's next Arc GPU could still be targeting performance up to Nvidia RTX 4080 levels.

Bluetooth trackers have spurred a bit of controversy ever since they came around. While there have been instances of them being nefariously used to unknowingly stalk people without their consent, these devices have also done a whole lot of good. People have used Bluetooth trackers to find their lost or stolen items like wallets, bikes, cars, and even potted plants and pets, while the police have used them to catch criminals. Thus, it is safe to say that the positives have outweighed the negatives so far.

The test tools for Intel's next-generation Battlemage GPUs which will be used in 2024's Arc gaming lineup have been spotted online.

Tachyum has upgraded the specs of its Prodigy HPC CPU by 50% which was made possible with the help of new EDA tools.

ONDA, a Chinese motherboard maker, recently released its B760ITX-B4 which is a Mini-ITX design that retails for less than 70 US.

In a development that will surprise no-one who knows computing history, it has been rumoured Intel's next-gen desktop CPUs, codenamed Arrow Lake, will contain a whole lot more cache memory. Like, potentially a 75% increase in total L2 cache for the top Arrow Lake CPU. And we've seen what a fat wad of cache can do for gaming performance, right?

Over the past few weeks, we've seen rumors about the next-generation Apple Silicon chipset, the M3, and which devices could get it. Reports claim that Apple is planning to introduce the M3 SoC starting with the next iMac, 13-inch MacBook Air, and 13-inch MacBook Pro and these devices could come out as soon as October. While we know a bit about the devices, there has been little to no information about the different variants of the M3 chipset.