Try to investigate the differences between the x86 and ARM processor families (or x86 and the Apple M1), and you'll see the acronyms CISC and RISC. It's a common way to frame the discussion, but not a ...

It’s easy to look at the benchmark numbers of Apple’s home-grown processor with wide, astonished eyes—and some heart-felt expletives, too. The M1 is no doubt impressive enough to capture the interest ...

RISC-V is, like x86 and ARM, an instruction set architecture (ISA). Unlike x86 and ARM, it is a free and open standard that anyone can use without getting locked into someone else's processor designs ...

RISC vs. CISC wars raged in the 1980s when chip area and processor design complexity were the primary constraints and desktops and servers exclusively dominated the computing landscape. Today, energy ...

There are certain workloads where the M1 Ultra truly excels. Hit one, and it's game over for current x86 platforms. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share ...

I was extremely skeptical of Apple's claims but I have to say, this is damn impressive. They're beating Intel and AMD's integrated GPUs handily, approaching and in some cases surpassing the ...