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AMD shares jumped about 9% after Meta’s new AI agent Muse topped the App Store’s free apps chart, signaling growing AI-driven demand for AMD’s CPUs as part of its AI-infrastructure footprint. Management remains bullish on long-term CPU sales, citing a potential total addressable market of up to $220 billion by 2030, aided by Meta's AI partnership; AMD also posted strong Q2 results with revenue up 50% to $11.5 billion and non-GAAP EPS up 246% to $1.66.
Apple unveiled the A20 Pro, its first 2nm chip powering the iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, and iPhone 18 Pro Max. The six‑core CPU includes two high‑performance cores, a seven‑core GPU with up to 40% more performance, upgraded neural accelerators with 2x faster 8‑bit math, and a 32‑core Neural Engine, all supported by a 50% increase in memory bandwidth. A new packaging design separates memory from the SoC for better thermal performance, plus a dual‑display capable display engine for the iPhone Duo and refined pixel handling around the under‑display camera.
AnTuTu has released the public beta of V12, overhauling CPU and GPU tests and adding new real-world scenarios across CPU, GPU, memory and UX to better reflect everyday device use; scores under V12 will not be directly comparable with past versions due to revised tests and scoring methods.
CD Projekt Red announced The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered as a free update for existing owners, with the Complete Edition upgrade arriving Sept 29; the remaster raises PC requirements, with minimum specs of an i5-8400 or Ryzen 5 2600, 12 GB RAM, and 70 GB SSD, and a minimum GPU of GTX 1660 6 GB / RX 5500 XT / Arc A580, while recommended specs rise to an i7-8700K or Ryzen 5 3600X, 16 GB RAM, and RTX 2060 Super / RX 6600 XT / Arc B580; it will also launch on Nintendo Switch 2, and though the upgrade is attainable for many, some players may be left behind due to higher hardware demands.
Raymond James identifies a semiconductor stock as a potential rival to Intel in the CPU market, recommending investors buy.
Primate Labs released Geekbench 7 with revamped CPU/GPU benchmarks that better reflect real-world use, adding on-device AI, image/video processing, and new workloads; the GPU bench now emphasizes machine learning and content creation, CUDA support joins OpenCL/Vulkan/Metal, multi-core testing is more selective, and media tests (AV1, Opus, Whisper) are expanded. Geekbench 7 Pro is 20% off through August 6, while the standard version remains free for personal use.
Geekbench 7 debuts with a redesigned multi-core benchmark that better mirrors real-world multi-threaded workloads and a revamped GPU benchmark focused on machine-learning and content-creation tasks, including real-time video effects, image upscaling, LUT-based color grading, path tracing, and fluid simulations. It adds new tests for RAW image processing and supports broader image formats, while expanding media workloads (audio/video encoding/decoding, Whisper, AV1, Opus) and keeping CUDA, OpenCL, Vulkan, and Metal as APIs. Available on iOS, macOS, and other platforms, with a free personal-use tier and a Pro version discounted 20% through August 6.
Nvidia unveils Vera, its first-in-house data-center CPU designed to accelerate AI workloads, prioritizing single-core speed, memory bandwidth, and latency to better feed AI agents. Delivered to clients like OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX, Vera can be bought standalone or paired with Nvidia GPUs in systems such as Vera Rubin, and can be configured in large 256-chip liquid-cooled racks. The chip draws 250–450W and supports up to 1.5 TB memory per chip. Nvidia positions Vera as part of a vertically integrated AI compute stack to outpace incumbents, while analysts estimate a potential $200B server-CPU market and note uncertain adoption hurdles as AMD/Intel retain strong ecosystems.
Arm's latest quarterly results suggest it is profiting from a renewed CPU demand, expanding its licensing model and partnerships to carve a lucrative path in a crowded market beyond mobile devices.
AMD jumped over 12% after Intel’s stronger-than-expected CPU demand outlook and guidance, prompting upgrades and higher price targets for AMD from analysts (e.g., D.A. Davidson's Gil Luria raising to Buy with a $375 target, about 22% upside). Citi and Roth also lifted views on AI infrastructure demand, suggesting CPUs are reasserting their role in the AI era and could lift AMD and peers as data-center growth accelerates.
TD Cowen says Intel could benefit from rising CPU demand tied to AI workloads as hyperscale data centers lean toward CPU orchestration, but maintains a Hold due to execution risks and a rich valuation. Intel’s in-house server roadmap and the Fab 34 buyback signal an improved demand picture, though near-term competitive headwinds remain. The stock trades at a premium versus peers like Nvidia, with the overall consensus target in the low-to-mid $50s and a Hold rating.
AMD confirms the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition will cost $899 and go on sale April 22, featuring two dies with 3D V-Cache for a 16-core design and 206 MB of total cache. The price under early rumors of around $990–$1,000 positions it to benefit workloads that leverage the extra cache, compared with the ~$699 Ryzen 9 9950X.
Leaks show Intel's Core Ultra 9 290K Plus, the Arrow Lake Refresh flagship, delivering a 10% higher single-core and 11% higher multi-core Geekbench 6 score than the 285K (24 cores/24 threads, base 3.7 GHz, boosts up to 5.8/4.8 GHz, 36 MB L3 / 40 MB L2, DDR5-7200, 125W/250W); gaming is expected to be similar to the 285K. Against AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D it’s 4% faster in single-core and 13% faster in multi-core. The lineup looks to clear 800-series inventory before Nova Lake-S (LGA 1954), with a $589 price listed.
AMD’s Ryzen 7 9850X3D is an eight‑core Zen 5 chip with 3D V‑Cache that offers a mild boost over the 9800X3D, mainly in single‑thread tasks, while consuming more power in games (roughly 25–30W) and costing $499. The upgrade distance is short: the 9800X3D is nearly as fast, cooler, and cheaper, and the 9700X offers a better value path for most builders. In practice, the 9850X3D mainly appeals to bragging‑rights enthusiasts who want the newest X3D badge, rather than those chasing a strong performance-per‑dollar upgrade, especially as GPU and RAM prices remain high and games are often GPU‑bound at higher resolutions.
Early Reddit benchmarks suggest the Ryzen 7 9850X3D achieves similar Cinebench 2026 single-core performance to the 9800X3D on stock BIOS with PBO, implying comparable overall performance; some users report 900+ FPS in Counter-Strike 2 with a high-end GPU, though results vary and newer BIOS updates are expected to improve boosts and compatibility ahead of the Jan 29 launch at $499.