Samir Bashir – igor´sLAB https://www.igorslab.de PC & Components | Reviews & News Mon, 22 Dec 2025 04:39:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.igorslab.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cropped-favicon-60x60.png Samir Bashir – igor´sLAB https://www.igorslab.de 32 32 How Tencent gets its hands on NVIDIA’s banned AI chips via GPU rental models https://www.igorslab.de/en/how-tencent-gets-its-hands-on-nvidias-banned-ki-chips-via-gpu-rental-models/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/how-tencent-gets-its-hands-on-nvidias-banned-ki-chips-via-gpu-rental-models/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2025 05:00:33 +0000 https://www.igorslab.de/?p=304284 Source

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Core Ultra 5 335 and 325 appear on Geekbench, 8 cores, up to 4.6 GHz, but still many question marks https://www.igorslab.de/en/core-ultra-5-335-and-325-show-up-on-geekbench-8-cores-up-to-46-ghz-but-still-many-question-marks/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/core-ultra-5-335-and-325-show-up-on-geekbench-8-cores-up-to-46-ghz-but-still-many-question-marks/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2025 05:00:02 +0000 https://www.igorslab.de/?p=304288 Source

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Moore Threads Yangtze: China’s attempt at its own AI PC platform between technical sovereignty and geopolitical realism https://www.igorslab.de/en/moore-threads-yangtze-chinas-attempt-to-create-its-own-ai-pc-platform-between-technical-sovereignty-and-geopolitical-realism/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/moore-threads-yangtze-chinas-attempt-to-create-its-own-ai-pc-platform-between-technical-sovereignty-and-geopolitical-realism/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2025 05:00:59 +0000 https://www.igorslab.de/?p=304180 Source

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Samsung turns the tables in the HBM market: market share over Micron through HBM3E and HBM4 https://www.igorslab.de/en/samsung-turns-the-tables-in-the-hbm-market-market-share-over-micron-through-hbm3e-and-hbm4/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/samsung-turns-the-tables-in-the-hbm-market-market-share-over-micron-through-hbm3e-and-hbm4/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2025 05:00:29 +0000 https://www.igorslab.de/?p=304175 Source

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GEEKOM A9 Mega: AMD Ryzen AI Max 395 in mini PC format, high standards, little scope https://www.igorslab.de/en/geekom-a9-mega-amd-ryzen-ai-max-395-in-mini-pc-format-much-demand-little-scope/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/geekom-a9-mega-amd-ryzen-ai-max-395-in-mini-pc-format-much-demand-little-scope/#respond Sat, 20 Dec 2025 05:00:55 +0000 https://www.igorslab.de/?p=303890 Source

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NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell with 72 GB, targeted VRAM correction instead of a real surprise https://www.igorslab.de/en/nvidia-rtx-pro-5000-blackwell-with-72-gb-targeted-vram-correction-instead-of-real-surprise/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/nvidia-rtx-pro-5000-blackwell-with-72-gb-targeted-vram-correction-instead-of-real-surprise/#respond Sat, 20 Dec 2025 05:00:40 +0000 https://www.igorslab.de/?p=303853 Source

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AMD Zen 6 has arrived in the compiler: GCC 16 lays the foundation before silicon https://www.igorslab.de/en/amd-zen-6-arrived-in-the-compiler-gcc-16-lays-the-foundation-before-silicon/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/amd-zen-6-arrived-in-the-compiler-gcc-16-lays-the-foundation-before-silicon/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2025 05:00:37 +0000 https://www.igorslab.de/?p=303899 Source

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DRAM shortage escalates: Samsung investigates bribery allegations in-house https://www.igorslab.de/en/drama-shortage-escalates-samsung-investigates-bribery-allegations-in-its-own-house/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/drama-shortage-escalates-samsung-investigates-bribery-allegations-in-its-own-house/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2025 05:00:04 +0000 https://www.igorslab.de/?p=303911 Source

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: “Stories Untold”: The Christmas update is more than just by-catch https://www.igorslab.de/en/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-stories-untold-the-christmas-update-is-more-than-just-bycatch/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-stories-untold-the-christmas-update-is-more-than-just-bycatch/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:00:28 +0000 https://www.igorslab.de/?p=303878 Source

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OpenAI relies on Amazon’s Trainium: The quiet end of NVIDIA’s monopoly? https://www.igorslab.de/en/openai-relies-on-amazons-trainium-the-quiet-end-of-nvidias-monopoly/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/openai-relies-on-amazons-trainium-the-quiet-end-of-nvidias-monopoly/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2025 05:00:47 +0000 https://www.igorslab.de/?p=303694 Source

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China announces its first EUV prototype, a strategic success with limited range https://www.igorslab.de/en/china-announces-first-euv-prototype-of-its-own-a-strategic-success-with-limited-reach/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/china-announces-first-euv-prototype-of-its-own-a-strategic-success-with-limited-reach/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2025 05:00:37 +0000 https://www.igorslab.de/?p=303699 Source

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Google hunts chips: How MediaTek is becoming the secret weapon in the TPU race https://www.igorslab.de/en/google-hunts-chips-as-mediatek-becomes-secret-weapon-in-tpu-race/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/google-hunts-chips-as-mediatek-becomes-secret-weapon-in-tpu-race/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2025 05:00:32 +0000 https://www.igorslab.de/?p=303405 Source

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Between price explosion and market distortion: How the DRAM boom is strangling the gaming market https://www.igorslab.de/en/between-price-explosion-and-market-distortion-how-the-drama-boom-is-strangling-the-gaming-market/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/between-price-explosion-and-market-distortion-how-the-drama-boom-is-strangling-the-gaming-market/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2025 05:00:31 +0000 https://www.igorslab.de/?p=303409 Source

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Intel at Barclays 2025: Roadmap, manufacturing, demand and margins under pressure https://www.igorslab.de/en/intel-at-barclays-2025-roadmap-manufacturing-demand-margins-under-pressure/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/intel-at-barclays-2025-roadmap-manufacturing-demand-margins-under-pressure/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2025 05:06:46 +0000 https://www.igorslab.de/?p=303316 Source

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ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB: Efficiency instead of gimmickry https://www.igorslab.de/en/asus-dual-geforce-rtx-5060-ti-16-gb-efficiency-instead-of-gimmickry/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/asus-dual-geforce-rtx-5060-ti-16-gb-efficiency-instead-of-gimmickry/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:00:38 +0000 https://www.igorslab.de/?p=303263 Source

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Samsung reaches for AMD: 2 nm chips for EPYC Venice could put TSMC under serious pressure for the first time https://www.igorslab.de/en/samsung-reaches-for-amd-2-nm-chips-for-epyc-venice-could-put-serious-pressure-on-tsmc-for-the-first-time/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/samsung-reaches-for-amd-2-nm-chips-for-epyc-venice-could-put-serious-pressure-on-tsmc-for-the-first-time/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:00:01 +0000 https://www.igorslab.de/?p=303278 Source

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DRAM shortages until 2028 – The PC market is bleeding while AI servers gorge themselves https://www.igorslab.de/en/drama-bottlenecks-until-2028-the-pc-market-bleeds-while-ai-servers-gorge-themselves/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/drama-bottlenecks-until-2028-the-pc-market-bleeds-while-ai-servers-gorge-themselves/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2025 05:00:39 +0000 https://www.igorslab.de/?p=303138 Source

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Nvidia examines capacity expansion for H200 chips, Chinese demand overwhelms production https://www.igorslab.de/en/nvidia-reviews-capacity-expansion-for-h200-chips-chinese-demand-overwhelms-production/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/nvidia-reviews-capacity-expansion-for-h200-chips-chinese-demand-overwhelms-production/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2025 05:00:02 +0000 https://www.igorslab.de/?p=303143 Source

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Opt-in NVIDIA software for managing GPU fleets in the data center https://www.igorslab.de/en/opt-in-nvidia-software-for-managing-gpu-fleets-in-the-data-center/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/opt-in-nvidia-software-for-managing-gpu-fleets-in-the-data-center/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2025 05:00:52 +0000 https://www.igorslab.de/?p=303014 Source

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NVIDIA wants to verify the location of its chips to prevent smuggling into embargoed countries https://www.igorslab.de/en/nvidia-wants-to-verify-the-location-of-its-chips-to-prevent-smuggling-into-embargoed-countries/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/nvidia-wants-to-verify-the-location-of-its-chips-to-prevent-smuggling-into-embargoed-countries/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2025 05:00:23 +0000 https://www.igorslab.de/?p=303021 Source

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