Meet Intel's Arc GPU Superpowers: Alchemist, Battlemage, Celestial And Druid

Hot Headlines In Tech For Today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [Meet Intel's Arc GPU Superpowers: Alchemist, Battlemage, Celestial And Druid]( By Brandon Hill on Aug 20, 2021 02:45 pm [Meet Intel's Arc GPU Superpowers: Alchemist, Battlemage, Celestial And Druid]( Earlier this week, Intel announced its highly anticipated family of discrete graphics cards targeted at the enthusiast gaming market. The cards are based on Intel's Xe-HPG architecture, and will be marketed under the Arc brand name. The first-generation Arc graphics cards were developed under the GPU codename Alchemist, while the second, [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Cloudflare Successfully Foils Largest DDoS Attack Ever Recorded Amid Mirai Resurgence]( By Paul Lilly on Aug 20, 2021 02:30 pm [Cloudflare Successfully Foils Largest DDoS Attack Ever Recorded Amid Mirai Resurgence]( The cybersecurity folks at Cloudflare have to be feeling like a million bucks right about now. Or make it a billion smackers. Either way, they are completely justified in reveling at staving off a massive distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack, the largest ever, in fact. It happened earlier this summer, only you never knew it, because [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Pixel 5a Camera Overheating Bug Explored, Does Google Have A Problem?]( By Brandon Hill on Aug 20, 2021 12:30 pm [Pixel 5a Camera Overheating Bug Explored, Does Google Have A Problem?]( Earlier this week, a report surfaced that alleged that Google's new Pixel 5a mid-range smartphone has a serious problem. However, it isn't a case of falling behind in benchmarks or issues with build quality (as has been the case with previous Pixel devices) but instead deals with shooting 4K video at 60 fps. Android Police first picked up [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [AMD Zen 4 Raphael CPU Support For Dual-Channel DDR5, PCIe 4 Confirmed In Docs Leak]( By Paul Lilly on Aug 20, 2021 11:30 am [AMD Zen 4 Raphael CPU Support For Dual-Channel DDR5, PCIe 4 Confirmed In Docs Leak]( AMD has not exactly been shy about mentioning its upcoming Zen 4 architecture, or even providing some high level details on occasion. For example, we know it is has been designed on a 5-nanometer manufacturing process, and is on the roadmap for a 2022 debut. But AMD certainly knows more than it typically shares, and some additional details [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [2.5 Geeks: Intel Arch Day 2021 Highlights, Radeon RX 6600 XT And A Special Guest!]( By Marco Chiappetta on Aug 20, 2021 11:03 am [2.5 Geeks: Intel Arch Day 2021 Highlights, Radeon RX 6600 XT And A Special Guest!]( In this latest episode of HotHardware's 2.5 Geeks, we're live with special guest David Kanter, to chat about the many disclosures Intel Corporation made at Architecture Day 2021 and AMD's recent Radeon RX 6600 XT launch. We also quickly recap some of this week's other big news regarding mobile devices like the ASUS Smartphone For Snapdragon [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Royal Core Is Intel's Alleged Zen 5 Killer And Successor To Core CPU Family]( By Paul Lilly on Aug 20, 2021 10:44 am [Royal Core Is Intel's Alleged Zen 5 Killer And Successor To Core CPU Family]( We all know Alder Lake is right around the corner, and rumors have increased in frequency pertaining to its successor, Raptor Lake, which allegedly has already been taped-in. Leaks and rumors get a bit murkier when looking further in the distance, but be that as it may, the latest chatter points to a supposed and interesting Royal Core project. What [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Hot Deals: Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro $127, Facebook Portal+ $99, Mushkin 1TB PCIe 4 SSD $115]( By Brandon Hill on Aug 20, 2021 10:26 am [Hot Deals: Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro $127, Facebook Portal+ $99, Mushkin 1TB PCIe 4 SSD $115]( As we close out the workweek, we have some compelling deals on PC components, mobile accessories, and even a video calling device with a massive screen to occupy your interests. So let's get started, shall we? We kick things off with the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro, which is the flagship in Samsung's [large and confusing] wireless earbuds family. [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Call Of Duty: Vanguard Swings Back To WWII This November, Watch The Reveal Trailer]( By Paul Lilly on Aug 20, 2021 09:37 am [Call Of Duty: Vanguard Swings Back To WWII This November, Watch The Reveal Trailer]( Maybe now Activision's legal team can take a chill pill and stop sending out DMCA take down notices for leaks pertaining to Call of Duty: Vanguard. There is no reason to protect the artwork anymore, because on the heels of releasing a Vanguard teaser trailer earlier this week, Activision has followed that up with an official announcement and [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Elon Musk Says Tesla Bot Humanoid Robot Is Coming In 2022, Downplays Skynet-Style Uprising]( By Brandon Hill on Aug 20, 2021 04:37 am [Elon Musk Says Tesla Bot Humanoid Robot Is Coming In 2022, Downplays Skynet-Style Uprising]( Tesla isn't content with just building electric cars like the Model 3 (and upcoming Cybertruck), solar panels, and massive Powerwall battery storage units. Last night at the company's AI Day, CEO Elon Musk unveiled plans to develop a prototype Tesla Bot. The Tesla Bot could be lumped into the same category as the Boston Dynamics Atlas at [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [HotHardware’s Asetek And Alienware Aurora R12 Hot Summer Gaming PC Giveaway]( By Marco Chiappetta on Aug 19, 2021 05:55 pm [HotHardware’s Asetek And Alienware Aurora R12 Hot Summer Gaming PC Giveaway]( It has been a while since our last amazing gaming PC giveaway, so we figured it's time to get things rolling again and offer you all something truly awesome. Our friends at Asetek and Alienware have come through in a big way want to give one of you a powerful Alienware Aurora R12 gaming PC, liquid cooled by an Asetek-powered closed-loop AIO [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.160 Arrives Along With First Downloadable ISOs]( By Brandon Hill on Aug 19, 2021 03:31 pm [Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.160 Arrives Along With First Downloadable ISOs]( It's Thursday, which can only mean one thing: it's time for a fresh build of Windows 11 for Windows Insiders. In this case, Microsoft just launched Insider Preview Build 22000.160 for testers on the Dev and Beta channels. As with other recent builds, Microsoft isn't bombarding testers with an abundance of new features. Instead, this release [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( Recent Articles: [Facebook's Oculus Horizon Workrooms Pits VR Meetings Against Zoom And Microsoft Teams]( [Intel Demos XeSS Counterattack On DLSS, FSR In Unreal Engine And It Looks Pretty Great]( [Banana Pi's BPI-M2S Is A Ripe Raspberry Pi Rival With Dual GbE And 6-Core SoC]( [Star Citizen Blasts Off For Another Free Fly Event With Six Ships To Command]( [Intel 13th Gen Raptor Lake-S CPU Family Leaks Including Flagship Core i9-13900K]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Website]( [YouTube]( [Pinterest]( Copyright © 2021 Hot Hardware, Inc., All rights reserved. You're receiving this because you opted in to our list at HotHardware.com or are an industry partner. 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