With DirectX 12 and Vulkan both coming to games and Windows in the near future, AMD is arguing that features it baked into GCN as far back 2012 will finally prove useful now — thanks to DirectX 12’s ability to juggle multiple threads.
دسته: Computing
Unmanned drones, robots, and missiles could win the next war: DARPA
DARPA recently announced a new program that they call a “system of systems” approach, which would bring together manned and unmanned aircraft, missiles, sensors, and mission systems into a very sophisticated network with distributed intelligence.
Intel quietly launches 14nm Braswell, Bay Trail’s successor
Intel has quietly launched its 14nm successor to Bay Trail. The new SoCs offer improved power consumption and should boost graphics performance significantly over last-gen hardware.
IBM to demonstrate first on-package silicon photonics
IBM’s new silicon photonics technology integrates the waveguide technology on-package. It’s a significant step forward for the nascent industry and a necessary improvement for eventual exascale systems.
USB-C vs. USB 3.1: What’s the difference?
After more than a decade of fighting with USB’s relentlessly superpositioning cables, a new cable standard is finally coming to market.