Discussions about CPUs often frame one instruction set architecture (ISA) against another—x86 vs. Arm, Arm vs. RISC-V, and so on. However, it’s common to use multiple CPU architectures in a single ...

The company again recorded gains in both client and server segments quarterly and yearly. Dean McCarron of Mercury Research noted that x86 processor shipments aligned with typical seasonal trends in ...

AMD increased its share across all markets served by x86 processors at Intel's expense in the third quarter of 2025, according to Mercury Research. Intel is holding strong, and as its latest offerings ...

VIA Technologies, Inc, has announced details of the VIA Isaiah Architecture, a new x86 processor architecture that will deliver significant boosts to the functionality and performance of desktop, ...

The Android operating system is built to run on three different types of processor architecture: Arm, Intel x86, and MIPS. The former is today’s ubiquitous architecture after Intel abandoned its ...

TL;DR: Intel and AMD have jointly advanced the x86 instruction set with new standards like FRED, AVX10, ChkTag, and ACE to enhance latency, security, throughput, and compatibility across devices from ...

VIA is working on a new CPU design with an unveil planned for late August -- could this core be a combined ARM-x86 hybrid? Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...

Intel released the 80286 processor on February 1, 1982, making the CPU 44 years old. According to the company, the 16-bit chip represented a significant evolution ...

Advanced Micro Devices is taking steps to bridge the gap between x86 and ARM processors, and hopes to build a foundation from which programs will operate on mobile devices like tablets independent of ...

NVIDIA's new N1X and N1 gaming laptop processors now expected in Q2 2026: Arm-based chips will fight x86 chips, with GeForce RTX GPU cores.