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Thursday, November 9, 2017

Intel and AMD Teaming Up - wait...WHAT?!

Yes, you read that title correctly. And no, you are not hallucinating.

As insane as that may sound, Intel and AMD are actually collaborating. Combining Core processor with Radeon graphics unit, they are aiming for a massive performance gain in the thin and light laptops. After a year of working together, Intel's 8 Generation Core H-series processors will be paired with AMD Radeon Vega in a single, multi-chip modular package (MCM). HBM2 memory will be used, it is made possible by Embedded Multi-Die Interconnect Bridge (EMIB), which is an intelligent bridge that allows information to swiftly pass through between the discrete pieces of silicon.


For a more visual demonstration on how Intel and AMD pulled this off:

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