AI Hardware News
Product launches, GPU shortages, and market shifts tracked since October 2025.
May 2026
Nvidia invests $300 million in Corning to help partners that deploy its hardware in the U. S. to get enough of optical fiber, grant Nvidia control over a significant chunk of domestic fiber production.
The project would be a "multi-phase, next-generation, vertically integrated semiconductor manufacturing and advanced computing fabrication facility," according to the proposal.
The Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 appears to retain the same core configuration as its predecessor while adding more unified memory and slightly better performance.
Many of the world’s most advanced electronic systems—including Internet routers, wireless base stations, medical imaging scanners, and some artificial intelligence tools—depend on field-programmable gate arrays. Computer chips with internal hardware circuits, the FPGAs can be reconfigured after manufacturing. On 12 March, an IEEE Milestone plaque recognizing the first FPGA was dedicated at the Advanced Micro Devices campus in San Jose, Calif.
Intel appoints Alex Katouzian to lead client computing and physical AI efforts and confirms Pushkar Ranade as CTO, signaling a deeper shift toward AI-driven and edge computing systems
A new Ryzen PRO series processor has appeared on PassMark with just three samples, but a very promising spec sheet. The Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D is a 16-core Zen 5 chip with 3D V-Cache, making it the first of its kind. It performs quite closely to the standard 9950X3D it's based on, but likely has a lower TDP.
The share sale could give the company a valuation of up to $24.5 billion, compared with $23 billion as of February.
In a new review for the Arc Pro B70, the workstation GPU performs rather well across five games tested at 1440p resolution. On average, it loses to the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB in traditional raster but beats it in ray tracing. Overall, the B70 was only 2.
The Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 appears to retain the same core configuration as its predecessor while adding more unified memory and slightly better performance.
The Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 appears to retain the same core configuration as its predecessor while adding more unified memory and slightly better performance.
We take a look at the ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero which is an AMD socket AM5 motherboard with lots of neat features The post ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero AMD AM5 Motherboard Quick Look appeared first on ServeTheHome.
April 2026
Cook warned that Apple is facing supply-chain headwinds from RAMageddon that could impact its business.
Cook warned that Apple is facing supply-chain headwinds from RAMageddon that could impact its business.
Cook warned that Apple is facing supply-chain headwinds from RAMageddon that could impact its business.
Cook warned that Apple is facing supply-chain headwinds from RAMageddon that could impact its business.
It fell behind the faster A19 Pro in single-threaded workloads but leaves the Neo's A18 Pro in the dust.
Many of the world’s most advanced electronic systems—including Internet routers, wireless base stations, medical imaging scanners, and some artificial intelligence tools—depend on field-programmable gate arrays. Computer chips with internal hardware circuits, the FPGAs can be reconfigured after manufacturing. On 12 March, an IEEE Milestone plaque recognizing the first FPGA was dedicated at the Advanced Micro Devices campus in San Jose, Calif.
It fell behind the faster A19 Pro in single-threaded workloads but leaves the Neo's A18 Pro in the dust.
Many of the world’s most advanced electronic systems—including Internet routers, wireless base stations, medical imaging scanners, and some artificial intelligence tools—depend on field-programmable gate arrays. Computer chips with internal hardware circuits, the FPGAs can be reconfigured after manufacturing. On 12 March, an IEEE Milestone plaque recognizing the first FPGA was dedicated at the Advanced Micro Devices campus in San Jose, Calif.
It fell behind the faster A19 Pro in single-threaded workloads but leaves the Neo's A18 Pro in the dust.
Many of the world’s most advanced electronic systems—including Internet routers, wireless base stations, medical imaging scanners, and some artificial intelligence tools—depend on field-programmable gate arrays. Computer chips with internal hardware circuits, the FPGAs can be reconfigured after manufacturing. On 12 March, an IEEE Milestone plaque recognizing the first FPGA was dedicated at the Advanced Micro Devices campus in San Jose, Calif.
It fell behind the faster A19 Pro in single-threaded workloads but leaves the Neo's A18 Pro in the dust.
Many of the world’s most advanced electronic systems—including Internet routers, wireless base stations, medical imaging scanners, and some artificial intelligence tools—depend on field-programmable gate arrays. Computer chips with internal hardware circuits, the FPGAs can be reconfigured after manufacturing. On 12 March, an IEEE Milestone plaque recognizing the first FPGA was dedicated at the Advanced Micro Devices campus in San Jose, Calif.
Processors once destined for the scrap heap are now being rebinned and sold for a profit.
Meta has commandeered a big chunk of Amazon's homegrown CPUs (not GPUs) for AI agentic workloads, signaling that a new kind of chip race has begun.
Alongside more cores, bigger cache, and better socket longevity, Intel is listening to gamers more than ever.
Alongside more cores, bigger cache, and better socket longevity, Intel is listening to gamers more than ever.
Alongside more cores, bigger cache, and better socket longevity, Intel is listening to gamers more than ever.
macOS 26 is the last major update for Intel-based Macs, with only security updates coming after that.
macOS 26 is the last major update for Intel-based Macs, with only security updates coming after that.
macOS 26 is the last major update for Intel-based Macs, with only security updates coming after that.
macOS 26 is the last major update for Intel-based Macs, with only security updates coming after that.
The share sale could give the company a valuation of up to $24.5 billion, compared with $23 billion as of February.
The share sale could give the company a valuation of up to $24.5 billion, compared with $23 billion as of February.
The share sale could give the company a valuation of up to $24.5 billion, compared with $23 billion as of February.
Previously, Apple and Google announced a multi‑year deal where Apple uses Google’s Gemini models for Apple Intelligence.
Western Union exec says there were "challenges" working with Broadcom.
March 2026
Blackwell-based industrial platform delivering 5,581 FP4 TFLOPS for robotics, manufacturing, and medical edge AI. Developer kits available from distribution partners.
336B transistor dual-die Rubin GPU on TSMC 3nm with HBM4. NVL72 racks train models with 1/4 the GPUs vs Blackwell. AWS, Azure, Google Cloud deploying H2 2026.
Administration revokes the per-country GPU quota rule that would have mandated export limits on AI hardware by nation.
Potential new restrictions under consideration beyond existing China-focused AI hardware rules.
Up from $1,999 MSRP at launch. Meaningful retail availability not expected until Q3 2026.
February 2026
Founders Edition jumps $700 from $3,999 due to DRAM supply constraints driven by AI datacenter demand.
Firmware update reduces cores on already-sold cards. Company claims 1-2% performance impact but offers no explanation.
Six weeks into the GPU shortage, NVIDIA pauses new RTX 50-series production due to AI-driven DRAM demand.
Second-largest penalty in Bureau of Industry and Security history for exporting ion implantation equipment to China.
Liquid-cooled RISC-V workstation with four Blackhole ASICs runs 120B parameter models locally. Ships Q2 2026.
January 2026
Four weeks after launch, RTX 5090 aftermarket prices reach $5,000. Retail shelves empty across Amazon, Best Buy, and Micro Center.
Global DRAM memory crisis driven by AI datacenter demand creates consumer GPU shortages. RTX 5090 supply constrained at launch.
Tariffs imposed on chips meeting AI performance thresholds under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act.
HBM3e production constraints push H100 and H200 server pricing upward as AI companies buy memory years in advance.
First client processor on Intel 18A node. 14 SKUs with 50% performance uplift over Lunar Lake, shipping January 27.
MI400-series on TSMC 2nm with CDNA 5 architecture. Helios integrates 72 MI455X accelerators with 31TB HBM4 delivering 2.9 exaFLOPS.
Next-gen Rubin platform combines Vera CPU + two Rubin GPUs. 5x inference performance, 10x lower cost per token vs Blackwell. Available H2 2026.
December 2025
NVIDIA purchases 214.7M Intel shares at $23.28/share after FTC approval. Companies to jointly develop datacenter and PC products using NVLink.
October 2025
World's smallest AI supercomputer delivers petaflop performance with 128GB unified memory. Available from Acer, ASUS, Dell, Lenovo, MSI.