Gaming

After A 24-Year Absence, Intel Re-Enters The Discrete GPU Market With Arc

By / Corporate, Gaming, Notebooks, Personal Computing, Research, Semiconductor / May 2, 2022

I hope everyone can agree that any competition is good competition. In more cases, than not, drives innovation and growth within the industry. There isn’t a lot of competition in discrete merchant graphics in PC gaming, commercial, workstation, and datacenter- there’s AMD and NVIDIA. I have always believed that three vendors are better for a …

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RESEARCH PAPER: Moor Insights & Strategy Coverage Of Apple’s M1 SoC

By / 5G, AR/VR, CPU GPU DSP FPGA, Displays, Gaming, Hybrid Convertible, Notebooks, Personal Computer, Personal Computing, Research, Research Papers, Social Media, Ultrabook, Ultrathin, Workstation / April 25, 2022

Moor Insights & Strategy has written extensively on Apple’s newest M1 Silicon and its disruptive presence in the market. Moor Insights & Strategy analysis of the Apple M1 devices begins with Apple’s first M1 announcement in 2020 and ends with an analysis of the M1 Max and M1 Pro. You can download the paper by …

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RESEARCH PAPER: Moor Insights & Strategy Coverage Of CES 2022

By / Automotive Electronics, Autonomous Vehicles, Chipset Announcements, Connected Home, CPU GPU DSP FPGA, Displays, Gaming, Internet of Things IoT, IoT Software, Mobile Devices, Notebooks, Personal Computer, Personal Computing, Research, Research Papers, Semiconductor, XR / April 25, 2022

At CES 2022, Moor Insights & Strategy analysts covered the most innovative technology trends in gaming, XR, IoT, mobile, personal computers, displays, processors, and automotive technology.  The Consumer Technology Association accommodated those analysts who attended live. You can download the paper by clicking on the logo below: Table Of Contents The Most Exciting Gaming Products …

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Analyst Take: The Most Exciting Gaming Products At CES 2022

By / AR/VR, Gaming, Personal Computing, Research / February 21, 2022

While I had been hoping to attend CES 2022 in person earlier this month, the winter surge of the Omicron variant forced me to watch the annual consumer electronics showcase remotely, for the second year in a row. Though it was far from the pre-pandemic CES experience, there were still plenty of major gaming announcements …

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Microsoft, Qualcomm And Valve Turbo Charge Wi-Fi Gaming With Dual Station For Windows 11

By / Gaming, Personal Computing, Research, Wi-Fi / October 29, 2021

Windows 11 is finally available to the public. With the new PC operating system comes performance enhancements for many different aspects of the computing experience. One significant gaming-related improvement is Direct Storage, a feature previously only available on the Xbox Series X that promises to enable much faster game load and resume times. Another of the new features …

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Qualcomm’s Mobile GPU Innovations Power The Future Of Gaming

By / Gaming, Research, Semiconductor / September 28, 2021

I recently spoke with Qualcomm’s Head of Gaming, Dave Durnil, and its Head of Display & GPU, Salman Saeed. Our conversation gave me some valuable insights into Qualcomm’s Elite Gaming program and a deeper dive into the company’s gaming heritage—where it’s been, where it is today and where it is headed. Many people may not …

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The Metaverse Debate Rages On: Who’s Right And Why Does It Matter?

By / Gaming, Research, Virtual Reality VR / September 28, 2021

The Metaverse is a popular term across the gaming and entertainment industry that refers to the theoretical 3D “virtual world” of the future. The term, which has roots in dystopian science fiction, can mean many different things to different people, and as such, can be difficult to explain to the layperson. Ultimately, however, the Metaverse …

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AMD Fidelity FX Is Good For Gamers And The Industry

By / Gaming, Personal Computing, Research / September 2, 2021

If someone has ever told you that RGB lighting on your gaming rig improves the performance of your rig, that person is wrong. It’s funny, but they are wrong. Although RGB lighting is a spicy feature for computer hardware, features that go into PC hardware can often go overlooked. When purchasing PC components to build …

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Microsoft Reaffirms It’s All-In On Gaming At E3

By / Gaming, Research / June 29, 2021

Last week I attended Microsoft’s E3 event, held virtually for the second consecutive year due to the pandemic. At the event, Microsoft made it very clear just how important gaming is to the 46-year old company. At a separate analysts-only event conducted before the official opening of E3, Microsoft’s executive team made the case to developers …

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NVIDIA Doubles Down On Improving Supply For Gamers By Introducing Three ‘Light Hash Rate’ Cards

By / Cryptocurrency, Gaming, Personal Computing, Research / June 4, 2021

The demand for PCs continued at a staggering pace in Q1 2021, driven by the need for one suitable device per family member of the household, work from home demands, and the ever-increasing demand for PC gaming. Canalys Research said that for Q1 2021, the market saw staggering 55% growth. These outlandish year-over-year numbers were accentuated by …

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Unfold Games Awards 2021 Contestant Winners

By / Gaming, Research / June 4, 2021

In November of 2020, I had the opportunity to announce the beginning of a brand new indie competition called Unfold Games Awards. You can read about it here. It was organized by Wlad Marhulets, creator of the hit title DARQ, which was nominated and won numerous awards competing with triple-A titles such as Borderlands 3, Death Stranding, The Last …

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An Interview With CEO Cornelia Geppert Of Jo-Mei Games And Her Experience That Led To Sea Of Solitude

By / Gaming, Research / May 26, 2021

Digital media, simulation technologies, such as AR, VR, and XR, and in this case, videogames have brought about a renewed interest in psychoanalysis. The digital world breathes new life into psychoanalysis, as simulations achieved with new technology challenge our notions of self, identity, and representation (after all, on the internet, nobody knows you are a …

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HP Inc. Acquires HyperX PC Gaming Accessories Maker For $425M

By / Corporate, Gaming, Personal Computing, Research, Semiconductor / March 11, 2021

I had the chance to chat last night with HP Inc. Personal Systems President Alex Cho about its acquisition of HyperX for $425M. Cho, before Covid-19, called the PC “essential” and forecasted industry growth based on end user research the company conducted. And he was right. HP has seen growth this year driven in part …

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Nvidia Attempts To Improve Gaming Card Supply With Two Big Actions

By / Gaming, Personal Computing, Research / March 4, 2021

Unless you’ve been snoozing the past six months, you’ve seen that Covid-19 has driven unprecedented demand for personal and work electronics. Consumers who already had PCs (25% Q4 growth1) bought better ones. And for shared PC families, they purchased devices like PCs, Chromebooks (5X Q4 growth1), and tablets (2X Q4 growth1) for everyone in the …

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Intel Cranks CES 2021 To 11 With Massive Slew Of 11th Gen Core Processors

By / Chromebook, Gaming, Personal Computing, Research, Semiconductor / February 1, 2021

Intel had its ups and downs in 2020 and this year’s CES 2021 marked an opportunity for the company to turn a new leaf. Had the company not replaced its CEO during CES, I think this year’s CES accomplishments would have popped a bit more.  Intel is still the unit and revenue leader in the …

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NVIDIA Turns Up The Ampere At CES 2021

By / Gaming, Notebooks, Personal Computing, Research, Semiconductor / February 1, 2021

With this year’s CES happening virtually, I, unfortunately, did not get a chance to tour NVIDIA’s suite and tour NVIDIA’s latest gaming innovations. In past years, NVIDIA has used CES to launch the latest in gaming notebooks and display technologies. This year was no different, except I could not check out the latest in gaming …

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Apple MacBook Pro 13″ M1 AAA Gaming Experience: Good Performance For Thin And Lite, But Rough Experience For Some Games

By / Gaming, Notebooks, Personal Computing, Research / January 15, 2021

My expectations for AAA gaming on any 13″ notebook with integrated graphics are low for any IGP notebook brand. At Apple’s WWDC and Mac product launch, gaming (game/games/gaming) was cited 23 times, so I believe Apple intended to create a good gaming experience. Gaming has not been much of a focus for the Mac operating …

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Apple MacBook Pro 13″ M1 AAA Gaming Experience: Good Performance For Thin And Lite, But Rough Experience For Some Games

By / Gaming, Notebooks, Personal Computing, Research / January 11, 2021

My expectations for AAA gaming on any 13″ notebook with integrated graphics are low for any IGP notebook brand. At Apple’s WWDC and Mac product launch, gaming (game/games/gaming) was cited 23 times, so I believe Apple intended to create a good gaming experience. Gaming has not been much of a focus for the Mac operating …

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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 Builds On Leadership In 5G, AI And Gaming Performance

By / 5G, Gaming, Personal Computing, Research, Smartphone / December 15, 2020

Qualcomm is known as the world leader in 5G technology, with its SoCs at the heart of many of the world’s leading flagship phones. Every December, the company hosts its Tech Summit to show off the latest flagship chips that are already shipping to customers for next year’s flagship phones. For the last few years, …

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What The Ryzen 5000 Series Desktop Processor Reviews Say About Its Performance

By / Gaming, Personal Computing, Research, Semiconductor / December 15, 2020

In October, AMD launched its newest lineup of desktop CPUs, the Ryzen 5000 Series. The Ryzen 5000 Series, codenamed “Vermeer,” is the first CPU line to use AMD’s new Zen 3 architecture. AMD has made massive strides in IPC performance with each generation of Ryzen, and I expected this launch to be no different. On …

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