Key Facts at a Glance Overview of the Framework Desktop (Features, Specs, Build) The Framework Desktop’s front panel is composed of 21 swappable tiles (one removed here), allowing personal customization of color and design. Two front Expansion Card slots (bottom left) let you choose I/O ports (USB-C, USB-A, audio jack, SD reader, etc.) using the…
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Overview: A New Generation of GeForce GPUs Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 50-series represents a major generational leap in consumer GPUs, blending unprecedented raw performance with AI-driven features. Officially unveiled by CEO Jensen Huang during the CES 2025 keynote, the RTX 50 line is built on the new “Blackwell” architecture – named after mathematician David Blackwell –…
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RTX 5090 uses Blackwell on a 5nm process with 21,760 CUDA cores across 170 Streaming Multiprocessors, 32 GB GDDR7 on a 512-bit bus, and a Total Graphics Power around 575–600 W. At 4K, RTX 5090 typically posts 30%+ higher frame rates than the RTX 4090, with examples like 86 FPS average in Black Myth: Wukong…
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The GeForce RTX 5090, on the Blackwell architecture, features 92 billion transistors, about 21,760 CUDA cores, 32 GB of GDDR7 on a 512-bit memory bus, and an estimated 450 W TBP. DLSS 4 introduces Multi-Frame Generation that can create up to three interpolated frames per rendered frame, plus Frame Generation and Frame Warp, with Nvidia…
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In mid-2025, x86 remains the top performer for legacy software and high-end workloads, with 64-core or 96-core Xeon/EPYC-class servers still setting the benchmark. Apple’s M-series SoCs, built on 8–10 core ARM64 designs and led by the M1 (2020) and M2 generations, demonstrate high performance-per-watt that rivals many x86 laptops. RISC-V’s open, modular ISA uses a…
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NVIDIA’s Blackwell B200 features 180 GB of HBM3e memory per GPU with up to 8 TB/s bandwidth, 18 PFLOPS FP4 tensor throughput, 9 PFLOPS FP8, and 4.5 PFLOPS FP16, plus a second-generation Transformer Engine. NVIDIA claims DGX B200 delivers about 3× the training performance and 15× the inference performance of DGX H100 in end-to-end workflows.…
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Intel’s 14th-Gen Core Ultra Arrow Lake desktop flagship Core Ultra 9 285K features a chiplet-based hybrid design with 8 Performance cores and 16 Efficient cores, clocks up to 5.7 GHz on P-cores, and includes an on‑chip NPU AI accelerator. AMD’s Ryzen 9 9800X3D (Zen 5 + 3D) is an 8-core/16-thread CPU with 96 MB of…
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The GeForce RTX 4090 is the fastest gaming GPU in mid-2025, featuring 24 GB of GDDR6X, 3rd-gen RT cores, 4th-gen Tensor cores, and launched at $1,599 in 2022–2023. NVIDIA released the RTX 5090 in early 2025 as a halo card, but its supply is so limited that the RTX 4090 remains the practical top-end for…
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Azure announced in June 2025 that SGX-based DCsv2 confidential VM instances will be retired by June 30, 2026, with SGX capacity restrictions starting July 1, 2025 and a migration to DCasv5/ECasv5 or DCasv6/ECasv6 confidential VMs using AMD SEV-SNP or Intel TDX. Intel’s 5th-Gen Xeon Emerald Rapids processors with Trust Domain Extensions (TDX) are debuting in…
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