Max Weinbach

Analyst

Research · January 10, 2025

CES 2025: Nvidia Blackwell RTX & Project Digits

What’s Important: DLSS 4 introduces Multi Frame Generation, exclusive to RTX 50 Series GPUs, increasing frame rates up to 8x. A new transformer-based AI model replaces the convolutional neural network, improving stability, motion clarity, and reducing ghosting. Enhanced Ray Reconstruction is compati

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Research · November 1, 2024

More Core, More Power: The Apple M4 Pro Advantage

Key Takeaways: Focus on performances cores for CPU and increased memory bandwidth. Several configurations available for the M4 series chips: M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max. CPU core count varies from 8 to 16 cores, with combinations of performance and efficiency cores, but focus on performance cores at high

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Research · November 1, 2024

Tesla AI’s New Architecture with FSD v13 Software Stack

Key Points Tesla AI FSD v13 Update Highlights: Tesla has shipped its latest version to 50,000 customers, enhancing highway autonomy significantly. Version 13 (v13) Upgrade: v13 introduces major scaling and architecture improvements, including 3x model scaling, audio inputs for emergency vehicles, an

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Research · October 14, 2024

Tesla Robotaxi and the Future of Autonomy

Summary Tesla unveiled their vision for the future of transportation at the “We, Robot” event, showcasing the Robotaxi and Robovan. The Robotaxi is a sub-$30,000 autonomous vehicle designed for personal use and potentially part of a rideshare network. Tesla’s Full Self Driving (FSD) technology, powe

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Research · September 24, 2024

After a few days with Intel Lunar Lake, Intel is back!

Key Takeaways: Intel is back(!) with a really good, really efficient core design. Intel’s tiled SoC with TSMC N3B compute tile and N6 I/O tile works really well We’re at a point where performance and efficiency among all major PC silicon providers is more or less equal, moving the differentiation fr

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Research · September 3, 2024

Intel Lunar Lake: Intel’s return to the top

Today, Intel unveiled its highly anticipated Lunar Lake platform at IFA 2024 in Berlin. This launch marks a significant leap forward for the company, showcasing its commitment to leading the charge in AI-powered computing, high-performance graphics, and energy efficiency. With a focus on delivering

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Research · August 15, 2024

Geekbench AI and the State of the NPU

Key Takeaways: Geekbench AI 1.0 is a new cross-platform benchmark suite designed for machine learning, deep learning, and AI-centric workloads. It provides three main scores: Single Precision, Half Precision, and Quantized, reflecting different precision levels used in AI tasks. The benchmark includ

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Research · July 15, 2024

AMD Zen 5 Tech Day: X86-citing Times for Laptop AI

At AMD’s Tech Day in Los Angeles last week, the company unveiled its latest salvo in the increasingly competitive laptop processor market with the announcement of the Ryzen AI 300 Series. These new chips aim to challenge the efficiency and AI capabilities that have made ARM-based processors from App

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Research · June 3, 2024

AMD Computex 2024 Keynote: New AI-Driven CPUs and GPUs for the Future

At Computex 2024, AMD painted a comprehensive vision for the future of AI computing, addressing everything from the cloud to the edge. The company’s rapid pace of innovation across CPUs, GPUs, AI accelerators and adaptive computing shows no signs of slowing down. By moving to an annual cadence of In

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Research · May 20, 2024

REPORT: The NPU Wattage Advantage

While all compute cores are capable of handling AI workloads, the NPU stands out the most here as its architecture allows it to run these AI workloads at significantly lower wattage than CPU and GPU cores. NPUs have power management technique advantages over the CPU and GPU, specifically on AI workl

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Research · January 17, 2024

Galaxy S24 Samsung Unpacked: Mobile AI is Here

Today’s Galaxy Unpacked was Samsung’s first event that focused more on software and AI experiences over their new hardware. It was clear through the event that Google and Samsung’s partnership got stronger with AI, with some first and only experiences powered by Google and Google Cloud. Key Takeaway

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