Chip manufacturers Intel, AMD and Nvidia took to the virtual stage at this week’s trade fair to unveil their new processors that promise to make graphics look better, load faster and improve computer performance.
“Our relationship with technology has changed fundamentally,” AMD CEO Lisa Su said in a keynote address on Tuesday. “The pandemic has raised technology to become an essential part of the way we live, work, play and communicate. And at the heart of this technology is high-performance computing.”
Hardware companies Acer, Asus, Lenovo and others have unveiled the latest computers and connected displays that used the new chips.
For Taiwanese company Acer, the pandemic did not bother much the introduction of its new product line, including several new laptops and displays. Similarly, Taiwan-based Asus has announced a wide range from laptops to projectors and monitors.
“It simply came to our notice then [by the coronavirus pandemic] Indeed, and this is our world headquarters, all product development has gone very smoothly, “said Acer Pan America President Gregg Prendergast.” Our factories are mostly all in China … they were a bit unusual in the Q2 calendar, but they’ve been pretty operational since June. “
Acer has a significant business in education, offering Chromebooks to students, as well as laptops and game displays. Traditionally, the brand attracts gamers from the PC, but is gradually expanding to console gamers, offering a new screen that supports games on the new PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X with optimized graphics.
“It depends on how some of these products work. If they start to get sticky and start selling well, we will definitely expand our portfolio for sure,” Prendergast said.
Intel on Monday released new computer processors, including 11th-generation Intel gaming chips.
Intel told CNN Business in a call last week that Apple’s decision frees the chip maker to “find out how to get out and compete against [Apple] Intel said it will focus on delivering the best experiences on Windows, Chrome and Linux, while competing with Mac products.