3rd gen processors

3rd Generation of processors called the IVy Bridge Series have made PCs more smarter and faster than ever before.

Faster
Lesser Energy Consumption
Smaller

Thus making Laptops lighter without sacrificing the power..







As well as the new transistors, Ivy Bridge sees Intel move to 22nm processor production, which automatically brings with it speed gains and energy savings. These will also be the first Intel chips to have built-in support for USB 3.0, PCI Express 3.0, as well as updated Intel HD Graphics supporting DirectX 11, OpenGL 3.1, and OpenCL 1.1. Playing back 4K video without an additional graphics card is promised, making 1080p YouTube streams child’s play for the new Core chips.

With the die shrink and Tri-gate transistors it is expected that Ivy Bridge will boost performance by as much as 20% while equally reducing power requirements by 20%. Looking specifically at GPU performance, the gains could be as high as 50% over the previous generation of HD Graphics.