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Apple’s M1 chip, Intel surprised the industry in the middle of CES by sweet talking Pat Gelsinger into giving up his top-of-the-heap job at VMware and come back (he was there for 20 years) and get the chip giant back on a steady course. The news didn’t really phase Nvidia’s Jensen Huang or his relative, Dr. Lisa Su, who not only righted the AMD ship but guided it into becoming a major CPU provider and serious competitor to the Nvidia GPU kingdom. With the PC becoming an essential part of how people work, play and connect; AMD rolled out a full portfolio of Ryzen 5000 mobile processors. Sharing the virtual stage with Microsoft, LucasFilms and others; Dr. Su showcased the digital-first world for gamers, content creators, professionals and students. The chips are already appearing in more than 150 consumer/commercial notebooks from ASUS, HP and Lenovo. The great thing we heard during her presentation was that enterprise-grade security and seamless manageability were going to be available to everyone. While Nvidia’s desktop graphic cards continue to be ridiculously difficult to find, the company is bringing the performance technology to dozens of laptops. The RTX 3060 -- RTX 3080 is being designed into more than 70 models with systems starting as low as $999. The GPUs will double power efficiency, giving users longer play and office productivity time.