PROCESSORS

NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 

WINNER: OVERALL 

Nvidia’s GeForce RTX line of GPUs is the foundation for Nvidia’s visual computing platform, incorporated into graphics cards, laptops and desktop PCs. The GPUs are used to power a range of high-performance applications, including gaming, scientific visualization, product design, and film and video production. In June the company launched the GeForce RTX 3080 TI, powered by Nivida’s Ampere architecture. It features third-generation Tensor Cores for DLSS performance boosts and second-generation RT Cores to accelerate ray tracing. Nvidia GeForce RTX was the overall winner in this category and received the highest survey scores in technology and customer need.

Subcategory Winner–Revenue and Profit: AMD Ryzen Pro 6000

Finalist: AMD Ryzen 5000 C-Series

Finalist: Apple M1 Ultra

Finalist: Intel 13th Gen Intel Core desktop processor

Finalist: Intel vPro platform, powered by 12th Gen Intel Core