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2mos ago

Ryzen 7 9800HX3D leak points to 2027 gaming laptops

A Weibo leaker says AMD is preparing an 8-core X3D laptop chip with 96MB of L3 cache, but AMD has not confirmed the part...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

2mos ago

Nvidia Vera benchmarks let AMD claim a Venice lead

AMD says its Zen 6 Venice chips beat Nvidia Vera in unofficial SPEC CPU 2026 runs, though the comparison needs caveats.

By Felix Aranda

2mos ago

Gigabyte CXMT memory support reaches 8200 MT/s on AM5

Gigabyte says select AMD and Intel motherboards now support CXMT DDR5, with an AM5 validation hitting 8200 MT/s.

By Felix Aranda

2mos ago

FC 27 Ultimate Plus edition draws backlash over $149.99 price

EA announced three FC 27 editions, and the $149.99 Ultimate Plus tier is already taking heat from players over its extra...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

2mos ago

HyperX Omen 16 deal cuts RTX 5060 laptop to $1,099 at HP

HP is listing the HyperX Omen 16 with RTX 5060 graphics for $1,099.99 after a $900 discount.

By Mara Chen-Doyle

2mos ago

CyberPowerPC RTX 5080 deal cuts 9800X3D gaming PC to $2,829

Newegg is listing a CyberPowerPC gaming desktop with an RTX 5080 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D for $460 off.

By Mara Chen-Doyle

2mos ago

Trump ratepayer protection pledge adds governors and utilities

The White House says 23 governors and 187 companies joined its AI data center power pledge, though critics say it lacks...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

2mos ago

AMD ATI acquisition turns 20 after reshaping Radeon, APUs and consoles

AMD announced its $5.4 billion ATI deal on July 24, 2006, setting up Radeon graphics, Fusion APUs and a major console pu...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

2mos ago

AMD Zen 7 Florence is set for 2028 as Zen 8 Ravenna enters development

AMD says Zen 7 Florence will arrive in 2028 with AI extensions, while Zen 8 Ravenna is already being developed for 2030.

By Mara Chen-Doyle

2mos ago

What is quantum computing? How it works and what it can do

Quantum computing uses qubits and quantum physics to solve some problems differently, but it is not a faster laptop for...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

2mos ago

AMD X100 robotics chips bring Strix Halo silicon to embedded AI

AMD introduced Ryzen AI Embedded X100 APUs for robots, with Zen 5, RDNA 3.5 and a 10-year lifecycle, while its benchmark...

By Felix Aranda

2mos ago

RTX 3090 and RTX 3050 Lossless Scaling setup claims 144 FPS at 4K

A Reddit user says an RTX 3090 rendered games while an RTX 3050 generated frames with Lossless Scaling, lifting 4K outpu...

By Felix Aranda