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HP Pavilion Gaming 15 in review: Inexpensive gaming laptop with good battery life

Disappointing display - The HP Pavilion Gaming 15 in Review

The Pavilion Gaming 15's combination of CPU and GPU is able to display all current PC games smoothly on the 15.6-inch screen. On top of that, it comes with an N...
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Laptop) | 15.6" | 2.3 kg

Sascha Mölck, Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:43:00 +0100

AMD sold 10 time as many motherboards as Intel this week, per Mindfactory (Image source: AMD)

AMD ships 10 times as many motherboards as Intel per latest Mindfactory data

Recent Mindfactory data indicates that AMD has sold 10 times as many motherboards as Intel over the last week. This aligns with previous numbers for Ryzen processors and cements their lead over a beleaguered Intel.

Arjun Krishna Lal, Fri, 27 Mar 2020 11:11:00 +0100

The Intel Core i9-10900K is a powerful desktop processor with 10 cores. (Image source: Profesional Review)

Intel Core i9-10900K Geekbench test with ASRock Z490M Pro4 board shows healthy gains over i9-9900KS and threatens AMD Ryzen 9 3900X in multi-core result

A Comet Lake 10-core desktop processor in the form of the Intel Core i9-10900K has been flexing some multi-core muscles on Geekbench 5. The result recorded was 11,390 points, putting it way beyond the i9-9900KS on 9,458 points. Ev...

Daniel R Deakin, Fri, 27 Mar 2020 07:43:00 +0100

The AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS is aimed at high-end gaming laptops and for content creation. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS performs better than the Ryzen 7 3700X and even the mighty Ryzen 9 3950X in startling UserBenchmark test

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS APU have started popping up and the latest one is quite a surprise. According to the results recorded on UserBenchmark, the Renoir chip outpaced both the Ryzen 7 3700X and even the 16-core Ryz...

Daniel R Deakin, Wed, 25 Mar 2020 08:07:00 +0100

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 can also be fitted with an AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS APU. (Image source: Asus)

AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS in Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 takes out Dell Precision 5540's Intel Core i9-9980HK in Geekbench multi-core contest

An Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 laptop has been spotted on Geekbench being tested along with its powerful new AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS APU. While the reported single-core scores held up well against the rival Intel Core i9-9980HK, the Renoir c...

Daniel R Deakin, Tue, 24 Mar 2020 11:21:00 +0100

The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT graphics card features 40 compute units. (Image source: AMD)

AMD enjoys gains in Mindfactory GPU and CPU sales data thanks to resurgent Radeon RX 5700 XT and consistent Ryzen 3000 demand

AMD has enjoyed a good week in terms of the sales data leaked from Mindfactory. Unsurprisingly, the popularity of the company’s Ryzen 3000 series has continued to help it keep a very strong lead over Intel in CPU sales; however, t...

Daniel R Deakin, Mon, 23 Mar 2020 12:05:00 +0100

The elusive 10 nm Core i7-1068G7 will be Intel's short-term response to the impending 7 nm AMD Ryzen 7 4700U

The Core i7-1068G7 was teased last year as the crown jewel of the Ice Lake series even though it has yet to appear on any laptop or mini PC as of this writing. If Intel doesn't push it out soon, then it will risk being overshadowe...

Allen Ngo, Mon, 23 Mar 2020 08:01:00 +0100

Cooling system of the Lenovo ThinkPad E15 is overtaxed with AMD Radeon RX 640

The Lenovo ThinkPad E15 does not only get extremely hot in our review, it also suffers from throttling. An overall problematic situation that makes us question the purpose of the AMD GPU in here.

Benjamin Herzig, Sun, 22 Mar 2020 18:24:00 +0100

The Xiaomi RedmiBook 14 Ryzen Edition laptop utilized Radeon Vega 8 Graphics or Radeon Vega 10 Graphics. (Image source: Giztop)

Refreshed Xiaomi RedmiBook 14 Ryzen Edition laptop to be launched alongside the Redmi K30 Pro and K30 Pro Zoom smartphones on March 24

It appears Xiaomi has a truly jam-packed event coming up on March 24. The Chinese manufacturer apparently won’t be content with just unveiling the Redmi K30 Pro and Redmi K30 Pro Zoom smartphones. According to a noted leaker, Xiao...

Daniel R Deakin, Sun, 22 Mar 2020 11:36:00 +0100

The ROG Zephyrus G14 with a Ryzen 5 4600H APU may now be pre-ordered in Sweden

The AMD Ryzen 5 variant of the new Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 seems all but confirmed in a new listing on a Swedish online PC retail site. This company claims to have SKUs of this notebook with the Ryzen 5 4600H processor in stock. It ...

Deirdre O Donnell, Sat, 21 Mar 2020 17:25:00 +0100

The PS5’s SSD won’t be enough to offset a substantially weaker GPU in 4K workloads (Image source: Sony)

Opinion | The Playstation 5’s “no loading” SSD is a gimmick: here’s why

During Sony’s announcement of the PlayStation 5’s key specifications, the console maker lavished a lot of attention on the PS5’s new SSD. While the 5.5 GB/s storage solution is blazing fast, it is not a cure-all for other, fundame...

Arjun Krishna Lal, Sat, 21 Mar 2020 10:41:00 +0100

The Asus TUF Gaming A17 can be configured with a Ryzen 5 4600H or Ryzen 7 4800H APU. (Image source: Asus)

New Geekbench results for AMD Ryzen 7 4800H in Asus TUF Gaming laptop top those of the Intel Core i9-9980HK in the Dell Precision 5540 and Apple MacBook Pro 15 2019

Some of the latest Geekbench 4 and 5 results for the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H APU have been shared online, and once more they offer the sort of high multi-core scores you would expect from a Ryzen 4000 processor. However, the Renoir part...

Daniel R Deakin, Sat, 21 Mar 2020 09:01:00 +0100

The PS5 will almost certainly face a performance deficit against the Series X (Image source: Playstation UK)

No, the PS5 won’t offer anywhere near the graphics performance of Xbox Series X: Navi benchmarks prove it

Sony’s claim that high clockspeeds offset its meagre shader allocation on the PlayStation 5 doesn’t hold water when Navi overclocking results are factored in. Due to non-linear performance/clock scaling, the likely performance def...

Arjun Krishna Lal, Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:24:00 +0100

Could Tiger Lake match the Ryzen 4000 series on graphics performance (Image source: Intel)

Possible Tiger Lake chipset challenges the Ryzen 7 4800U on GPU performance in 3DMark 11

Ice Lake may well still be finding its way into laptops, but more examples of the Tiger Lake architecture are appearing online. One such benchmark listing has a 10 nm Tiger Lake chip challenging the GPU performance of the Ryzen 7 ...

Alex Alderson, Fri, 20 Mar 2020 12:09:00 +0100

The ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401IV comes with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 GPU. (Image source: Asus)

AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS in Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 unsettles Intel Core i9-9880H in the Apple MacBook Pro 16 2019 with sturdy Geekbench 5 results

An AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS has been spotted being put through its paces on Geekbench 5. The Ryzen 4000 APU was part of an Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 laptop. The 8-core Renoir chip amassed decent single-core scores of 1,135 and 1,164 points ...

Daniel R Deakin, Fri, 20 Mar 2020 08:29:00 +0100

DirectX 12 Ultimate certification guarantees compatibility with the latest DX12 featureset (Image source: Microsoft)

Microsoft's DirectX 12 Ultimate program guarantees PC-Xbox Series X parity with VRS, mesh shaders, DXR, and more

Microsoft recently unveiled DirectX 12 Ultimate, a rebrand for the DirectX 12_2 featureset. Graphics cards that are DirectX 12 Ultimate Compatible will have feature parity with the next-gen Xbox Series X.

Arjun Krishna Lal, Fri, 20 Mar 2020 07:52:00 +0100

AMD Vari-Bright decreases laptop display brightness when on batteries. Fortunately, disabling it is easy

Annoyingly, Vari-Bright is enabled by default to automatically limit the maximum brightness of the screen when not on AC power. Though it's supposed to be a power-saving feature, it can also make outdoor visibility more difficult ...

Allen Ngo, Thu, 19 Mar 2020 09:36:00 +0100

The PS5 sports a 10.3 TFLOP custom RDNA 2 GPU at 2.23 GHz. (Image Source: Eurogamer)

TFLOPs aren't everything: The PlayStation 5's 10.3 TFLOP GPU is a custom RDNA 2 part with 36 CUs running at 2.23 GHz

Sony's Mark Cerny spoke in detail about the PlayStation 5's GPU, which is a custom designed AMD RDNA 2 chip. The PS5's GPU has a lower CU count than the Xbox Series X but has higher clocks and boosts differently compared to PCs an...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, Wed, 18 Mar 2020 21:05:00 +0100

AMD SmartShift is awesome. Too bad most gamers will never get to use it (Image source: AMD)

Update | AMD SmartShift is awesome. Too bad most gamers will never get to use it

(Update: The feature will be coming to the Sony PlayStation 5.) The AMD-only feature can give you "free" CPU and GPU performance by dynamically optimizing the power budget between the processors. Laptops with Nvidia or Intel hardw...

Allen Ngo, Wed, 18 Mar 2020 20:59:00 +0100

The Cooper Lake “narrowing” raises questions about the state of Intel’s server division in 2020 (Image source: Intel)

AMD forces Intel to narrow its Cooper Lake Xeon lineup, even as 10nm woes put Ice Lake Xeon in question

Intel recently stated that it would be “narrowing” its Cooper Lake family of Xeon server CPUs. The move comes in the context of rapid AMD gains in the segment and the impending arrival of EPYC Milan.

Arjun Krishna Lal, Wed, 18 Mar 2020 15:57:00 +0100

Microsoft might soon release some all-AMD Surface Laptop variants. (Image Source: Microsoft)

All-AMD Microsoft Surface notebook with Ryzen 5 4500U and RX 5300M spotted on 3DMark

It looks like Microsoft is already planning to add the newly launched Ryzen 4000 APUs to the Surface lineup, and this time around, we could potentially see 15-inch as well as 13.5-inch all-AMD models. The 13.5-inch models may get ...

Bogdan Solca, Wed, 18 Mar 2020 14:02:00 +0100

The 10900KF holds its own for now, but Ryzen 4000 might render it irrelevant (Image source: Intel)

The 10-core i9-10900KF matches the 12-core Ryzen 9 3900X in leaked Time Spy bench, but upcoming Ryzen 4000 lineup means Comet Lake could still be DOA

Leaked Time Spy CPU benchmark scores for the Intel i9-10900KF show the 10-core Comet Lake part holding its own against the Ryzen 9 3900X. However, the desktop Ryzen 4000 lineup’s impending launch puts its long-term relevance in qu...

Arjun Krishna Lal, Wed, 18 Mar 2020 13:36:00 +0100

The Xbox Series X will feature powerful ray-tracing acceleration (Image source: Microsoft)

Rumor | This is how Xbox Series X and PS5 ray-tracing works: leaked patent shows RDNA2’s texture processor-based ray tracing capabilities

Tipster @rogame correlated a 2017 patent filing with a leaked quote on the RDNA2 architecture to identify how exactly the Xbox Series X’s ray-tracing hardware functions.

Arjun Krishna Lal, Wed, 18 Mar 2020 12:39:00 +0100

Vulkan’s ray-tracing support might lead to more widespread adoption of the tech (Image source: Khronos)

Khronos’ Vulkan ray-tracing extensions launch after Xbox Series X spec reveal: will leverage spare CPU cycles to maximize performance

Khronos Group recently announced the official launch of Vulkan’s ray-tracing extensions. The platforms ray-tracing features will largely deliver parity with Microsoft’s existing DXR 1.1 standard, with the exception of some nifty p...

Arjun Krishna Lal, Wed, 18 Mar 2020 11:51:00 +0100

New Raspberry Pi-sized AMD Ryzen Embedded SBC coming from DFI

The GHF51 from DFI is a new single-board computer powered by a Ryzen Embedded R1000 APU. Boasting a 12 Watt TDP and integrated Vega graphics, the GHF51 will likely be scores more powerful than the similarly-sized Raspberry Pi. All...

Sam Medley, Wed, 18 Mar 2020 05:29:00 +0100

AMD's Ryzen 4000 H-series of APUs are designed for thin and light laptops. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 5 4600H in Asus TUF Gaming laptop demonstrates Zen 2 advantage by romping ahead of the Ryzen 7 3750H and Intel Core i7-8850H in Geekbench tests

The Geekbench 4 and 5 results for an AMD Ryzen 5 4600H APU in an Asus TUF Gaming laptop have been shared online, and they help demonstrate the performance improvements brought by the Zen 2 microarchitecture. In Geekbench 5, the Re...

Daniel R Deakin, Tue, 17 Mar 2020 10:37:00 +0100

The Xbox Series X is much smaller than a refrigerator. (Source: Microsoft)

Been wondering how big the Xbox Series X is? Microsoft compares it with a fridge for scale

Although Microsoft has already taken the wraps off its forthcoming Xbox Series X console, it hasn’t been completely clear from renders of the console exactly what its dimensions are. For home theater enthusiasts this could be a po...

Sanjiv Sathiah, Tue, 17 Mar 2020 10:01:00 +0100

The new Xbox Series X will support removable storage expansion cards up to 1 TB in capacity. (Source: Microsoft)

A closer look at the Xbox Series X removable storage system

There is no doubting that the Xbox Series X is going to be a beast. But in addition to its raw processing power, the system architecture is also designed to be both fast and flexible. One of the highlights of this flexibility is t...

Sanjiv Sathiah, Tue, 17 Mar 2020 09:15:00 +0100

AMD 7 nm Renoir accomplishes what Intel couldn't do with 10 nm Ice Lake Core i7-1065G7 or 14 nm Comet Lake-U Core i7-10710U

AMD says its new octa-core Ryzen 7 4800U will make no compromises in regards to processor and graphics performance whereas Intel users will have to choose between faster graphics performance (Ice Lake) or faster processor performa...

Allen Ngo, Tue, 17 Mar 2020 03:57:00 +0100

The Xbox Series X will be at least twice as powerful as the Xbox One X. (Image source: Microsoft)

Insane Xbox Series X specifications confirmed: 3.8 GHz Zen 2 CPU, 52 CUs and 12.15 TFLOPS RDNA 2 GPU on a 360.45 mm2 die, 16 GB RAM and 1 TB SSD

Microsoft and Phil Spencer have unveiled the specifications of the Xbox Series X, and they almost match the most ridiculous of next-generation console rumours. Set to challenge the PS5 later this year, the Xbox Series X will featu...

Alex Alderson, Mon, 16 Mar 2020 18:20:00 +0100

AMD details the AMD Ryzen 9 4900H and Ryzen 9 4900HS.

AMD includes the Ryzen 9 4900H and Ryzen 9 4900HS in the Renoir Ryzen 4000 APU lineup: faster base clocks than the Core i9-9880H at 45W TDP

AMD has added the Ryzen 9 4900H and Ryzen 9 4900HS to its list of Ryzen 4000 APUs. While the H-series is rated at a 45W TDP and is OEM-configurable, the HS series will have a default 35W TDP and be available only to select OEM par...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, Mon, 16 Mar 2020 16:34:00 +0100

The AMD Ryzen 4000 H-series is aimed at gamers and creators. (Image source: AMD)

Upcoming Dell G5 Special Edition gaming laptop will be overflowing with AMD treats such as a Ryzen 4000 H-series APU and Radeon RX 5600M GPU

A new laptop from Dell’s G Series has been revealed, and it is packed with the latest technology from AMD. The Dell G5 SE (Special Edition) will bring a high-performance Ryzen 4000 H-series processor in combination with the RDNA-b...

Daniel R Deakin, Mon, 16 Mar 2020 14:00:00 +0100

Asus is utilizing the power and efficiency of AMD's Ryzen 4000 HS-series in its Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop. (Image source: Asus)

Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 with AMD Ryzen 4000 HS-series processor lays claim to being the world's most powerful 14-inch gaming laptop

Asus believes the ROG Zephyrus G14 will be the most powerful 14-inch gaming laptop in the world thanks to the help of its AMD Ryzen 4000 HS-series processor. The Taiwanese manufacturer has stuffed the computer full of high-end gam...

Daniel R Deakin, Mon, 16 Mar 2020 14:00:00 +0100

AMD promises longer battery runtimes with the Ryzen 4000 APUs. (Image Source: AMD)

AMD details Ryzen 4000 battery life optimizations: better system awareness leads to increased run times compared to the Core i7-1065G7

AMD detailed some of the enhancements built into the new Ryzen 4000 APUs that potentially lead to better battery life compared to Intel Ice Lake-powered laptops. AMD focuses on improvements to the system management controller and ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, Mon, 16 Mar 2020 14:00:00 +0100

Nvidia SUPER gaming laptops will be arriving on the market in April. (Image source: Nvidia)

Nvidia SUPER gaming laptops with Intel 10th Gen processors coming in April; will likely compete with upcoming Ryzen 4000 laptops

It has been reported that new laptops featuring one of Nvidia’s SUPER mobile GPUs and an Intel 10th Gen CPU will be made available in April. A whole range of SUPER mobile graphics cards, from the GeForce GTX 1650 all the way up to...

Daniel R Deakin, Sun, 15 Mar 2020 07:20:00 +0100

Intel chips now dominate the latest version of the PerformanceTest single-thread list. (Image source: PassMark/edited)

AMD obliterated from PassMark's single-thread performance chart as Intel claims top 34 places thanks to version 10 update

The PassMark site has recently introduced version 10 of its PerformanceTest benchmark, with the result being that Intel processors now utterly dominate the single-thread performance chart. The Intel Core i9-9900KS tops the list wi...

Daniel R Deakin, Sat, 14 Mar 2020 11:55:00 +0100

The latest PS5 leak suggests it will boast of 32 GB of memory. (Image source: LetsGoDigital/Concept Creator)

Preposterous PlayStation 5 core specifications leaked: CPU @3.86 GHz, GPU with 56 CUs and 15.05 TFLOPS, 32 GB RAM, 1.5 TB SSD - all for US$499

Alleged core specifications for the upcoming PlayStation 5 have recently been shared online, although considering the source those anxious for news about the next-gen PS5 console should be prepared to dip into their salt reserves....

Daniel R Deakin, Sat, 14 Mar 2020 08:00:00 +0100

The Ryzen 7 4800U powers past Tiger Lake U in Time Spy with 40 percent higher CPU performance

Leaked Time Spy CPU scores for AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7 4800U show massive gains over both the older Ryzen 7 3780U and Intel's yet-to-be-released Tiger Lake U lineup.

Arjun Krishna Lal, Fri, 13 Mar 2020 12:12:00 +0100

The AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS features an improved Vega iGPU. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS chip's Time Spy Graphics Score demonstrates Renoir's higher performance per CU over Picasso despite same Vega architecture

A Time Spy Graphics Score for a Ryzen 7 4800HS APU has shown just how much AMD has managed to improve the iGPU performance for the Renoir generation of processors. The new Ryzen 4000 mobile chip managed to score 1,089 points, whic...

Daniel R Deakin, Fri, 13 Mar 2020 09:26:00 +0100

The A9-9820 does not seem to be based on an architecture pre-dating Zen. (Image Source: Chuwi)

Mysterious AMD A9-9820 APU with Radeon R7 350 iGPU spotted in Chuwi's latest AeroBox mini PC

The A9-9820 APU with Radeon R7 350 iGPU is probably not based on the Zen architecture since it only supports DDR3 memory. The test results provided by Chuwi speak for themselves, although the OEM claims that there should be enough...

Bogdan Solca, Thu, 12 Mar 2020 16:37:00 +0100

The AMD Ryzen 5 4500U could end up in a future Lenovo IdeaPad. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 5 4500U in Lenovo laptop creeps past Intel Core i7-1065G7 in Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 in Geekbench 4 multi-core test

A hexa-core AMD Ryzen 5 4500U APU has managed to achieve a higher score on Geekbench 4’s multi-core test than the quad-core Ice Lake Intel Core i7-1065G7. Although the latter Intel SoC is streets ahead of the Ryzen 4000 processor ...

Daniel R Deakin, Thu, 12 Mar 2020 09:42:00 +0100

AMD Ryzen 4000 Renoir desktop APUs should start appearing soon. (Image source: AMD)

First AMD Ryzen 4000 Renoir desktop APU appears on 3DMark 11 but offers lower scores than the Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 7 4800U mobile APUs

A possible AMD Ryzen 4000 Renoir desktop APU has been spotted on the 3DMark 11 benchmark. The processor, which was in a system that utilized a yet to be released Gigabyte B550 Aorus Pro motherboard, managed an overall score of 5,6...

Daniel R Deakin, Thu, 12 Mar 2020 06:42:00 +0100

This Asus ROG GA502IU-XS74 laptop is powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS. (Image source: Newegg Canada/@momomo_us).

AMD Ryzen 4000 laptop prices and release dates accidentally leaked by Canadian retailers

A number of Asus TUF Gaming laptops and Asus ROG devices powered by Renoir chips from AMD's Ryzen 4000 series have been spotted on Newegg Canada and the Canadian retailer Memory Express. Although the listings have all been removed...

Daniel R Deakin, Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:12:00 +0100

Subnotebook mit voller Leistungsentfaltung: Das Huawei MateBook D 14

Huawei MateBook D 14: Just as good as the D 15

In our review, Huawei's MateBook D 15 surprised is with an unthrottled CPU and low noise emissions. The smaller MateBook D 14 managed to repeat that trick and p...
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 | 14" | 1.4 kg

Mike Wobker, Tue, 10 Mar 2020 21:15:00 +0100

Maintains a great level of performance without any throttling: The Huawei MateBook D 15

Huawei MateBook D 15: Other manufacturers have something to learn from Huawei

Those who have to deal with great numbers of notebooks on a regular basis quickly discover that manufacturers ofttimes allow the built-in CPUs to throttle down ...
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 | 15.6" | 1.5 kg

Mike Wobker, Tue, 10 Mar 2020 18:36:00 +0100

AMD is yet to announce the Ryzen 9 4900H. (Image source: AMD)

Rumour | Evidence of AMD Ryzen 9 4900H appears on 3DMark with a 4.4 GHz boost clock and an RX Vega 8 GPU

While AMD is yet to announce the Ryzen 9 4900H, more evidence of its existence has appeared online. Sporting a 45 W TDP, 8 cores and a 4.4 GHz boost clock, the Ryzen 9 4900H should have enough reserves to challenge whatever Intel ...

Alex Alderson, Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:49:00 +0100

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401IU comes with an AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS processor. (Image source: Amazon China)

AMD Ryzen 4000 laptops in the forms of the Asus TUF Gaming and ROG Zephyrus G14 appear on Amazon China

At least three Asus laptops have been listed on the Amazon China website revealing that AMD Ryzen 4000 laptops are finally arriving. The 17.3-inch Asus TUF FA706IU Gaming laptop features the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H APU while both the 14...

Daniel R Deakin, Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:24:00 +0100

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