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The AMD Radeon RX 9070 is one half of the first two RDNA 4 desktop GPUs that are scheduled to release in Q1 2025. While AMD has yet to fully reveal the RDNA 4 cards, the RX 9070 has been tested in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and the results are quite impressive.

The HP EliteBook 845 G11 is still a very good business laptop with AMD processors including the fast HS-series chips. However, the cooling performance struggles a bit with the fast CPU options, so we would recommend a U-series chip like the Ryzen 7 8840U.

MSI has only just released the Claw 7 AI+ A2VM and Claw 8 AI+ A2VM with Intel Lunar Lake processors. Rumours of another refresh have now been mooted though, and with AMD's new Ryzen Z2 series APUs too.

One-Netbook has now revealed full pricing details for the OneXPlayer G1. Launching tomorrow to rival the GPD Win Mini, the OneXPlayer G1 will be available with a choice between two AMD Ryzen APUs and Intel's new Core Ultra 7 255H processor and Arc 140T iGPU.

Asus has refreshed the Vivobook 14 and Vivobook 16 with new AMD and Qualcomm Snapdragon options. Available from later this month, the new laptops start at $699.99 and differ in multiple areas.

Lenovo has updated the Legion Pro 5 and Legion Pro 5i with new AMD and Intel processors. Also joining the party are Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5070 and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPUs, as well as PCIe Gen 4 storage, DDR5-6400 RAM and 2.5K OLED displays.

Asus has refreshed its ROG series with a new pair of gaming desktops. Arriving as the ROG G700, the pair will both feature Nvidia's new GeForce RTX 5090 GPU with 32 GB of GDDR7 VRAM. However, Asus will distinguish the two systems with AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processors.

Asus has unveiled what could easily be its most powerful tablet ever: the ROG Flow Z13. It comes with Ryzen AI Max Plus 395 chip, a high-refresh-rate screen and two USB 4.0 ports.

MSI has unveiled the Stealth A16 AI+ gaming laptop at CES 2025. The gaming machine comes with a 16-inch display, an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor, a high-end Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 GPU, and a 99 Wh battery.

HP has refreshed the Omen 16 with AMD Strix Point and Intel Arrow Lake processors. Not only that, but the new HP Omen 16 will be available with one of Nvidia's 'Next-Gen Laptop' GPUs.

HP has updated the Victus 15 with a new stack of AMD and Intel processors. Arriving later this month for $1,199.99, the new Victus 15 will also be available with a choice between popular AMD and Nvidia GPUs.

HP has refreshed its gaming desktop line with the Omen 16L. Arriving next month, the Omen 16L will be available for under $1,000 with a whole host of hardware to choose from.

The HP Omen Max 16 gaming laptop is now official. It can be configured with Intel Arrow Lake-HX and AMD Strix Point CPUs and GPUs from Nvidia and AMD. It goes on sale later this starting at $2,699.

The MSI Raider A18 HX is the company's newest 18-inch gaming laptop. It combines AMD Fire Range CPUs with Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards, but skimps on some of the more boutique features like Thunderbolt 5.0

Dell has unveiled the Pro 14 and Pro 16, which replace Latitude laptops in its new product lineup. While the Dell Pro 14 and Pro 16 will initially be sold with Intel processors of various persuasions, AMD Ryzen APUs are also on the horizon.

The Pro Plus is a new segment for Dell and one of three replacements for its outgoing Latitude series. Arriving in three display sizes, the Pro Plus 13, Pro Plus 14 and Pro Plus 16 will be configurable with a choice of AMD Ryzen, Intel Arrow Lake and Intel Lunar Lake processors throughout 2025.

AMD has unveiled three new chips for high-end gaming laptops, including one with 3D V-cache. The Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, Ryzen 9 9955HX and Ryzen 9 9850HX all come with 16 Zen 5 cores and a TDP of 55 Watts.

AMD's newest X3D chips, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X3D, are finally here. Specs-wise, they don't offer much in the way of upgrades over their last-gen counterparts. AMD will unveil their price and availability at a later point.

AMD has shown off its low-power chips for handheld gaming consoles at CES 2025. The Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Ryzen Z2 and Ryzen Z2 Go offer gamers and OEMs to pick between raw performance and battery life by offering three tiers of hardware.

Better late than never, Acer has finally entered the handheld gaming fray, introducing the 8-inch Acer Nitro Blaze and Acer Nitro Blaze 11, which features a gargantuan 11-inch, 144 Hz IPS display. Both devices are powered by AMD's Ryzen 7 8840HS and Radeon 780M iGPUs.

At CES 2025, AMD is finally offering a preview of what's in store with RDNA 4. RDNA 4 GPUs, such as the new Radeon RX 9070 XT and the RX 9070, come with new RT and compute cores along with a new media engine. The nomenclature of RDNA 4 will also follow in the competition's footsteps to enable easy comparisons.

Strix Halo goes ZBook: HP is one of the launch partners of AMD for its new Ryzen AI Max Platform. The new HP ZBook Ultra 14 G1a is a compact workstation that may compete well against the Apple MacBook Pro 14.

AMD has unveiled its most powerful Copilot+ PC APU lineup. Dubbed the Ryzen AI Max series, the Strix Halo series led by the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 offers up to 16C/32T configurations with a 50 TOPS NPU and RDNA 3.5 GPU with up to 40 CUs. AMD is aiming to take on the M4 Pro Macs, the Core Ultra 9 288V, and even the RTX 4090 with these new APUs.

Lenovo has unveiled its new entry-level notebooks, the Xiaoxin SE 2025 series, in China. The new lineup offers 14-inch, 15.3-inch, and 16-inch laptops, with the option of equipping each of those with either an Intel Core i5-13420H or AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS.

Geekom has several new mini PCs innovations on display at CES 2025. The QS1 is the world's first ARM-powered mini PC featuring the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite SoC for unmatched performance and power efficiency. Also on display are the A9 Max powered by the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 that offers a total of 80 TOPS AI performance and the A6, which offers excellent cost effectiveness at the $500 mark.

A recent tidbit shared by a prominent leaker has revealed that Intel's Arrow Lake-HX might not bring significant improvements to the table. This might make OEMs turn to AMD's upcoming "Fire Range" chips, including the rumored Ryzen 9 9955HX3D for the true desktop-replacement laptops that refuse to settle for less.

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PowerColor has provided a sneak peek at its upcoming AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT GPU, teasing a unique metal shroud, triple-fan setup, and a flow-through cooler. AMD is expected to announce its new GPUs at CES 2025 in a few days.

At CES 2025, companies are expected to introduce laptops featuring AMD Krackan APUs, but ECS appears to have pulled the gun early. Days before the event, the company announced a new laptop that features a new 8-core Zen 5 APU.

One-Netbook has confirmed when its GPD Win Mini alternative will go on sale. Based around an 8.8-inch and 144 Hz display, the OneXPlayer G1 utilises AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU and LPDDR5X-7500 RAM while also providing a choice between OcuLink and USB4 connectivity.

A new leak has revealed some information about Zotac's second handheld gaming console. The new Zotac Zone will arrive with some much-needed upgrades, which might lead to an inevitable price increase.

The Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 AMD is one of the more popular ThinkPad laptops, as it marries the traditional T series with AMD's Ryzen platform. With the latest generation, Lenovo restores upgradeability and the device also offers a great performance. Unfortunately, it can get pretty toasty.

The Lenovo Yoga 7 14 on sale at Best Buy comes with an AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS processor, 16 GB of memory, a 1 TB SSD, and a FHD+ IPS display. Due to the lack of SO-DIMM slots, user upgradability is limited to just the SSD, and even then you're restricted to 2230 and 2242 modules.

The latest OneXPlayer X1 is now available with AMD's new Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU. Now sold as the OneXPlayer X1 Pro, the versatile device still contains features like a relatively large battery, OcuLink connectivity and up to 64 GB of RAM.

AMD enthusiasts are well aware that Strix Halo APUs with powerful integrated graphics are poised to be unveiled next month. A recently leaked listing reveals the Time Spy performance of the Radeon 8060S iGPU, and the results appear intriguing.

HP's OmniBook Ultra 14 comes equipped with a high-end AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 processor, 32 GB of RAM, 2 TB of storage, and a 2.2K IPS touch-enabled display. Although it doesn't offer many ports, the two USB-C do support Thunderbolt 4 with DisplayPort 2.1 output.

GMKtec is offering a colorful, new mini PC in several model versions. Boasting a powerful AMD APU, the possibility of up to 96 GB of RAM, a wide range of modern connectivity options and loads of storage space, this mini PC is no lightweight.

Lenovo's next gaming handhelds are on their way. While the company has teased that new AMD-powered options are on the way, it seems that a retailer has jumped the gun in relation to the cheaper Legion Go S.

Preliminary synthetic performance of the Strix Halo Radeon 8060S and 8050S iGPUs has appeared online and the chips are already outperforming entry-level desktop GPUs like the RX 7600. This paints quite a good picture for the final retail samples of Strix Halo APUs, as gamers can finally get an iGPU at the level of a mid-range laptop dGPU.

Minisforum has started selling a new version of its only AMD Ryzen-powered 2-in-1. Now sold as the Minisforum V3 SE, the device makes sacrifices in various areas to hit a much lower price point than the standard Minisforum V3.

The Cinebench R23 performance of the upcoming Ryzen 9 9950X3D chip has leaked and the results are generally a good news for fans. However, AMD is, once again, only expected to outfit one CCD with the 3D V-Cache which could introduce some scheduling problems like last-gen Ryzen 9 7950X3D.

The latest GPD Win Max 2 is now available from reputable third-party Droix. Sporting AMD's new Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU, the new Win Max 2 also features upgrades like dual USB 4 connectivity and improved cooling, among other changes.

A leaker has dropped the mother lode of all AMD RDNA 4 leaks. It tells us what each desktop and laptop GPU will be called, and another one sheds light on their tentative specifications. As speculated earlier, AMD will adopt a new naming scheme yet again.

GMKtec has made its new Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 mini PC available to pre-order, the Evo-X1. With the early-bird discount, the Minisforum EliteMini AI370 competitor starts at $920.

A new leak says AMD plans to switch things up with RDNA 4, specifically the naming. It will mimic Strix Halo's GPU naming structure and launch as the Radeon RX 90 series.

AFMF 2 is now official for the ROG Ally gaming handhelds, and Asus is promising a big FPS boost with this new AMD frame-gen technology. To be specific, the company says that the tech can offer over 2x uplift.