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The Via 15 Pro M22 models feature 1440p screens with 165 Hz refresh rate. (Image Source: Schenker)

Schenker refreshes Via 15 Pro ultrabooks with AMD Ryzen 7 5700U APUs running at 35 W and 1440p displays

Apart from the Ryzen 7 5700U APU that can be set to run at 35 W and an improved display, the new 2022 Via 15 Pro ultrabook features upgradable RAM slots that support up to 64 GB capacities, plus users can upgrade the M.2 SSD stora...

Bogdan Solca, 30 Jun 2022 16:30

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000 WX-series of chips will be offered to OEMs and PC builders. (Image source: AMD - edited)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX price of US$6,499 leaves Zen 3 HEDT parts as costly options for DIYers

AMD recently revealed it would make its Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000 WX-series available for DIY builders at some point in the near future while also announcing that the PRO and non-PRO lines would simply merge into a single PRO li...

Daniel R Deakin, 30 Jun 2022 12:59

The AYA NEO NEXT 2 replaces the NEXT, which has only just started shipping. (Image source: AYA NEO)

AYA NEO NEXT 2: New gaming handheld presented with Steam Deck looks and Intel Arc dGPU or AMD Radeon RX 6000 options

AYA NEO has revealed the NEXT 2, a gaming handheld that will be available with Intel and AMD processors. While the latter will feature RDNA 2-based iGPUs, AYA NEO plans to offer the former with dedicated GPU options from the Intel...

Alex Alderson, 29 Jun 2022 22:31

AMD is planning to launch the RDNA3 GPUs in late 2022. (Image Source: Moore's Law is Dead)

AMD's Radeon RX 7000 GPUs could feature hardware AI processors similar to Nvidia's Tensor cores, as suggested by latest Linux patches

Even though FSR 2.0 is almost as good as Nvidia's DLSS, AMD might be looking to add AI-enabled hardware processing in the upcoming RDNA3 GPUs, as suggested by the addition of Wave Matrix Multiply-Accumulate algorithms in the lates...

Bogdan Solca, 29 Jun 2022 19:49

The last bastion of the Touch Bar has not evolved nearly as much as its MacBook contemporaries. (Image source: various - edited)

4 superb M2 MacBook Pro alternatives for Windows users that can't stand macOS

Between bright OLED displays and powerful processor platforms, Apple's refreshed M2 MacBook Pro 13 doesn't bring all that much to the table in terms of upgrades. Is the stale design worth living with for the convenience of macOS? ...

Julian van der Merwe, 28 Jun 2022 12:39

The Lenovo ThinkBook 13s should deliver longer runtimes when equipped with an AMD Ryzen 6000U APU. (Image source: Lenovo)

Lenovo ThinkBook 13s: Ultrabook refreshed up to an AMD Ryzen 7 6800U for improved performance and battery life

Lenovo has refreshed the ThinkBook 13s, having presented an Intel Alder Lake-powered model in February at MWC 2022. This time, the company has given the ThinkBook 13s a taste of the Ryzen 6000 architecture, with RDNA 2-based iGPUs...

Alex Alderson, 27 Jun 2022 21:48

AMD Phoenix and Dragon Range will combine a Zen 4 CPU with an RDNA3 GPU. (Image Source: AMD/TowardsDataScience - edited)

AMD Phoenix and Dragon Range leak: Up to 16 Zen 4 cores for Dragon Range and RTX 3060 mobile-like performance for Phoenix

AMD Dragon Range and Phoenix APUs are Team Red's next-gen processors that will feature a Zen 4 CPU and an RDNA3 GPU. Courtesy of RedGamingTech, we now have a lot of details about the upcoming APUs, including possible SKUs with cor...

Fawad Murtaza, 27 Jun 2022 01:38

Best Buy has started a very enticing sale on the Dell G15 and offers the gaming laptop at an affordable price of just US$699 (Image: Dell)

Budget-friendly Dell G15 gaming laptop with Ryzen 7 5800H and RTX 3050 Ti on sale for US$699

The reasonably specced Ryzen Edition of Dell's 15-inch gaming laptop is a good choice for budget-conscious gamers who are still looking for a new and portable notebook in the sub-US$800 category. Considering its currently discount...

Enrico Frahn, 25 Jun 2022 22:22

AMD has open-sourced FSR 2.0. (Source: AMD)

AMD appears to mock DLSS and XeSS while open-sourcing FSR 2.0

AMD has made the source code of FSR 2.0 available to everyone. Anyone can now download and use FSR 2.0 to implement Team Red’s state-of-the-art temporal upscaling solution in their games. In an article published on GPUOpen, AMD ha...

Fawad Murtaza, 25 Jun 2022 02:29

Testing the Schenker XMG Apex 15 Max: a gaming laptop with a desktop CPU

Schenker XMG Apex 15 Max: Gaming laptop with Ryzen 9 5900X

Schenker combines a socketed Ryzen 9-5900X CPU with a GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. This results in a powerful laptop that strikes a good figure in scenarios that demand a lot of performance, be it gaming, video processing, or rend...

Sascha Mölck, 25 Jun 2022 01:40

The new AOKZOE console offers a large screen with 1920 x 1200 resolution. (Image Source: AOKZOE)

AOKZOE demoes FHD+ large-screen handheld gaming console powered by AMD's Ryzen 7 6800U APU

Competition on the Chinese handheld console market is getting fierce as yet another maker presents its large-screen model. AOKZOE's console is powered by a Ryzen 7 6800U with Radeon 680M iGPU and it looks to handle popular games l...

Bogdan Solca, 24 Jun 2022 14:57

The AYA NEO FLIP joins numerous devices that the company is yet to release. (Image source: AYA NEO)

AYA NEO FLIP: Company adds another handheld device to its expanding lineup with an AMD Ryzen 7 6800U APU

AYA NEO has teased the AYA NEO FLIP, a fifth gaming handheld it hopes to launch in Q4 2022. Joining the AYA NEO 2, AYA NEO 2 GEEK, AYA NEO SLIDE and the AYA NEO AIR Plus, the AYA NEO FLIP will launch with a design reminiscent of a...

Alex Alderson, 23 Jun 2022 18:37

The GPD Win Max 2 has a backlit keyboard, a trackpad and controller buttons. (Image source: GPD)

GPD Win Max 2: AMD Ryzen 7 6800U and Intel Core i7-1260P configurations confirmed for July-bound handheld

GPD has announced what memory configuration in which it will offer the Win Max 2. Starting with 16 GB of RAM and a 1 TB SSD, the Win Max 2 will be orderable next month in 12 SKUs, including several LTE versions. Pricing remains un...

Alex Alderson, 23 Jun 2022 16:33

CPU legend Jim Keller feels AMD stupidly canceled the K12 Core ARM project. (Image Source: AMD)

Zen architecture pioneer Jim Keller feels AMD was stupid to cancel the K12 Core ARM processor

CPU architect legend Jim Keller opined that AMD was stupid to cancel the K12 Core CPU. The K12 Core was designed by Keller, who was also the brains behind the Zen architecture, as a 64-bit ARMv8 platform that was originally slated...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 22 Jun 2022 18:51

The MateStation X arrives in the UK for £1,799.99. (Image source: Huawei)

Huawei MateStation X arrives in the UK with a 4K display and AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU to take on the Apple iMac

Huawei has introduced the MateStation X in the UK, nearly four months after its European introduction at MWC 2022 in Barcelona. Only available in one configuration, the MateStation X combines Huawei's MateView display with a power...

Alex Alderson, 22 Jun 2022 15:50

Dual-GCD AMD GPUs could launch by 2023, but probably not for gaming models. (Image Source: AMD)

Latest leaks suggest that AMD could release a GPU more powerful than the Navi 31 in 2023

The Navi 3x in question is supposed to feature a dual-GCD design with 16384 Stream Processors, which is a considerable upgrade over the Navi 31 rumored to feature a single-GCD design with 12288 SP. According to some sources, this ...

Bogdan Solca, 21 Jun 2022 19:05

The first Ryzen Embedded R2000 will launch this October. (Image Source: AMD)

AMD announces Ryzen Embedded R2000 SoCs with Zen+ cores

Highlights for the new Embedded R2000 series include up to 4 Zen+ cores with 8 threads, support for dual-channel DDR4-3200 and 16 PCIe Gen 3 lanes, and up to an 8 CU iGPU that can easily handle 4x 4K video outputs.

Bogdan Solca, 21 Jun 2022 18:32

AMD's Threadripper Pro 5000WX series of processors will be more widely available soon (image via Unsplash)

AMD's Zen 3 based Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5000WX processors will be a lot easier to get as of July 2022

AMD has announced that its newest Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX, 5975WX and 5965WX processors will be available to system integrators in July 2022. DIY builders will also be able to purchase said CPUs later in the year.

Anil Ganti, 21 Jun 2022 11:31

GPU prices are dropping sharply in Europe. (Source: AMD/Sapphire)

Report finds AMD GPUs going for 8% below MSRP in Europe while Nvidia boards manage to hold above by 2%

3DCenter has published another of its 3-week analysis reports of the GPU market in Europe. According to the latest entry, the average price of an AMD GPU has dropped 8% below MSRP for the first time. Nvidia boards, while not under...

Fawad Murtaza, 21 Jun 2022 01:06

AMD's Ryzen 7000 Zen 4-based desktop CPUs have the family codename "Raphael". (Image source: AMD - edited)

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X misses out: Four other Raphael SKUs expected to lead Zen 4 charge in September as AMD Ryzen 9 7950X gets alleged price tag

New AMD Ryzen 7000 leaks have detailed the potential launch line-up for the upcoming Zen 4 desktop parts, a possible release date, and even a supposed price tag for the top-end Ryzen 9 7950X. It seems there won’t be an AMD Ryzen 7...

Daniel R Deakin, 18 Jun 2022 20:48

AMD's "Little Phoenix" will power the Steam Deck 2 handheld consoles. (Image Source: AMD/TowardsDataScience - edited)

AMD "Little Phoenix" APU with Zen 4 cores and RDNA3 iGPU rumored to power Steam's Deck 2 handheld console, could launch in late 2023

The "Little Phoenix" is rumored to launch in late 2023 with Steam's second gen Deck handheld console. Apparently, it is a cut-down version of the "Phoenix" laptop processor that is scheduled to launch in early 2023, and the four Z...

Bogdan Solca, 17 Jun 2022 19:50

AMD Mendocino Ryzen 3 7320U has surfaced on UserBenchmark. (Image Source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 3 7320U Mendocino rears its head on UserBenchmark with 12.7% gains in multi-core over average Ryzen 3 5300U and terrible iGPU performance

An AMD Ryzen 3 7320U, which in all probability is the new Mendocino APU announced at Computex 2022, has surfaced on UserBenchmark. The Ryzen 3 7320U features an RDNA 2-based iGPU with two CUs. The preliminary UserBenchmark score s...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 15 Jun 2022 16:18

The PANDAER x AYANEO has an eye-catching design. (Image source: Meizu)

PANDAER x AYANEO: Meizu presents custom handheld games console with an OLED display and an AMD Ryzen 5 5560U

Meizu has launched the PANDAER x AYANEO in collaboration with AYA NEO. Effectively a custom version of the AYA NEO AIR Pro, the PANDAER x AYANEO has an OLED display, a Ryzen 5 5560U APU with Zen 3 CPU cores and weighs just 410 g.

Alex Alderson, 14 Jun 2022 14:08

The RDNA 3 based Radeon RX 7000 series of GPUs will be unveiled later this year (image via Unsplash)

Tentative AMD Radeon RX 7000 series launch date revealed by new leak

Twitter leaker Greymon55 has heard from reliable sources that AMD could unveil the first Radeon RX 7000 series graphics card sometime between late October and November 2022. It is roughly around when the Ryzen 7000 series of proce...

Anil Ganti, 14 Jun 2022 13:08

AMD revealed details about the company's upcoming products at the Financial Analyst Day 2022. (Source: AMD)

Zen 4, Zen 5, RDNA 3, and RDNA 4: AMD reveals key details about upcoming CPU and GPU architectures

AMD has shared a lot of details about its upcoming CPUs and GPUs at the Financial Analyst Day 2022. The company revealed that the next-generation Zen 4 architecture will bring more than 25% improvement in performance-per-watt. Sim...

Fawad Murtaza, 14 Jun 2022 05:01

Lenovo ThinkBook 16p G3: Real successor of the ThinkBook 16p G2 with 165 Hz screen & USB4

Aside from the North America exclusive ThinkBook 16p NX, Lenovo is also releasing a real successor to the ThinkBook 16p G2: The ThinkBook 16p G3. Different from the NX model, this one does not downgrade the specifications and it c...

Benjamin Herzig, 14 Jun 2022 02:31

Lenovo ThinkBook 16p NX: New powerful AMD 6000H laptop with RTX 3050 Ti

Quietly, Lenovo is announcing a new 16 inch ThinkBook: The ThinkBook 16p NX seems to be a North America exclusive follow up to the ThinkBook 16p G2. It replaces Ryzen 5000H with Ryzen 6000H, but downgrades the GPU to the weaker Nv...

Benjamin Herzig, 13 Jun 2022 20:00

Wolf PT adds path-traced lighting and shadows to Return To Castle Wolfenstein (Image source: id Software)

An AMD R&D engineer adds full path-tracing to classic FPS Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Dihara Wijetunga, a senior R&D engineer at AMD, recently announced Wolf PT, a mod that adds a full DX12 path-tracing renderer to Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Wijetunga shared screenshots that showcase dramatic improvements to lig...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 12 Jun 2022 20:09

Budding galactic despots can enjoy Threadripper PRO power in the new Dell Precision 7865 Tower. (Image source: Dell & Unsplash - edited)

Dell announces AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX-powered Precision 7865 Tower with up to 48 GB Nvidia RTX A6000 for creators and galactic overlords

Dell has unveiled its new Precision 7865 Tower that packs enough power to satisfy creators, engineers, and future imperial senate dissolvers anywhere. The Dell Precision 7865 Tower features AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000WX proces...

Daniel R Deakin, 09 Jun 2022 20:39

The AMD Radeon RX 7000 series may well start with three SKUs. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT, Radeon RX 7800 XT and Radeon RX 7900 XT power requirements leaked by PSU manufacturer

Seasonic has revealed possible details about the top three graphics cards in AMD's Radeon RX 7000 product stack. All due later this year, the trio could match their predecessor's power requirements and without resorting to the new...

Alex Alderson, 06 Jun 2022 13:02

Sapphire quietly releases the AMD Radeon 6700. (Source: Sapphire)

Sapphire announces the AMD Radeon 6700: The newest RDNA 2 GPU looks like a slightly paired back RX 6700 XT

Sapphire has made the Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon 6700 official. Based on the midrange Navi 22 GPU, the Sapphire AMD Radeon 6700 is a cut-down version of the RX 6700 XT with reduced base and boost frequencies, fewer Stream Processor...

Fawad Murtaza, 04 Jun 2022 04:08

HP chose the Pop!_OS for its advanced developer tools. (Image Source: HP)

HP Dev One laptop with Pop!_OS available for US$1,099

The new Dev One is a budget-oriented solution running on the Linux-based Pop!_OS developed by System76. It is powered by AMD's Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U APU with Vega 8 iGPU, and comes with one (upgradable) configuration featuring 16 GB o...

Bogdan Solca, 03 Jun 2022 17:15

Some AYA NEO AIR Plus configurations will not begin shipping for nearly nine months. (Image source: AYA NEO)

AYA NEO AIR Plus: Intel Alder Lake models announced, AMD Mendocino version will not ship until February 2023

AYA NEO has revealed new configurations for the AYA NEO AIR Plus, a 6-inch gaming handheld that will be available from US$249. Not only will the AYA NEO AIR Plus be available with AMD Mendocino APUs, but AYA NEO will also sell it ...

Alex Alderson, 02 Jun 2022 14:27

The AYA NEO 2 GEEK packs the AYA NEO 2 in a slightly different shell. (Image source: AYA NEO)

AYA NEO 2 GEEK: AYA NEO announces another gaming handheld powered by AMD Ryzen 6800U and Radeon 680M silicon

AYA NEO has introduced the AYA NEO 2 GEEK, seemingly a lesser alternative to the regular AYA NEO 2. Already pre-orderable in China, the AYA NEO 2 GEEK will come with Ryzen 5 6600U and Ryzen 7 6800U chipsets, plus 16 GB of RAM and ...

Alex Alderson, 02 Jun 2022 13:28

MINISFORUM readies Venus UMF560 mini PC with AMD “Barcelo” Ryzen 5 5625U APU

The new Venus UMF560 mini PCs are powered by the Ryzen 5 5625U APU with Radeon Vega 7 iGPU. These models are refreshed versions of the original Ryzen 5000U models, but feature slightly higher clocks. Thanks to four 4K connectors, ...

Bogdan Solca, 01 Jun 2022 17:38

AMD Ryzen Pro 7 6860Z: Specs of exclusive ThinkPad Z13 CPU published

The Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 gets an exclusive processor from AMD: The AMD Ryzen Pro 7 6860Z. This CPU of the U series with a TDP of 15 W is a modified version of the octacore Ryzen Pro 6850U. Alongside the detailed specifications of t...

Benjamin Herzig, 01 Jun 2022 00:58

AYN Technologies will sell the LOKI at five price points. (Image source: AYN Technologies)

AYN LOKI: Prices and configurations revealed as AYN Technologies puts reservations on hold

AYN Technologies has provided more details about LOKI, billed as 'the most affordable Windows handheld ever created'. While that claim may be valid for the LOKI Mini, the LOKI Max will rival the prices of other Windows handhelds. ...

Alex Alderson, 31 May 2022 16:41

The Neptune HX90G will be available in multiple configurations, all with Radeon RX 6650M graphics. (Image source: MINISFORUM)

MINISFORUM Neptune HX90G: New details outlined for upcoming supercharged mini-PC

MINISFORUM has confirmed a few more details about the Neptune HX90G, its 150 W mini-PC. Not only will the company equip the Neptune HX90G with a colossal heatsink, it will also pre-apply liquid metal to the machine's CPU and its R...

Alex Alderson, 31 May 2022 13:08

AMD Ryzen 7000 desktop APUs based on Zen 4 microarchitecture will launch later this year. (Source: AMD)

20 - 30% higher single-threaded performance and 5.5 GHz on all cores: Leak claims AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs are much more powerful than AMD revealed at Computex 2022

AMD Ryzen 7000 "Raphael" chips will have a much higher performance delta compared to Zen 3 than the company revealed at Computex 2022, if a recent leak from Moore's Law is Dead is to be believed. According to the leak, AMD signifi...

Fawad Murtaza, 30 May 2022 23:00

The AIR Plus will be a cheaper alternative to the regular AYA NEO AIR and AYA NEO AIR Pro. (Image source: AYA NEO)

AYA NEO AIR Plus: World's first AMD Mendocino machine announced with a quarter the graphics power of the Steam Deck

AYA NEO has introduced the AIR Plus, the first AMD Mendocino-based device. While the AIR Plus will feature RDNA 2-based graphics like the Steam Deck, AMD Mendocino APUs only have one workgroup processor. Hence, the AYA NEO AIR Plu...

Alex Alderson, 30 May 2022 13:33

AYA NEO will sell the AIR and AIR Pro in several configurations, starting with the Ryzen 5 5560U. (Image source: AYA NEO)

AYA NEO AIR: Full specifications and prices confirmed for multiple configurations

AYA NEO has announced that it intends to sell the AYA NEO AIR and AYA NEO AIR Pro, available with up to the AMD Ryzen 7 5825U APU. The AYA NEO AIR series will start at US$499 when it debuts on Indiegogo soon.

Alex Alderson, 29 May 2022 23:58

The AMD Zen 4 processors could launch in September this year. (Image Source: AMD)

AMD's Robert Hallock clarifies some burning questions regarding the Ryzen 7000 desktop processors

Hallock explains that the flagship Ryzen 7000 processors will have a maximum TDP of 170 W, and the 16 cores will easily hit 5.5 GHz. RAM should also see considerable overclocking headroom, while expected performance uplift over Ze...

Bogdan Solca, 27 May 2022 15:22

Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 review: An unusual gaming laptop with a good battery life

Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650RX: Gaming racer with two displays

A Ryzen 9-6900HX APU and GeForce RTX 3080-Ti Laptop GPU bring all the current games smoothly to the contrast-rich 4k display (16:10, IPS, 100% DCI-P3, FreeSync). They are accompanied by 4 TB of storage (RAID 0), 64 GB of working m...

Sascha Mölck, 26 May 2022 02:13

"Mendocino" features improved Zen 2 cores based on TSMC's 6 nm process technology. (Source: AMD)

Computex 2022 | AMD promises more than 10 hours of battery life for low-end notebooks with the new "Mendocino" APU

After bringing Ryzen 6000-based APUs to the market earlier this year, AMD is readying another APU based on the aging Zen 2 architecture. Codenamed "Mendocino", the APU is meant for low-end laptops and Chromebooks. It will launch s...

Fawad Murtaza, 24 May 2022 23:42

The RedmiBook Pro 15 2022 only comes in a single Starlight Grey colourway. (Image source: Xiaomi)

RedmiBook Pro 15 2022 Ryzen Edition: 16:10 gaming laptop released with up to an AMD Ryzen 7 6800H and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 combination

Xiaomi has introduced the RedmiBook Pro 15 2022 Ryzen Edition, a Ryzen 6000H counterpart to the Intel Alder Lake model that the company already sells. Available with the Ryzen 5 6600H or the Ryzen 7 6800H, the RedmiBook Pro 15 202...

Alex Alderson, 24 May 2022 20:59

The RedmiBook Pro 14 2022 Ryzen Edition relies on the Radeon 660M or Radeon 680M for graphics. (Image source: Xiaomi)

Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 14 2022 Ryzen Edition arrives with AMD Ryzen 5 6600H and Ryzen 7 6800H APU options

Xiaomi has released the RedmiBook Pro 14 2022 Ryzen Edition, which it powers with AMD Ryzen 6000H-series APUs. Only available with integrated graphics, the 14-inch laptop also has a 120 Hz display, PCIe 4.0 storage and LPDDR5 RAM,...

Alex Alderson, 24 May 2022 20:51