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AMD's EPYC lineup for 2024/25 will purportedly be codenamed "Venice" and will use Zen 6 microarchitecture. (Image source: AMD/Unsplash - edited)

Moar core blimey: 384-core AMD EPYC Venice server chip with Zen 6 architecture enters the rumor mill

A well-known leaker has made some extraordinary claims about the future of AMD’s server chips, EPYC. Apparently, there is a generation coming within a few years, codenamed “Venice”, that will offer well over 200 cores per part and...

Daniel R Deakin, 01 May 2022 23:27

Lenovo Legion 5 15 - Compact gaming notebook relies entirely on AMD power

With the Lenovo Legion 5 15, we took a look at the latest gaming notebook from Lenovo. Both the CPU and the GPU come from AMD. In the review, the performance was convincing and the attractive price may play into the Lenovo Legion ...

Sebastian Bade, 01 May 2022 17:47

AMD's rumored Phoenix APU will pack RDNA 3 graphics and Zen 4 CPU cores. (Source: AMD)

AMD Phoenix APU to pack an RDNA 3 GPU for performance that allegedly rivals desktop GPUs

Rumors have it that AMD is preparing a Zen 4-based "Phoenix" APU with an integrated GPU powered by the upcoming RDNA 3 architecture. Leaks suggest that the Phoenix APU can pack as many as 16 RDNA 3 CUs, resulting in a massive perf...

Fawad Murtaza, 01 May 2022 15:26

The Chuwi RZBOX 2022 resembles its predecessor, which is less than a year old. (Image source: Chuwi)

Chuwi RZBOX 2022 announced with an AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU

Chuwi has announced a new version of the RZBOX, a mini-PC based around AMD Ryzen APUs. Previously available with the Ryzen 9 4900H, the RZBOX will soon be orderable with the newer Ryzen 7 5800H. Potentially, the RZBOX 2022 will on...

Alex Alderson, 29 Apr 2022 20:36

Asus VivoBook 15 OLED Review: Quiet office notebook with strong screen

Asus Vivobook 15 OLED M513UA: Ryzen 7 Meets OLED Screen

The Vivobook stands out with a Ryzen 7 5700U APU, 16 GB RAM (dual-channel mode) and an OLED screen (FHD, 15.6 inch). The screen offers an excellent black level and good colorspace coverage (DCI-P3: 100%). This is accompanied by av...

Sascha Mölck, 29 Apr 2022 18:47

Ryzen 7000 "Raphael" chips will support DDR5 memory. (Source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 7000 series chips to support impressive DDR5 memory speeds out of the box

AMD's Ryzen 7000 series desktop process and EPYC Genoa server chips based on the Zen 4 architecture will support DDR5 from the get-go. Zen 4's DDR5 capabilities are reportedly so good that DDR5 memory overclocking on Ryzen 7000 CP...

Fawad Murtaza, 28 Apr 2022 22:42

Asus Chromebook Flip CM1: A 2-in-1 laptop for the small budget

The 2-in-1 laptop offers an IPS touchscreen display, silent operation, good battery life, and a USB-C port with Power Delivery. The overall package doesn't make too much of a dent in your wallet.

Sascha Mölck, 28 Apr 2022 17:28

Graphics cards using AMD's upcoming RDNA3-based Navi 31 and Navi 32 GPUs will be launched separately (image via AMD)

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT could offer a 130% performance uplift over the Radeon RX 6900 XT thanks to its multi-die Navi 31 GPU

Popular YouTuber Moore's Law is Dead has obtained new information about AMD's high-end Navi 31 GPU, which will be featured in flagship RDNA 3 graphics cards and hit shelves in Q4, 2022. Graphics cards using the mid-range Navi 32 G...

Anil Ganti, 28 Apr 2022 10:38

Chuwi updates LarkBox X mini PC with AMD Ryzen 7 3750H CPU and AMD RZ608 Wi-Fi 6 (Source: Chuwi)

Chuwi updates LarkBox X mini PC with faster AMD Ryzen 7 3750H CPU and AMD RZ608 Wi-Fi 6

The affordable mini PC is expected to be a slight improvement over last year's model in terms of performance while offering significantly faster WLAN transfer rates and more video output options.

Allen Ngo, 28 Apr 2022 03:47

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D has 8 cores, 16 threads, and it can reach up to 4.5 GHz. (Image source: AMD)

Ryzen 7 5800X3D becomes highest-ranked AMD chip on UserBenchmark but incurs astonishing criticism in the process

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D has become the highest-ranked processor from Team Red on UserBenchmark in terms of average bench. However, this still leaves the Ryzen 7 5800X3D in the somewhat lowly position of 15th place, as the highly c...

Daniel R Deakin, 27 Apr 2022 21:12

The 8.4-inch ONEXPLAYER is finally available with a Ryzen 7 5800U. (Image source: One-netbook)

One-netbook releases another version of the ONEXPLAYER with a powerful AMD Ryzen APU

One-netbook has begun selling a Ryzen 7 5800U version of the ONEXPLAYER, its 8.4-inch gaming handheld. The Ryzen 7 5800U edition comes with 16 GB of RAM and up to 2 TB of storage, plus the same 1600p display as other full-sized ON...

Alex Alderson, 27 Apr 2022 15:08

Biostar iMiner 660MX8D2. (Source: Biostar)

Eight AMD Radeon RX 6600 GPUs in one computer: Biostar unveils the iMiner 660MX8D2

Biostar has launched the iMiner 660MX8D2, a cryptominer with eight RX 6600 GPUs. Per Biostar, the miner will deliver 248 MH/s of ETH mining performance. Biostar is advertising the rig as a "plug & play mining solution."

Fawad Murtaza, 27 Apr 2022 14:20

The next AYA NEO will not outperform the company's existing devices. (Image source: AYA NEO - Discord)

The AYA NEO OLED will not launch with AMD RDNA 2 iGPUs

AYA NEO has confirmed that its next gaming handheld will be smaller than a Nintendo Switch OLED. The AYA NEO OLED will be a touch heavier than Nintendo's most recent device, but it will still weigh less than 500 g. Unfortunately, ...

Alex Alderson, 25 Apr 2022 22:34

The latest MSI Bravo 15 B5DD is a step backwards for the series

Buying an MSI Bravo 15? Make sure to distinguish between the "A" series and "B" series so you'll know exactly what you're getting. The newest 2022 model is worse than the older one in a lot of aspects.

Allen Ngo, 25 Apr 2022 06:38

With the new BIOS update, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D could push past the 12900K in more gaming workloads (Image source: Xanxogaming)

MSI set to enable base clock overclocking on certain X570 MEG boards, allowing the Ryzen 7 5800X3D to hit up to 4.8 GHz

According to a WCCFTech report, MSI will soon be releasing a BIOS update for select X570 motherboards, enabling BCLK overclocking. This would allow power users to push clocks on the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, albeit at the cost of systemwid...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 24 Apr 2022 12:59

Intel Alder-Lake & efficiency: Intel's newest CPUs might cut down the battery life

Intel Alder-Lake will soon arrive in many laptops models. The focus of the new platform is the performance of the new CPUs - but the efficiency is worrying. New spec sheets with battery life numbers from Lenovo indicate that lapto...

Benjamin Herzig, 24 Apr 2022 12:17

The Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 now comes with the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, AMD's first 3D V-Cache processor. (Image source: Dell)

Dell Alienware Ryzen Edition R14 receives AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D option with AMD and NVIDIA GPUs

Dell has added the Ryzen 7 5800X3D to the list of processors that it offers for the Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14. Starting at US$2,949, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D is available with several GPU and RAM options, among other configura...

Alex Alderson, 22 Apr 2022 11:42

The Alienware m15 R7 is now configurable with AMD Ryzen 6000 or Intel Alder Lake processors. (Image source: Dell)

Alienware m15 R7 refreshed with up to an AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Dell has released AMD Ryzen 6000 versions of the Alienware m15 R7, previously available with just Intel Alder Lake options. The Alienware m15 R7 comes with up to a Ryzen 9 6900HX, an RTX 3080 Ti and a 360 Hz display, among other g...

Alex Alderson, 22 Apr 2022 00:39

The Dell G15 5525 comes in two colours, among plenty of other configuration options. (Image source: Dell)

Dell G15 5525 launched with AMD Ryzen 6000 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 series options

Dell has lifted the lid on the G15 5525, an AMD alternative to this year's G15 5520. The Dell G15 5525 remains a 15-inch gaming laptop and is available with various combinations of AMD Ryzen 6000 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 series c...

Alex Alderson, 22 Apr 2022 00:24

The AMD Ryzen PRO 6000 series of processors was launched in April 2022. (Image source: AMD - edited)

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U relegates Intel Core i7-1260P to also-ran status in early benchmark appearance as Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U also shows some teeth

AMD’s new Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U have turned up on PassMark and have produced impressive results that shine a very positive light on the latest Zen 3+ offerings. Both Ryzen 6000 chips, built for use in thin and li...

Daniel R Deakin, 21 Apr 2022 18:42

AMD's Phoenix APUs are rumoured to feature Zen 4 and RDNA 2 cores. (Image source: AMD)

Details about AMD Ryzen Phoenix APUs leak with talk of Radeon iGPUs containing up to 24 RDNA 2 CUs

Reportedly, AMD plans to release next-generation APUs with Zen 4 cores and double the CUs that it currently offers in the Radeon 680M. While tipped to remain on the RDNA 2 architecture, the iGPUs are expected to deliver enough per...

Alex Alderson, 21 Apr 2022 17:31

New OLED-based laptops with the latest AMD and Intel components. (Image Source: Asus)

Asus announces AMD-based ZenBook S 13 and Intel-based ZenBook Pro 15 Flip laptops with OLED panels

The new ZenBook S 13 OLED is powered by AMD's Ryzen 7 6800U APU with Radeon 680M integrated graphics and features 16 GB of LPDDR5-6400 RAM with 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD storage, while the Intel-based Pro 15 Flip OLED convertible integrat...

Bogdan Solca, 21 Apr 2022 16:33

AMD's newest entry-level Radeon RX 6400 graphics card is now official (image via AMD)

AMD Radeon RX 6400: Affordable RDNA2 graphics card is now available for US$159

AMD has silently unveiled the Radeon RX 6400 graphics card for US$159. It features 4 GB of 16 Gbps GDDR6 VRAM on a 64-bit bus, 12 compute units and a boost clock of 2,321 MHz. It will hit shelves starting today (April 20), with pr...

Anil Ganti, 20 Apr 2022 19:26

AMD Ryzen Pro 6000 series APUs based on Zen 3+ and RDNA 2 are now official. (Image Source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen Pro 6000 series launched: Custom Ryzen 7 6860Z in Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 shown to be 17% faster than Core i7-1260P

AMD officially launched Ryzen Pro 6000 series today. The Ryzen Pro 6000 series is targeted at commercial users and is based on the 6 nm Zen 3+ architecture with RDNA 2 integrated graphics. AMD claims significant performance and ba...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 19 Apr 2022 17:03

A slimmer and lighter handheld console featuring an OLED display. (Image Source: AyaNeo)

Aya Neo CEO teases "world’s first ultra-thin OLED Windows handheld" console

More handheld console makers are expected to make the jump to OLED displays, as Aya Neo plans to release a thin and light model integrating many world-first features this May. The teaser images reveal a smaller size compared to th...

Bogdan Solca, 19 Apr 2022 14:32

AMD's Zen 5 chips are reported to launch sometime in 2023. (Source: AMD)

Leak suggests AMD Zen 5 CPUs to pack impressive IPC performance gains and hugely increased core counts

RedGamingTech has leaked some early AMD Zen 5 info. The leak suggests Zen 5 chips will come with a hybrid design similar to Intel Alder Lake CPUs and will pack impressive gen-on-gen IPC performance gains.

Fawad Murtaza, 18 Apr 2022 19:13

AMD Ryzen 5000 CPUs are dropping in price. (Source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 5000 CPUs become increasingly cheaper as the Ryzen 9 5950X drops to its lowest price in Europe

AMD Ryzen 5000 processors are continuously dropping in price. At Micro Center, the 16-core Ryzen 9 5950X is going for US$520 which is US$280 cheaper than the launch MSRP of US$800. Although still discounted, prices on other retail...

Fawad Murtaza, 17 Apr 2022 21:58

The Ryzen 7 5700X is one of the new enthusiast-level desktop processors from AMD. (Image source: AMD/PassMark - edited)

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X compares favorably to Intel Core i5-12600K on PassMark with much lower power requirements

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X has been benchmarked in PassMark’s test suite for both single-thread performance and overall CPU Mark. The new Zen 3 Ryzen 7 5700X churned out respectable results that put it on a similar level to the Intel C...

Daniel R Deakin, 14 Apr 2022 23:05

The upcoming Zen 4 processors will require a new AM5 socket. (Image Source: @Execufix)

AMD hints at excellent DDR5 RAM overclocking capabilities for the upcoming Zen 4 Raphael desktop processors

Even though Intel was first to market with the Alder Lake DDR5 implementation, the performance gains over the DDR4 did not wow anyone, as the DDR5-4800 modules are barely faster than DDR4-3200, and the memory controllers add too m...

Bogdan Solca, 13 Apr 2022 15:17

The RX 6750 XT should launch alongside other RX 6x50 XT cards on May 10. (Image source: PowerColor)

AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT: PowerColor Red Devil graphics card pops up on RRA database ahead of May 10 release

One of AMD's board partners has taken another step towards releasing the Radeon RX 6750 XT, one of three mid-generation refreshes that are expected to launch next month. The Radeon RX 6750 XT will have 12 GB of GDDR6 VRAM and will...

Alex Alderson, 13 Apr 2022 14:11

MSI Radeon RX 6400 AERO ITX. (Source: carousell)

Pay more for less: Custom AMD Radeon RX 6400 on sale in Singapore at a higher retail price than the RX 6500 XT

AMD Radeon RX 6400 will go on sale on April 20. This hasn't stopped NVX System Integrators from selling the card in Singapore. What's more interesting however is the price that the MSI RX 6400 AERO ITX is going for.

Fawad Murtaza, 13 Apr 2022 13:36

The 4X4 chassis measures 110.0 x 117.5 x 47.85mm. (Image Source: ASRock)

ASRock announces 4X4 BOX-5000 Series mini PC systems powered by AMD's Ryzen 5000U APUs

The new BOX-5000 mini PCs are powered by AMD's Ryzen 7 5800U, Ryzen 5 5600U and Ryzen 3 5400U APUs that can be coupled with up to 64 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM and a combo of NVMe + SATA3 storage solutions. There is support for 4X 4K vid...

Bogdan Solca, 12 Apr 2022 17:14

All bets are on AMD: The HP Omen 16-c0077ng

AMD Ryzen unleashed: HP Omen 16 Gaming Notebook in review

The AMD Radeon RX 6600M is an entry-level card in HP's gaming laptop. In the Omen, it meets an unrestrained Ryzen 7 that shows what it is capable of. The system looks convincing in combination with the QHD display, even if the wea...

Mario Petzold, 12 Apr 2022 15:57

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D can make short work of modern-day AAA games (image via XanxoGaming)

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D outclasses the Intel Core i9-12900K in gaming performance, but with a few caveats

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D outperformed the Intel Core i9-12900K in several AAA games tested at 1080p. Other test system components included DDR4 3,200 MT/s CL14 RAM and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti.

Anil Ganti, 12 Apr 2022 15:26

Navi 33 could pack more punch than the RX 6900 XT. (Image source: AMD - edited)

"RDNA 3 will decimate Nvidia in efficiency": AMD's Navi 33 GPU supposedly arriving with huge performance improvements and an enticing price

Leaker Moore's Law Is Dead has revealed everything he knows about AMD's next-gen entry/low-midrange Navi 33 GPU. The leak suggests that Navi 33 will have better performance and less power consumption than the RX 6900 XT. Navi 33 i...

Fawad Murtaza, 11 Apr 2022 00:18

AMD has just released new Ryzen 5 5000-series processors at entry-level price points. (Image source: AMD - edited)

Ryzen 5 5600 vs i5-12400: Budget-friendly AM4 chip joins AMD Ryzen 5 5500 on PassMark with predictably mixed results

The new budget Zen 3 processors from AMD, the Ryzen 5 5600 and Ryzen 5 5500, have made their first appearances on PassMark. Compared to the affordable rival Intel Core i5-12400, the Ryzen 5 5600 and Ryzen 5 5500 produced expected ...

Daniel R Deakin, 10 Apr 2022 21:11

Dell Inspiron 15 3505 in review: Quiet, affordable office laptop

Dell Inspiron 15 3505: Ryzen office laptop with low stamina

The Inspiron 15 3505 shines with low noise levels, slots for two storage drives, and a moderate price. The installed Ryzen 5 APU does not reach its full potential. The battery life is poor.

Sascha Mölck, 10 Apr 2022 18:12

Lenovo V15 Gen 2 AMD: Hexa-core combined with a moderate battery life and quiet operation

Lenovo V15 Gen 2 AMD test: Speed boost on an antique display

With the V15 Gen 2 AMD, Lenovo creates quite an upgrade: AMD's hexa-core leaves everything else behind, particularly its predecessor with an Athlon Gold CPU. In addition, the office laptop is now more compact and very light at 1.6...

Marvin Gollor, 10 Apr 2022 02:44

For US$769, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 has a fairly decent value proposition for mid-range gamers who can no longer wait with their GPU upgrade (Image: MSI)

MSI's AMD Radeon RX 6800 Gaming X Trio drops to new low price in latest GPU deal

Retailers are slowly but surely starting to offer more and more sales that result in reasonable prices for very capable graphics cards like AMD's Radeon RX 6800, which has now dropped to a new low price under the US$800 mark.

Enrico Frahn, 09 Apr 2022 22:29