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A leaked live photo of the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. (Image: FrontPageTech)

Samsung Exynos 2200 will be fitted to S22 models in Europe and Russia only, due to low yields of new 4 nm process says tipster

Samsung’s Exynos 2200 will still make an appearance in the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S22 series, despite rumors to the contrary. A tipster with a reliable track record says that the E2200 will be headed to Galaxy S22 models in Europ...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 13 Nov 2021 04:26

Testing the Acer Spin 3 SP314-21N: A quiet 2-in-1 laptop with pen input

Acer Spin 3 SP314-21N: No active stylus with the 2-in-1 laptop

With a Ryzen 3 APU, 8 GB of working memory in dual-channel mode, and an NVMe SSD, Acer's 2-in-1 device is equipped for office and Internet operation. The touchscreen can not only be operated with the fingers but also with an activ...

Sascha Mölck, 12 Nov 2021 02:04

A small farm of AMD-powered Raptoreum miners (Image Source: El Chapuzas Informatico)

New Raptoreum CPU-mineable coin could cause AMD processor shortage

Video cards might not be the only PC components that will see shortages in 2022. A new CPU-mineable coin named Raptoreum (RTM) is apparently more profitable than Ethereum right now, but it has an affinity for AMD processors with l...

Bogdan Solca, 11 Nov 2021 20:24

AMD RDNA 3 Navi 31 is rumored to offer 15,360 SPs in 120 workgroup processors. (Image Source: AMD)

Spectacular AMD Navi 31 RDNA 3 MCM specs indicate 15,360 SPs, 32 GB 256-bit GDDR6, 2.5 GHz boost, and 75 TFLOPs, Nvidia Lovelace AD102 could go up to 92 TFLOPs

We are getting to know that AMD's upcoming Navi 31 RDNA 3 GPU is likely to feature 120 workgroup processors or 15,360 streaming processors. Also being speculated is a 256 MB or 512 MB 3D Infinity Cache and a 2.5 GHz boost clock th...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 11 Nov 2021 16:17

The next ROG Strix Scar 15 has appeared at the FCC, current model pictured. (Image source: NotebookCheck)

ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 incoming with an AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and DDR5 RAM

A new version of the ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 has leaked with next-generation AMD and NVIDIA hardware. The 15.6-inch laptop will be available with an AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, an octa-core APU with 16 threads. ASUS has also equipped the n...

Alex Alderson, 11 Nov 2021 15:35

The Steam Deck has been delayed by two months and is expected to begin shipping in February 2022. (Image: Valve)

Steam Deck postponed until early 2022

Due to issues with the supply chain network, Valve has announced that the Steam Deck will be postponed until February 2022. The Steam Deck is Valve's newest device to entice gamers who desire PC gaming in a handheld form factor. H...

Aleem Ali, 11 Nov 2021 13:16

Review of the AMD Radeon RX 6600 Mid-Range Desktop GPU

Energy-efficient 1080p GPU! The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT was released two months ago. Now we are getting the AMD Radeon RX 6600. The energy-efficient GPU did well in our suite of benchmarks. ...
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | AMD Radeon RX 6600 | 32.00"

Sebastian Bade, 10 Nov 2021 17:26

AMD presents the future of the EPYC line. (Source: AMD)

AMD previews the EPYC processors to come with the new 3D V-Cache upgrade and more

AMD's recent Accelerated Data Center Premiere Keynote has served to confirm the existence of next-gen products such as the server-grade processors known as EPYC Milan-X. These CPUs are much like those of the previously-unveiled th...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 10 Nov 2021 15:28

The Instinct MI200 series' new design. (Source: AMD)

AMD launches the next-gen supercomputer-ready Instinct MI200 accelerator series

AMD has now formally introduced the new Instinct line of accelerators, touting them as the first kind of GPU rated for exascale performance. This may render them equal to the demands of next-gen research-class computing. The new M...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 10 Nov 2021 14:14

Even more powerful mini PCs are coming soon from MinisForum. (Image Source: MinisForum)

MinisForum mini PC with Ryzen 9 5900X CPU and discrete GPU in the works

The upcoming mini PCs will support up to a Ryzen 9 5900X desktop-grade CPU coupled to a discrete GPU. MinisForum mentions that the power consumption can range between 120 W and 1000 W, so it also offers support for ATX SFX power s...

Bogdan Solca, 09 Nov 2021 14:59

The ONEXPLAYER AMD edition will be joined by a mini variant. (Image source: One-netbook)

One-netbook teases the ONEXPLAYER mini and an ONEXPLAYER with an AMD Ryzen processor

One-netbook has confirmed that it will be bringing an AMD Ryzen version of the ONEXPLAYER to market. Additionally, the company is planning on releasing an ONEXPLAYER mini too with a 7-inch display.

Alex Alderson, 09 Nov 2021 14:45

Lenovo Legion S7 15ACH6 in review: 4K gaming laptop with good battery life

Lenovo Legion S7 15ACH6: 2 kg gaming laptop with 600-nit display

The Ryzen 9 5900HX APU and the GeForce RTX 3060 laptop GPU bring almost every computer game smoothly onto the matte 4K screen. The latter scores points with very good color reproduction (Pantone-certified) and high brightness. Thi...

Sascha Mölck, 08 Nov 2021 06:34

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X has been reduced by US$150 at Micro Center. (Image source: AMD/Micro Center - edited)

Deal | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X drops below the US$300 mark at Micro Center

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X processor has hit a sub-US$300 price tag at one retailer, hot on the heels of Alder Lake’s release. Micro Center has listed the 8-core Zen 3 chip for US$299.99, which is a huge reduction from the MSRP of US$4...

Daniel R Deakin, 06 Nov 2021 20:51

Intel's Alder Lake chips have arrived to put the squeeze on AMD's Zen 3 Ryzen selection. (Image source: Intel/AMD - edited)

AMD hits 30.87% share against Intel in Steam's survey for October but Alder Lake could reverse the trend

AMD has increased its overall PC processor usage share in the October Steam hardware and software survey. Team Red has enjoyed constant gains against Intel throughout most of 2020. However, Alder Lake, and especially the Intel Cor...

Daniel R Deakin, 05 Nov 2021 09:17

Project Hydra will become available for the general public in late November. (Image Source: 1usmus)

Unreleased AMD Ryzen 6000 processors already supported in Project Hydra overclocking utility

Support for the upcoming Zen 3 3D V-Cache processors (tentatively called Ryzen 6000) is available in 1usmus's new overclocking utility called Project Hydra, which is expected to be available in late November. It offers advanced fe...

Bogdan Solca, 04 Nov 2021 16:27

AMD 4700S-driven MINISFORUM CR50 mini PC now available for pre-order (Source: MINISFORUM)

MINISFORUM unveils the AMD 4700S-powered CR50 mini PC

MINISFORUM is now accepting pre-orders for the CR50 mini PC, a piece of hardware that brings together the octa-core AMD 4700S processor and the AMD Radeon RX550 graphics accelerator. The discounted prices start at US$679 (16 GB RA...

Codrut Nistor, 03 Nov 2021 15:21

The Nvidia GeForce 30 series was launched in September 2020. (Image source: Steam/Nvidia - edited)

GeForce RTX 30 series peppers latest Steam hardware survey with 10 SKUs rising in the top 20 monthly movers

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series has been enjoying rising popularity with Steam users again according to the hardware and software survey for October. In fact, no less than 10 GeForce 30 series SKUs have featured in the top 20 car...

Daniel R Deakin, 03 Nov 2021 13:36

The eagerly awaited Valve Steam Deck is set to launch in December. (Image: Valve)

Steam Deck developer day to examine the capabilities of AMD's "Van Gogh" APU

Valve has announced a Steamworks Virtual Conference set for next week. It will give developers a closer look at the company’s eagerly awaited Steam Deck handheld console and how to leverage the AMD Van Gogh APU powering it.

Sanjiv Sathiah, 03 Nov 2021 11:25

The Asus VivoBook 15 Pro multimedia laptop offers a high performance but outdated connections

Asus has updated its VivoBook Pro models, offering Intel as well as AMD processors in combination with dedicated Nvidia GPUs and OLED panels. While it takes good advantage of the component performance, Asus made some cuts in the c...

Andreas Osthoff, 03 Nov 2021 03:11

The Yoga 16s 2022 is Lenovo's latest 16-inch Ryzen 5000-based laptop

Lenovo has now unveiled the Yoga 16s 2022 in full to its initial market of China. The PC offers multiple ports in a CNC-machined metallic body with multiple ports. It plays host to a Ryzen 7 5800H processor that will run Windows 1...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 02 Nov 2021 18:28

The Yoga Pro 14s Carbon 2022. (Source: Lenovo)

The Lenovo Yoga Pro 14s Carbon 2022 is a new OLED touchscreen laptop with an ultra-light-weight build

Despite part of its name, the Yoga Pro 14s Carbon 2022 has launched today (November 2, 2021). Lenovo has designed this new laptop to be as thin and light as possible, with a mass of just over 1 kilogram (kg). Nevertheless, it pack...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 02 Nov 2021 17:30

The Kingdel K15 is available with numerous AMD Ryzen 5000 APUs. (Image source: Kingdel)

Kingdel K15: Mini-PC launches with AMD Ryzen 5000 APUs up to the Ryzen 9 5900HX

Kingdel has brought another mini-PC to market. This time, the company has integrated AMD Ryzen 5000 APUs with 15 W and 45 W SKUs available. The Kingdel K15 starts at US$476 and features numerous ports.

Alex Alderson, 01 Nov 2021 23:52

The Intel Core i9-12900K is the flagship chip in the new Alder Lake 12th-gen core processors. (Image source: Intel/CPU-Z Validator - edited)

Intel Core i9-12900K swats Ryzen 9 rivals and i9-11900K away with blazing CPU-Z single-thread benchmarks

A couple of CPU-Z benchmarks have surfaced showing the Intel Core i9-12900K achieving astonishing single-thread results. The new Alder Lake hybrid processor smashed its way past anything by an AMD Ryzen 9 chip and also demolished ...

Daniel R Deakin, 31 Oct 2021 12:28

The Aurora R13 and R14 feature Alienware's new 'Legend 2.0' design for improved airflow and cooling. (Image source: Alienware)

Alienware reveals the Aurora R13 and Aurora R14 gaming PCs with AMD Ryzen and Intel Alder Lake configurations

Alienware has unveiled its next-generation Aurora R13 and Aurora R14 gaming PCs. While the Aurora R14 is available with AMD Ryzen processors, Alienware has delivered the Aurora R13 with Intel's latest Alder Lake silicon. Alder Lak...

Alex Alderson, 29 Oct 2021 16:18

Other laptop OEMs could be facing similar supply problems. (Image Source: Bestware)

XMG scraps plans to upgrade the VIA 15 Pro laptops with Ryzen 5000H APUs due to limited supplies

Originally, XMG was estimating the release of the VIA 15 Pro with Ryzen 7 5800H could occur in early 2022, but, after a recent reevaluation of the Cezanne supply, this upgrade plan was scrapped. Subsidiary Tuxedo is also scrapping...

Bogdan Solca, 28 Oct 2021 21:34

The Huawei MateBook 16 AMD offers a lot of power and has an excellent price-to-performance ratio

The large multimedia notebook impresses with its good CPU performance thanks to the AMD Ryzen processor. But the MateBook 16 can easily keep up with its competition in the other areas as well.

Andreas Osthoff, 28 Oct 2021 10:46

According to @Greymon 55, 3D V-Cache chips will hit mass production as early as next month (Image source: AMD)

AMD's 3D V-Cache-refreshed Ryzen chips are slated to start production in November, hints tipster

Tipster @Greymon55 claimed that AMD's upcoming Ryzen refreshes with 3D V-Cache will enter mass production by November. This is in line with AMD's announcement that 3D V-Cache Ryzen CPUs will hit the market by Q1 2022, likely as a ...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 25 Oct 2021 12:15

The Instinct MI250X will reportedly feature 110 compute units (Image source: AMD)

Tipster outs specs for the AMD Instinct MI250X MCM GPUs: 48 TFLOPs of compute and 110 CUs at 1.7 GHz, with a 500W TDP

Tipster @ExecuFix revealed what appear to be details for the upcoming AMD Instinct MI250W GPU. The MCM-based card will reportedly feature 110 CUs running at 1.7 GHz, 128GB of HBM2 memory, and a 500W TDP.

Arjun Krishna Lal, 24 Oct 2021 16:11

The Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX is thought to be one of five Chagall processors coming to market. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX emerges on Geekbench; non-Pro Threadripper 5000 processors may be cancelled

The Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX has turned up on Geekbench with 32 cores and 64 threads. The Chagall processor has commendable multi-core performance, but rumour has it that AMD has cancelled the non-Pro Threadripper 5000 series...

Alex Alderson, 22 Oct 2021 14:01

Offers a wide range of maintenance options: The Gigabyte A7 X1

Gigabyte A7 X1: The gaming laptop with a replaceable battery

Gigabyte hasn't opted for an ultra-slim or extremely compact case for the A7 X1, which actually brings several advantages with it.

Mike Wobker, 22 Oct 2021 05:36

AMD will sell Ryzen 5000 and Ryzen 6000 APUs next year, not just the latter. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Barcelo APUs to launch under the Ryzen 5000 series as Rembrandt APU with RDNA 2 GPU lands on UserBenchmark

AMD will not market its Cezanne U refresh under the Ryzen 6000 series. Instead, Barcelo APUs will fall under the Ryzen 5000 series, leaving the Rembrandt architecture as sole representatives of the Ryzen 6000 series. A Rembrandt A...

Alex Alderson, 21 Oct 2021 15:01

Intel Alder Lake Core i9-12900K retail sample. (Image Source: Zhihu via @9550pro on Twitter)

Intel Alder Lake Core i9-12900K retail all P-core 5.2 GHz overclock manages miniscule multi-core lead over stock Ryzen 9 5950X but guzzles 330 W

An Intel Alder Lake Core i9-12900K retail sample was tested with an all-P-core overclock to 5.2 GHz in CPU-Z and the results compared to a stock AMD Ryzen 9 5950X. The results show good leads in single-thread and a marginal lead i...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 21 Oct 2021 06:32

On par with the RTX 3070: The RX 6700M in the MSI Delta 15

MSI Delta 15: AMD takes the gloves off with the Radeon RX 6700M

Nvidia has dominated the laptop high-end segment for a long time. With the Radeon RX 6700M and the Radeon RX 6800M, AMD has finally introduced worthy competitors to the market. We were able to examine the MSI Delta 15 as one of th...

Florian Glaser, 21 Oct 2021 02:53

Juno updates the Nyx, Saturn and Neptune lineups. (Image Source: Juno)

Juno readies Intel Tiger Lake-H and AMD Ryzen 5000U Linux-based laptops

The refreshed Juno lineup includes the budget-oriented 15-inch Nyx models with AMD Ryzen 7 5700U processors and integrated Vega 7 graphics, the Saturn mid-ranger with intel COre i7-11800H and RTX 3050 / 3050 Ti dGPU options, and t...

Bogdan Solca, 19 Oct 2021 19:35

The Apple M1 Max with 32-core GPU is as powerful as an Nvidia RTX 2080 and the Sony PS5. (Image: Apple)

Apple's M1 Max GPU is as powerful as an Nvidia RTX 2080 desktop GPU and the Sony PS5 gaming console

Apple made some bold claims about the performance of its new M1 Pro and M1 Max SoCs, including their graphics capabilities. A quick and dirty number crunch based on the known graphics performance of the M1 shows that those claims ...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 19 Oct 2021 02:19

AMD Ryzen 7000 Raphael-H with up to 16-cores could cater to enthusiast gaming and content creator laptops. (Image Source: AMD)

Rumor | 16-core AMD Ryzen 7000 mobile Zen 4 Raphael-H with 65 W TDP to launch alongside Phoenix-H to counter Intel Alder Lake-S Muscle and Raptor Lake mobile offerings

AMD may introduce some of the upcoming Ryzen 7000 Zen 4 Raphael desktop offerings with RDNA 2 graphics under Raphael-H mobile with up to 16 cores and even higher performance than Zen 4 Phoenix-H. While not confirmed, if true, this...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 18 Oct 2021 14:33

The EliteMini HM90 is available in six configurations. (Image source: MINISFORUM)

MINISFORUM EliteMini HM90 announced with powerful AMD APUs from US$479

MINISFORUM has started accepting pre-orders for the EliteMini HM90, a mini-PC based on AMD Renoir APUs. Available with Ryzen 5 4600H or Ryzen 9 4900H, the EliteMini HM90 has socketed RAM, storage and plenty of ports for connecting...

Alex Alderson, 17 Oct 2021 15:26

Dell G15 5515 Ryzen Edition review: An affordable FHD gaming laptop

Dell G15 5515: A gaming laptop with a long battery life

The Ryzen 7 APU and GeForce RTX 3050 Ti laptop GPU allow playing all the current games smoothly on the matte FHD display of the G15. The laptop offers space for two NVMe SSDs and also has an excellent battery life. Only the displa...

Sascha Mölck, 17 Oct 2021 03:49

Intel declares that the upcoming Arc Series graphics cards will not be limited in terms of cryptomining performance

The Arc graphics cards are slated to be released in the beginning of 2022. Intel has stated that its new series of GPUs will not be restrictive in terms of cryptomining performance. Intel aims to entice gamers and contest AMD and ...

Aleem Ali, 15 Oct 2021 23:36

Simply NUC introduces Cypress mini PCs with AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000 processors

The Cypress lineup is Simply NUC's first with 4x4-inch motherboards supporting the Ryzen Embedded V2000 processors with Vega 7 iGPU. Processor options include the Ryzen V2516 / V2546 / V2748 APUs and users can configure these mode...

Bogdan Solca, 15 Oct 2021 17:45

Intel Alder Lake Core i9-12900K and AMD Radeon RX 6600 test bench. (Image Source: Bilibili)

Intel Alder Lake Core i9-12900K shown to be 56% faster than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X in Time Spy CPU, but gaming advantages over Ryzen 9 5950X seem miniscule with Radeon RX 6600 and DDR4 RAM

Early benchmarks of the upcoming Intel 12th gen Alder Lake Core i9-12900K in combination with AMD's just announced Radeon RX 6600 GPU were posted on Chinese social media. The results show good gains for the Core i9-12900K compared...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 14 Oct 2021 17:10