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High-end laptops are often exciting, innovative, and high-quality. However, not many users are willing to spend several thousand Euros for a laptop. This makes upper mid-range laptops like the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH interesting. It makes the Ryzen 5000 series and a great high-resolution 16:10 LCD with 120 Hz available to the masses.

UK and Europe are getting bigger discounts compared to the U.S. market, but overall, we are looking at 10-20% price slashes across the board, with one exception - the Ryzen 9 5900X model is considerably overpriced on Amazon U.S. for no apparent reason.

Samsung is tipped to fit its forthcoming Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra with its vaunted Exynos 2200 SoC. The chip features a mobile AMD RDNA2 GPU with real-time ray tracing support which could give it the necessary muscle to tackle Apple’s class-leading M1 SoC fitted to the iPad Pro range.

MINISFORUM has started selling the EliteMini X500, just days after it teased the mini-PC. The EliteMini X500 has a Ryzen 7 5700G, a powerful desktop APU that is a rarity for mini-PCs. The EliteMini X500 starts at US$859 with 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage.

Details about AMD’s upcoming Rembrandt series of processors, also known as Ryzen 6000, have been leaked on Twitter. New information concerns the mass production status of the Ryzen 6000 APUs, while another source has indicated that the Zen 3+ RDNA chips will offer better iGPU performance improvements over Cezanne than Tiger Lake managed over Ice Lake.

The Galaxy S22 series will showcase the much-awaited Exynos 2200 in all its glory next year but it appears most buyers of the lineup will get the Snapdragon 898 instead, with a new leak tipping only European models of the phones to be powered by the Exynos 2200.

The Exynos 2200 will debut on the Galaxy S22 series next year. The chipset has now been benchmarked, and shows some noteworthy throttling by the third round of benchmarks, with performance dropping by up to 25%.

The M1 Mac mini has been pitted against the Ryzen 9 5900HX-powered EliteMini HX90 in a clash of processor titans. While the Apple M1 couldn’t completely overpower the AMD Zen 3 part in every single benchmark, it was clearly dominant overall. The M1’s 8-core iGPU also stood up well against the AMD Radeon Graphics 8 iGPU.

The RTX 3050 is ultimately a budget graphics card meaning users shouldn't be paying anything more than budget prices. For $700 USD, the Dell G15 is a decent alternative to older GTX 1650 or GTX 1660 Ti laptops.

Prime Computer has launched another mini-PC, the PrimeMini Connect. The device is fanless, has an AMD Ryzen Embedded processor and can be configured with multiple parts.

The Radeon RX 6600 has appeared online again, over a month after the RX 6600 XT arrived. The leaked marketing assets confirm not only 8 GB of GDDR6 VRAM for the Navi 23 XL card, but also its PCB size relative to the RX 6600 XT.

AMD has slipped against Intel in the Steam Hardware and Software Survey for August. In terms of processor usage share, Team Blue managed to regain a significant amount back from Team Red. With Alder Lake looming on the horizon, it could be a turbulent time ahead for AMD in the hotly contested CPU market.

The permanent Wi-Fi 5, tiny joysticks, lack of FreeSync, and noticeable ghosting are real bummers on an otherwise fast and well-designed Windows 10 gaming handheld.

MINISFORUM may have just started selling a Ryzen 9 5900HX-powered mini-PC, but it has already moved onto something even more powerful. The EliteMini X500 features a Ryzen 7 5700G, which is part of AMD's latest G-Series Desktop Processors. The Ryzen 7 5700G is a 65 W APU with 8 CPU and GPU cores.

A Bahrain-based retailer just showed off a massive shipment of AMD RDNA2 graphics cards, including the Radeon RX 6900 XT, RX 6800 XT and RX 6700 XT. The firm exclusively deals with cryptocurrency miners, so most of those cards will likely end up in mining rigs.

The Linux-based Pangolin refreshes come with the Lucienne R5 5500U and R7 5700U APUs integrating Zen 2 cores. Other features include a 15.7-inch FHD display, up to 64 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, up to 2 TB NVMe SSD storage, Wi-Fi 6 and a GbE NIC. Prices start at $1,199.

An AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX has surfaced on PugetBench, confirming that it is a 64-core processor. The benchmark results also detail AMD's next reference platform and the socket it supports.

The future could belong to quantum computers, but the current qubit architectures seem to have issues in the scalability and reliability departments. AMD is offering a solution to these shortcomings and proposes a new model based on quantum teleportation that integrates SIMD regions. This approach reduces the number of needed qubits for certain computations, while improving overall stability.

AMD Cezanne Ryzen 5000 Creator Edition processors will now be available in Lenovo laptops. References to Yoga Slim 7 Pro variants with Ryzen 7 5800HS Creator Edition and Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition APUs have now surfaced on Lenovo PSREF. There's also a Yoga 14s 2021 in the offing powered by a Ryzen 7 5800HS Creator Edition and Nvidia GeForce MX450 paired with GDDR6 VRAM.

Though Pavilion laptops are some of the cheapest models from HP, the latest design is a significant leap for the series terms of performance and looks that we think home users and students shouldn't ignore.

Morefine has brought its AMD Ryzen 5000-based mini-PC to Indiegogo, where it is available in a choice of four APUs. The Morefine S500+ starts at US$499 with RAM and storage, or US$669 as a barebones kit.

Microsoft has launched its first special edition Xbox Series X console. The new machine is Halo themed and is being launched to coincide with the release of Halo Infinite in November.

Apparently, AMD was considering implementing Intel's Foveros 3D technology at some point, but later decided to go with TSMC's superior Micro Bump 3D packaging that is 1 micron thinner and quite a bit more efficient. This is only the beginning, as AMD plans to refine the interconnect pitch in the future, allowing for more complex 3D stacking applications.

The Galaxy S22 series will debut Samsung's highly awaited Exynos 2200 and its AMD mRDNA GPU. Early GPU benchmarks of the SoC running on beta drivers have now surfaced, and show a huge advantage over Apple A14 Bionic.

Leaked documents have confirmed AMD's plans to equip Socket AM5 processors with integrated GPUs. AMD's next-generation desktop processors are expected to utilise the Zen 4 and RDNA 2 architectures.

The Ryzen 7 5800H APU and the GeForce RTX 3070 laptop GPU bring all modern games smoothly onto the matte 15.6-inch display (2560x1440 pixels, IPS, 144 Hz). Due to the low TGP, the GPU performs below its potential. The laptop offers room for three storage drives (2x M.2 SSD, 1x 2.5-inch).

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X has taken over as a firm fan favorite with DIY PC builders judging by the latest CPU sales data taken from Mindfactory, a huge German retailer that specializes in consumer electronics. Strong sales of both Zen 2 and Zen 3 desktop chips have left AMD far ahead of Intel in this interesting snapshot of the semiconductor market.

Realme is geared to release a slew of devices next month but the star of the show will be the company's first tablet, the Realme Pad. The Realme Pad is expected to rival Xiaomi's new Mi Pad 5, and details of the tablet have now surfaced ahead of launch, revealing some specs, dimensions, and even pricing speculation.

An apparent Intel Core i9-12900K qualification sample has been spotted in a few benchmark runs carried out via PugetBench. The i9-12900K was on an Asus ROG Strix Z690-E Gaming WIFI motherboard, and it produced scores that put both the i9-11900K and AMD Ryzen 5950X in its sights.

Asus has launched a special edition of its ROG Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop. The new device is the result of a collaboration with DJ Alan Walker and features a DJ mixing deck built into the packaging along with some other unique design touches and bonus items.

AMD may restrict the RDNA 3 architecture only to top-tier Navi 3x offerings such as Navi 31, Navi 32, and Navi 33, according to a new leak. SKUs from Navi 34 onwards may use a 6 nm refresh of the Navi 24, Navi 23, and Navi 22. Only Navi 31 and Navi 32 are currently expected to feature an MCM design.

Leaked schematics of AMD's upcoming Socket AM5 for Zen 4 Raphael desktop processors indicate that AMD will use the same two-piece retention frame as current AM4 sockets in order to ensure cooler compatibility. Also being leaked is a datasheet that confirms Zen 4 will also see higher TDPs such as 120 W and 170 W with at least a 280 mm AIO cooler recommended for the 170 W TDP SKU.

An Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE powered by the AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX Cezanne APU and Nvidia RTX 3080 Laptop GPU has been spotted on Geekbench. While we do see performance gains compared to an average Ryzen 9 5900HX, they are not very high and seem to be well within the margin of error.

The recently previewed Radeon RX 6900 XT video card made by XFX in collaboration with masters of water cooling solutions EKWB will be added to the existing lineup of Speedster video cards by the Ontario-based company. There is no word regarding its availability and pricing, but it is safe to assume that the upcoming card will be rare and expensive.

Microsoft is finally bringing 4K resolution to the Xbox Series X UI, but the update is only available to Xbox Insiders at this stage. The changes upgrade the UI for dashboard and other elements from 1080p to 4K.

AMD may have just launched another RDNA 2-based graphics card, but it has already confirmed that it is working on next-generation models. The Navi 3X series is not due until deep into 2022, mind you.

Six months away from launch, a new leak has now revealed the major specifications of Samsung's next flagship lineup, the Galaxy S22 series. Notable takeaways include smaller displays and batteries for the Galaxy S22 and S22+, as well as improved cameras for the two phones.

The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14ACH5 scores points with its powerful Ryzen 9 5900HX APU, 16 GB of RAM, and a 14-inch display (2880x1800 pixels, 90 Hz, IPS) in the 16:10 format. This is accompanied by good battery life as well as low noise and heat development.

The Legion 5 Pro from Lenovo shows many of the characteristics that make a good gaming laptop. The QHD display in the 16:10 format that is very bright at 522 cd/m² was excellent in our test. The CPU and GPU in the Legion appear to be well matched to the display resolution.

Ethereum miners have been drawn to NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 30 series cards, but AMD now has a compelling option in the shape of the Radeon RX 6600 XT. The Navi 23 card is twice as efficient as a GeForce RTX 3060, thanks to a 32 MH/s hash rate at 55 W.

AYA has started selling its NEO 2021 PRO console through its website. The AYA NEO 2021 PRO is available in Dark Star, Light Moon and Retro Power colour schemes, which all cost more than US$1,200. All models come with a Ryzen 7 4800U, a 1 TB SSD and 16 GB of RAM, too.