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First business chromebook in blue: The Lenovo ThinkPad C13 Yoga Chromebook

Chromebooks with Google's ChromeOS have been enjoying some popularity in the education sector. It seems that Google is making inroads in the business sector as well now, as some companies transition to the simpler Google OS. Lenov...

Benjamin Herzig, 12 Oct 2020 17:39

The Simply NUC relies on AMD Ryzen 4000 Renoir processors. (Image source: Simply NUC)

Simply NUC Aspen: An AMD Ryzen 4000 Renoir Mini-PC with up to 64 GB of DDR4 RAM and a 2 TB PCIe SSD

The Simply NUC Aspen is a new series of Mini-PCs based on AMD Ryzen 4000 Renoir APUs. The Aspen can be configured with up to 64 GB of dual-channel RAM and a 2 TB PCIe NVMe SSD.

Alex Alderson, 10 Oct 2020 18:21

The deal could be officialized next week. (Image Source: SemiMedia)

AMD may acquire FPGA maker Xilinx for $30 billion

AMD has been recording profitable quarters upon quarters for some time now and is out to expand its portfolio with FPGA chips designed for the telecommunications and defense markets. The merger between AMD and Xilinx could enable ...

Bogdan Solca, 09 Oct 2020 16:51

The new Alienware Aurora R11 model is here with the option of either an Nvidia RTX 3080 or RTX 3090 GPU. (Image: Dell)

New Alienware Aurora gaming desktops can now be ordered with custom RTX 3080, RTX 3090 GPUs

Dell’s Alienware division has just revealed its upgraded Aurora desktop gaming PCs. As you would expect, the new models feature Nvidia’s vaunted new RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 GPUs, although they have been customized by Alienware to fi...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 09 Oct 2020 12:41

AMD may have a potenital winner with the Radeon RX 6000 series. (Image Source: AMD)

The rumors were true: AMD Radeon RX 6000 "Big Navi" series comes within gnawing distance of the NVIDIA RTX 3080 in first sneak preview

AMD showed off a sneak preview of the upcoming Radeon RX 6000 series Big Navi's gaming performance in Borderlands 3, CoD: Modern Warfare, and Gears 5. The RX 6000 was paired with a Ryzen 9 5900X, but comparisons with available RTX...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 08 Oct 2020 19:45

Rocket Lake could be in trouble: AMD announces the Ryzen 5000 Zen 3 Vermeer lineup led by the 16C/32T Ryzen 9 5950X — Promises significant IPC, gaming, and single-thread gains

AMD has revealed the much anticipated Zen 3 Vermeer lineup today led by the flagship Ryzen 9 5950X. According to AMD, Zen 3 offers 19% IPC increase, 2.8x higher performance-per-watt, and up to 26% higher gaming performance. In Zen...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 08 Oct 2020 18:30

Comeptition is bound to get fierce this Holiday season. (Image Source: ExtremeTech)

Nvidia vs AMD: who is trolling who?

According to some AIB partners cited by Videocardz, Nvidia managed to troll AMD, as it switched the GA104 SKU with the GA102 model in the RTX 3080 GPU at the last minute, so now, apparently Big Navi (Navi 21) is only matching the ...

Bogdan Solca, 07 Oct 2020 14:59

If the leaked timeframes pan out, AMD's Ryzen 5000 lineup could enjoy several months on the market without competition from Rocket Lake S (Image source: Intel)

Intel's Rocket Lake S desktop CPU lineup set to release in March 2021, giving AMD's Ryzen 5000 series months of free reign

A report by HDTechnologia states that Intel's upcoming Rocket Lake S CPU series is set to release in March 2021, alongside the new Z590 chipset. This late launch date could give AMD a boost, with the Ryzen 5000 series enjoying ove...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 07 Oct 2020 09:53

HP Pavilion Gaming 15 in review: Inexpensive gaming laptop with a lot of power under the hood

The HP Pavilion Gaming 15 comes with a convincing 144 Hz display

The Pavilion's hardware brings all modern computer games smoothly onto the matte 15.6-inch screen (IPS, Full HD, 144 Hz). The latter scores points with fast response times and good color reproduction. This is complemented by an NV...

Sascha Mölck, 04 Oct 2020 01:50

Both reference and custom RX 5700 models are apparently being discontinued (Image source: AMD)

AMD’s Navi RX 5700 has reached end-of-life, weeks ahead of RDNA2 launch

French outlet Cowcotland claims that the first-gen Navi RX 5700 is no longer being manufactured, just weeks ahead of AMD’s supposed RDNA2 hard launch. Interestingly, the RX 5700 XT, RX 5600 XT, and even a number of older Polaris c...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 03 Oct 2020 10:12

The latest leaks suggest a strong GPU lineup that can easily compete with Nvidia's Ampere models. (Image Source: JayzTwoCents)

AMD Navi 2x: detailed list of specs, expected pricing and possible release dates for the entire GPU lineup get leaked

Tom from Moore's Law Is Dead shares a wealth of info regarding confirmed and unconfirmed specs, possible price points and expected release windows for the Navi 21 / 22 / 23 gaming GPU models. We also learn about a professional Nav...

Bogdan Solca, 01 Oct 2020 16:56

AMD may only launch four Zen 3 desktop CPU models this year. (Image Source: PCGuide)

AMD's Ryzen 7 5800X and Ryzen 9 5900X CPUs expected to land on October 20, Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 9 5950X may launch in December

Trusted sources claim that only the 8-core Ryzen 7 5800X and 12-core Ryzen 9 5900X will hit retailers by October 20. However, around December this year, AMD also plans to release the 6-core Ryzen 5 5600X and the 16-core Ryzen 9 59...

Bogdan Solca, 01 Oct 2020 16:20

The Atari VCS PC/console hybrid should be in the hands of long-suffering backers soon. (Image: Atari)

First Atari VCS consoles leave factory bound for long-suffering Indiegogo backers

Atari’s long overdue VCS PC/console hybrid is finally on the way from the factory to backers. The device was originally revealed in June 2017 with pre-orders beginning on May 30, 2018 and has repeatedly been delayed since.

Sanjiv Sathiah, 30 Sep 2020 12:41

The Ryzen 7 in the Schenker XMG Core 15 budget gamer brings the satisfying moments

We just completed our test on the new Schenker XMG Core 15. In the budget gaming laptop, we are particularly convinced by the new Zen-2 processor, while the RTX 2060 shows some slight weakness. But it is still surprising what powe...

Christian Hintze, 29 Sep 2020 19:55

The IdeaPad S540-13 (AMD). (Source: Lenovo)

Lenovo France now lists the Ryzen 7 4800H-powered IdeaPad S540-13

The new IdeaPad S540-13 (AMD) is now available on Lenovo's French-language webstore. It has been here before: however, this latest arrival is powered by the Ryzen 7 4800H APU, rather than the 7 4800U. Nevertheless, the price for t...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 29 Sep 2020 17:35

AMD Zen 3 Vermeer Ryzen 7 3800X can potentially take the Intel Core i9-10900K head-on in gaming. (Image Source: AMD)

Zen 3 Vermeer could finally end AMD's woes in gaming: Ryzen 7 5800X is 17% faster than the Core i9-10900K in AoTS at 4K and 60% faster than the Ryzen 7 3800X at 1080p

Initial Ashes of the Singularity benchmark leaks show the upcoming AMD Ryzen 7 5800X offering excellent performance gains over both the Ryzen 7 3800X and the Intel Core i9-10900K. The results indicate that Zen 3 Vermeer may allevi...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 29 Sep 2020 17:19

The entry-level Dimgrey Cavefish Navi 23 GPU might be a custom laptop GPU first launching on Apple's upcoming MacBooks next year. (Image Source: Videocardz)

More leaks: AMD Navi 2x and Navi 31 GPU spec details found in latest macOS 11 beta code

The latest macOS 11 beta build includes spec information regarding compute unit count, core clock maximum boost and maximum TGP for AMD's upcoming Navi 2x GPUs that may end up as part of the Radeon RX 6000 series. There also are m...

Bogdan Solca, 29 Sep 2020 14:03

The Lenovo ThinkBook 13s Gen 2 will be available for purchase in October 2020

The ThinkBook 13s Gen 2 is Lenovo's newest Intel Evo certified laptop with a 2K screen

Lenovo refreshed the ThinkBook 13s with Intel Tiger Lake processors. The Lenovo ThinkBook 13s Gen 2 comes with a 13.3-inch WQXGA IPS panel, up to 8GB of RAM and 1TB of solid-state storage, and a 61Wh battery that can be charged at...

Anil Satyanarayana, 29 Sep 2020 12:40

The Intel version of the ThinkBook 15 Gen2 has a compartment on the side to hold a pair of Bluetooth earbuds for video conferencing. (Source: Lenovo)

The Lenovo Thinkbook 15 Gen2 now has a hidden compartment to store Bluetooth earbuds for video conferencing

Lenovo pivots the ThinkBook 15 Gen2 into the 'work from home' market with a novel new feature that significantly improves its versatility as a video conferencing device.

Craig Ward, 29 Sep 2020 12:00

The ThinkBook 14s Gen 2 includes Intel Tiger Lake as well as AMD Ryzen 4000U processor options. (Image Source: Lenovo)

Lenovo announces ThinkBook 14s Gen 2 laptop lineup with Intel Tiger Lake and AMD Ryzen 4000U processors

Lenovo is offering processor options up to an i7 Tiger Lake for the Intel models or up to a Ryzen 7 4800U for the AMD models. The Intel models are a bit bulkier as they get the best features including up to 40 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM,...

Bogdan Solca, 29 Sep 2020 12:00

Lenovo has refreshed the ThinkBook 14 with Intel Tiger lake CPUs

Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 2 launched with 11th-generation Intel processors, Wi-Fi 6, Thunderbolt 4.0, and more

The newly-unveiled ThinkBook 14 Gen 2 can be configured with Intel Tiger Lake and AMD processors. Other features include an FHD IPS/TN display, an Intel Xe/Nvidia MX 450 GPU, Wi-Fi 6 compatibility, and more. The notebooks will be ...

Anil Satyanarayana, 29 Sep 2020 12:00

The GeForce MX450 looks set to offer tremendous gains over the Intel Iris Xe and AMD Radeon RX Vega series after limping through the disappointing GeForce MX250 and MX350

The upcoming GeForce MX450 will bring the biggest gen-to-gen leap in performance for the low-power MX series since the launch of the MX150 back in 2017. Both Intel and AMD are now able to offer GeForce MX150-like performance from ...

Allen Ngo, 27 Sep 2020 20:23

The Admiror 14-inch laptop. (Source: Avita)

Avita releases the Ryzen 7 3700U-powered Admiror laptop to the UK market

Avita, an emerging notebook brand, has already launched the Admiror mid-ranger to the US market. Now, it is to be available via UK retailers as well. It is a 14-inch USB type C-only model with an atypical design to match its Flami...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 27 Sep 2020 17:36

Both the regular PS5 and Digital Edition (pictured here) get to utilize the souped-up I/O system. (Image source: Sony)

PlayStation 5 I/O unit gets seriously souped up to a potential 17.38 GB/s bandwidth thanks to potent combination of Oodle Kraken and Oodle Texture

A new video from PlayStation UK has offered up an explanation of some of the PS5 tech, including a mention of the console’s famous SSD and its 5.5 GB/s typical raw read bandwidth. However, thanks to assistance from Oodle Kraken an...

Daniel R Deakin, 27 Sep 2020 15:08

Testing the HP Envy x360 15 (2020): Bad performance utilization of the Ryzen 5-APU

15.6-inch Convertible With Pen Support: The HP Envy x360 15 (2020)

The Envy offers a Ryzen 5-4500U APU, 16 GB of working memory (dual-channel mode), and an NVMe SSD. In addition, there is a very good battery life. Not only can the touchscreen be operated with finger input, but also with an input ...

Sascha Mölck, 25 Sep 2020 18:45

AMD seemingly has three GPUs in development called Sienna Cichlid, Navy Flounder and Dimgrey Cavefish. (Image source: AMD)

AMD to offer at least three Radeon RX 6000 series cards with Dimgrey Cavefish as an entry-level model

The Radeon RX 6000 series will be made up of at least three GPUs called Sienna Cichlid, Navy Flounder and Dimgrey Cavefish. Dimgrey Cavefish will be the baby of the series and will be based on AMD's GFX103X graphics architecture. ...

Alex Alderson, 25 Sep 2020 18:30

The Big Navi cards will feature massive triple-fan coolers. (Image Source: TheSportsRush)

AMD's Frank Azor hints at plentiful Navi 2x GPU launch stocks that could prove problematic for Nvidia this holiday season

Nvidia's RTX 3000-series launch was not that successful due to the extremely limited card stocks. The situation should be improved towards the end of October, right around the same time AMD is planning to release the Navi 2x GPU s...

Bogdan Solca, 25 Sep 2020 14:54

The VIA 15 Pro laptop still features a very good FHD LCD panel with 100% sRGB color gamut. (Image Source: Schenker)

XMG unable to equip the VIA 15 Pro AMD-powered laptops with OLED panels due to iGPU compatibility issues

The German OEM ran into incompatibility issues caused by the Vega iGPUs and was unable to fix these problems because Samsung no longer offers engineering support for those particular OLED panels. Schenker/XMG states that the deman...

Bogdan Solca, 25 Sep 2020 11:02

AMD's upcoming Ryen 5000U APUs could combine models from both Lucienne and Cezanne families. (Image Source: PurePC)

Renoir refresh incoming: AMD Ryzen 7 5700U APU spotted in Ashes of the Singularity benchmark, could feature Vega 11 iGPU

While the CPU performance increase seems negligible on the new Ryzen 7 5700U models, the results mustered by the iGPU side certainly suggest that the Lucienne APUs could integrate Vega 11 chips, at least for the top-of-the-line mo...

Bogdan Solca, 24 Sep 2020 16:34

New Linux kernel update may have tipped AMD's hand by leaking Big Navi specs

A new update to the Radeon Open Compute (ROCm) firmware details some key specs for Big Navi, codenamed Sienna Cichlid, and Navy Flounder. These include the number of Compute Units (CUs) and the memory bandwidth of the two new GPUs...

Sam Medley, 23 Sep 2020 22:10

New leak: AMD Ryzen 6000H Rembrandt laptop APUs with 6 nm Zen 3 + RDNA2 cores to support LPDDR5-6400 RAM and dual USB4 connectors, could launch in late 2021

AMD's leaked roadmap now shows that the Rembrandt APUs would come in desktop as well as laptop versions with 6 nm Zen 3 cores and RDNA2 iGPUs, plus support for DDR5-5200 / LPDDR5-6400 RAM, a mysterious CVML (computer vision & mach...

Bogdan Solca, 23 Sep 2020 14:43

Sony's PS5 custom console APU manufactured by TSMC and AMD (Image Source: HardZone.es)

PS5 and Xbox Series X next gen consoles could face shortages until mid-2021

The demand for the next gen consoles from Sony and Microsoft is expected to greatly offset the supply, as the console APU yields are still not that great. This could lead to prolonged shortages that could last until mid-2021, desp...

Bogdan Solca, 22 Sep 2020 17:25

AMD Zen+ Ryzen processors are now available for Chromebooks. (Image Source: AMD)

AMD expands Chromebook APU offerings with new Zen-based Athlon C and Zen+-based Ryzen C SKUs; 14+ shipping designs expected from OEMs this year

AMD has announced the expansion of its Chromebook-focused lineup to include 14 nm Zen-based Athlon and 12 nm Zen+-based Ryzen processors. The new APUs for Chromebooks allow Chrome OS users to run more capable apps natively or via ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 22 Sep 2020 17:07

The MP mt46 features an AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U. (All images via HP)

HP debuts two new Ryzen-based mobile thin clients: HP mt32 and HP mt46

HP announced two new mobile thin clients today, both of which can run either Windows 10 IoT or HP's ThinPro OS. The mobile thin clients will feature AMD Ryzen CPUs.

Sam Medley, 22 Sep 2020 15:00

The HP Pro C645 Chromebook uses AMD's new C-series processors. (Source: HP)

The HP Pro C645 Chromebook boosts AMD in the enterprise with new Athlon C and Ryzen C processors

HP has announced an Athlon or Ryzen-based model to complement their Intel-based HP Pro C640 which released earlier in August. The new AMD Athlon C and Ryzen C options combine with up to 16 GB RAM and a 128 GB NVMe drive to create ...

Craig Ward, 22 Sep 2020 15:00

HP has refreshes the Pavilion 15 with new AMD CPUs

HP Pavilion 15 refreshed with AMD Ryzen 4000 series Renoir CPUs

HP has launched AMD Renoir-powered variants of the HP Pavilion 15. It can be configured with an AMD Ryzen 5 4500U or a Ryzen 7 4700U CPU. It uses the onboard Vega iGPU and comes with up to 16GB of RAM and 512GB of solid-state stor...

Anil Satyanarayana, 22 Sep 2020 14:00

AMD's Big Navi GPUs allegedly feature 12GB and 16GB of VRAM respectively (Image source: AMD)

Big Navi VRAM specs leak: 16GB Navi 21 and 12GB Navi 22 go head to head with GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3090

Following a separate revelation about AMD's RX 6900XT potentially beating the GeForce RTX 3090 in gaming workloads, tipster @_rogame revealed what appear to be VRAM specs for two Big Navi GPUs.

Arjun Krishna Lal, 21 Sep 2020 10:47

Tiger Lake is the name for Intel's 11th Generation of Core mobile processors. (Image source: Intel)

Intel Core i7-1185G7 reference design laptop benchmarks confirm iGPU gains over the AMD Ryzen 7 4800U in a Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 but the CPU part still suffers from core count envy

Intel’s new Tiger Lake Core i7-1185G7 chip has been doing the rounds inside of a reference design laptop, and while the iGPU component of the SoC has had reviewers generally cooing over its ability to play games at acceptable fram...

Daniel R Deakin, 20 Sep 2020 12:02

Lenovo may have some good prices on X1 Carbons this weekend. (Source: Lenovo)

Deal | Save about US$1000 on a new-ish ThinkPad X1 Carbon

Lenovo US has announced a major sales event running for this weekend only, with up to 70% off some PCs of various types. Among these are the 7th- and 8th-gen ThinkPad X1 Carbon ultrabooks, which are down to under US$1000 in some c...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 19 Sep 2020 16:56

The PS5 consoles feature “Tempest” 3D AudioTech. (Image source: Sony)

Full PlayStation 5 and DualSense specifications published by Sony finally revealing what's on the console's rear and the PS5's dimensions

Sony has published all of the official specifications for both the PlayStation 5 and DualSense controller. While no rumored spec bump materialized, at least gamers finally found out what was on the rear of the console. The dimensi...

Daniel R Deakin, 18 Sep 2020 09:32

Intel Iris Xe G7 can run GTA V at 1080p 60 FPS on normal settings, offer similar performance to the Radeon RX Vega 8 and GeForce MX250

Intel Iris Xe G7 can run GTA V at 1080p 60 FPS on normal settings, is roughly on par with the Radeon RX Vega 8 and GeForce MX250

We take a glimpse of what Intel's next generation of integrated graphics can do and it's pretty good for a 10 nm non-discrete solution. Now, Intel will have to price it just right to make it worth the purchase over existing Ryzen ...

Allen Ngo, 18 Sep 2020 08:14

The Radeon RX 6000 series will launch in late October. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Radeon RX 6000 series: Up to 80 CUs with a 256-bit memory interface, 128 MB of Infinity Cache, a 300 W TDP and PlayStation 5 GPU clock speeds

Details about the Radeon RX 6000 series have started flowing out, six weeks before AMD launches its next graphics cards. According to a new report, the RDNA 2 cards will offer up to 80 CUs, a 256-bit memory interface and 128 MB of...

Alex Alderson, 17 Sep 2020 14:52

This could be AMD's flagship RDNA 2 card. (Image source: JayzTwoCents)

Leaked AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT photos confirm thick design and I/O

Photos of Radeon RX 6000 and RDNA 2 cards are starting to flooding out, this time from RedGamingTech. The triple-fan card features plenty of I/O and a thick design. Thought to be the Radeon RX 6900 XT, the card will be joined next...

Alex Alderson, 17 Sep 2020 14:48

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and Ryzen 7 5800X will be part of the upcoming Zen 3 Vermeer lineup. (Image Source: AMD)

AMD Zen 3 Vermeer to include 12-core Ryzen 9 5900X and 8-core Ryzen 7 5800X; rumored to focus on boost sustainability over peak speeds

AMD's upcoming Zen 3 Vermeer lineup could include the 12-core Ryzen 9 5900X and the 8-core Ryzen 7 5800X. This further confirms that AMD will be aligning mobile and desktop CPU names under the Ryzen 5000 family. We are also gettin...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 17 Sep 2020 12:07

The EliteDesk 805 G6 compact PC comes with support for Ryzen Pro 4000 APUs and GTX 1660 Ti dGPUs. (Image Source: HP)

HP launches EliteDesk 805 G6 compact PCs with desktop-grade AMD Renoir APUs and GTX 1660 Ti dGPU

The new HP EliteDesk 805 G6 compact PCs can be equipped with up to a Ryzen 7 Pro 4750G APU, which in turn can be coupled with up to 64 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM and up to 3 storage solutions, plus an optional GTX 1660 Ti dGPU. Additiona...

Bogdan Solca, 16 Sep 2020 17:21

A look at what could be called the Radeon RX 6700 or RX 6800. (Image source: JayzTwoCents)

Leaked AMD Radeon RX 6700 or RX 6800 confirm dual-fan design; possible Radeon RX 6900 pictured

Images of the AMD Radeon RX 6000 series have leaked online, including a dual-fan variant. Possibly called the RX 6700 or RX 6800, the card features prominent Radeon branding. Another render and a hands-on photo of the triple-fan m...

Alex Alderson, 16 Sep 2020 17:00