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The RX 7900 XTX came to the market in December 2022. (Image source: PowerColor, Visax, edited)

Deal | Flagship RX 7900 XTX leaves RTX 4080 Super far behind in price/performance with current lowest-ever price

AMD's most powerful RDNA 3 GPU, the Radeon RX 7900 XTX has now dropped to less than $850 on Amazon. The RX 7900 XTX is on par with the more expensive RTX 4080 Super in rasterization. So, the reduced price has made the GPU an excel...

Fawad Murtaza, 07 Oct 2024 12:42

Nvidia launched the RTX 4080 Super in January 2024. (Image source: Zotac, Pawel Czerwinski, edited)

RTX 4080 Super and RTX 4090 GPUs to start disappearing from market soon as Nvidia prepares for RTX 50 launch

Nvidia has supposedly stopped the production of the RTX 4090 GPUs and there won't be any new supply. The RTX 4080 Super is also reportedly going to suffer the same fate as a report out of China alleges that Team Green will discont...

Fawad Murtaza, 05 Oct 2024 21:22

Acer Aspire 16 2024 reviewed: Why the RTX 2050 is still great in 2024

The 2024 Acer Aspire 16 pairs a current-gen Raptor Lake-U Refresh processor with an ageing RTX 2050. Despite this, it still offers significantly better 3D performance than all competing multimedia laptops with the latest integrate...

Christian Hintze, 05 Oct 2024 16:34

The laptop GeForce RTX 5090 variant could get a massive VRAM upgrade (image source: Nvidia)

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 laptop variant specs revealed by new leak

A new leak from Moore's Law is dead reveals the GeForce RTX 5090 laptop variant will come with 24 GB of GDDR7 VRAM. However, it won't launch until late in Q1 2025.

Anil Ganti, 04 Oct 2024 04:26

AMD released the Radeon RX 7700 XT in September 2023. (Image source: PowerColor, Chris Appano on Unsplash, edited)

Deal | RTX 4060 Ti-beating Radeon RX 7700 XT drops to lowest price ever

The mid-range AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT is now going for $100 less than its launch price. As a result, the card is at a record-low price. What's more, the PowerColor Fighter RX 7700 XT on sale comes with two free games that offer a co...

Fawad Murtaza, 03 Oct 2024 22:58

Gigabyte invents the AI arcade. (Image source: Gigabyte)

Gigabyte holds AI Street Fighting Arcade Tournament as part of Canadian brand event

Gigabyte aims to blend traditional arcade-style gaming with generative AI as part of the Brand Day events held in partnership with Canada Computers. The experience is rated to allow users to engage in competitive image generation ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 02 Oct 2024 18:24

Steam Deck aluminum back plate (Image Source: Aliexpress)

Aluminum back plate gives Steam Deck a performance boost

A post on Reddit recently detailed the results of a user testing an aluminum alloy back plate for their Steam Deck LCD model. Although the mod is a simple back plate swap, the change has resulted in notable improvements to the sys...

Stephen Pereyra, 01 Oct 2024 05:37

The Gigabyte Aorus 15X enjoys upgradable RAM and storage. (Image source: Gigabyte, Milad Fakurian on Unsplash, edited)

Deal | RTX 4070 for cheap: Gigabyte Aorus 15X with QHD display is now on sale at more than $600 discount

The 2023 Gigabyte Aorus 15X is currently one of the cheapest RTX 4070 gaming laptops on the market thanks to a substantial discount of $614. Alongside a Core i9-13980HX and a QHD display, the price/performance delivered by the Aor...

Fawad Murtaza, 30 Sep 2024 22:27

Thermal Grizzly WireView Pro — GPU protection against power connector meltdown (Image source: Thermal Grizzly)

Thermal Grizzly's $76 gadget promises to save your pricey GPU from melting down

Thermal Grizzly introduces the WireView Pro, a device designed to address power connector melting issues in high-performance GPUs like the RTX 4090. This $76 gadget offers real-time power consumption measurement, temperature monit...

Andrew Sozinov, 29 Sep 2024 16:02

The MediaTek Dimensity 9400 will be unveiled on October 9 (image source: Arm)

Arm Immortalis-G925 MP12: Dimensity 9400 GPU makes Geekbench debut with blazing-fast clock speeds

The Dimensity 9400's Immortalis-G925 GPU has debuted on Geekbench. In the OpenCL benchmark, it scores 16,257 points, making it about 10% faster than its predecessor.

Anil Ganti, 27 Sep 2024 03:43

New information about Nvidia's next-gen GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 has emerged online (image source: Nvidia)

Leaked Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 specs reveal massive VRAM upgrade; GeForce RTX 5080 still restricted to 16 GB

A new leak has revealed some key specifications of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080. The former will get 32 GB of VRAM while the latter will have to make do with 16 GB. Both cards will draw more power than their predecesso...

Anil Ganti, 26 Sep 2024 19:33

One-Netbook's latest eGPU is significantly more expensive than its predecessor. (Image source: One-Netbook)

ONEXPLAYER OneXGPU 2 released as new eGPU with powerful AMD Radeon GPU and expansion options for $839

One-Netbook has now released the ONEXPLAYER OneXGPU 2. Arriving for $839 globally, the new eGPU comes with AMD's latest Radeon RX 7800M GPU, which can be connected with a gaming handheld or laptop using OCuLink and USB 4 ports.

Alex Alderson, 26 Sep 2024 18:29

One-Netbook will begin selling its next eGPU tomorrow. (Image source: One-Netbook)

OneXGPU 2: Release details for new AMD Radeon RX 7800M eGPU confirmed with ONEXPLAYER X1 offered as bundle deal

One-Netbook has finally confirmed full launch details for the OneXGPU 2, a new eGPU to be released under its ONEXPLAYER brand. Arriving tomorrow, the AMD Radeon RX 7800M-powered device will be available with the popular ONEXPLAYER...

Alex Alderson, 26 Sep 2024 00:39

Intel's next-gen desktop GPU has just shown up online (image source: Intel)

Intel Arc Battlemage: Next-gen desktop GPU makes Geekbench debut with 12 GB VRAM

Intel's upcoming desktop graphics card based on the Battlemage architecture has shown up online. It performs on par with a GeForce RTX 4060 and boosts up to 2.8 GHz.

Anil Ganti, 26 Sep 2024 00:25

The Adreno 830 has made its Geekbench debut (image source: Qualcomm)

Adreno 830 outperforms Adreno 750 by 40% in Geekbench's OpenCL test

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 4's Adreno 830 GPU has shown up on Geekbench. In its OpenCL benchmark, it outperforms the Adreno 750 by about 40%.

Anil Ganti, 25 Sep 2024 17:44

The PS5 Pro is expensive, there's not doubt about it. But is it possible to build a PC that can beat a PS5 Pro for the same money? (Image Source: Sony)

How much PC performance can you buy for the price of a PS5 Pro?

CheckMag The PS5 Pro is not cheap by any stretch of the imagination. At $699 (plus $75 extra if you want a physical disk drive), that’s a good chunk of change for a device that only really plays games. So, exactly how much PC could one buy...

David Devey, 24 Sep 2024 16:18

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 could be a serious gaming powerhouse (image source: Qualcomm)

Adreno 830: Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 GPU rumoured to be 57% faster than last-gen counterpart

A new leak says Qualcomm could offer a hefty performance uplift with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. Its Adreno 830 GPU will be clocked at 1.1 GHz and outperform Apple's A18/A18 Pro by a wide margin.

Anil Ganti, 24 Sep 2024 07:06

The Dimensity 9400 could be an absolute gaming beast (image source: MediaTek)

MediaTek Dimensity 9400: Arm Immortalis-G925 GPU allegedly trounces Apple M4 in GFXBench

A new leak says the Dimensity 9400's GPU offers a 61% performance improvement over its predecessor. It even manages to outperforms Apple's M4 SoC in the GFXBench Aztec Ruins benchmark.

Anil Ganti, 23 Sep 2024 06:48

OneXGPU 2 will be available at $839 for a limited time (Image source: One-NetBook)

One-NetBook reveals the price of its new OneXGPU 2

One-NetBook has revealed the price for the OneXGPU 2, the world's first eGPU with the AMD Radeon RX 7800M. It is expected to land on Indiegogo on September 26 and will have an initial price of $839, which will later increase to $8...

Abid Ahsan Shanto, 22 Sep 2024 20:22

The Exynos 1580 has shown up online once again (image source: Samsung)

Exynos 1580 spotted online with new Xclipse 540 GPU

Samsung's upcoming mid-range smartphone SoC, the Exynos 1580, has been benchmarked on PowerBoard. It comes with an 8-core CPU and a new Xclipse 540 GPU.

Anil Ganti, 19 Sep 2024 13:33

Apple A18 Pro scores about 18% higher than A17 Pro in latest Geekbench GPU test (Image source: Apple)

Apple A18 Pro in iPhone 16 Pro Max scores similar to M1 and beats A17 Pro in GPU test

A brand-new chip powers the latest Apple iPhone 16 Pro series, the A18 Pro. In a recent Geekbench CPU test, this SoC scored higher than the A17 Pro, and now, it has outscored the predecessor and even the Apple M1 in the latest GPU...

Abid Ahsan Shanto, 14 Sep 2024 12:13

The bat build in yellow (Image Source: int3rt3ch on eBay)

The Dark Knight rises again as a custom PC build

The Bat Signal has been illuminated for fans looking to take their Batman and custom PC build obsessions to the next level. Despite featuring modest specs, there are seldom opportunities to snag a PC build with this level of quali...

Stephen Pereyra, 14 Sep 2024 02:14

Dragon Range provides a significant performance boost. (Image Source: XMG)

XMG launches Apex 17 MAX gaming laptop with AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX processor and up to an Nvidia RTX 4070 dGPU

Compared to last year's model, the new Apex 17 MAX features the faster Dragon Range 16-core / 32 thread R9 7945HX, supports more RAM up to 96 GB, gets a slightly brighter 17.3-inch QHD panel, as well as faster Wi-Fi 6E and a larg...

Bogdan Solca, 12 Sep 2024 15:00

MSI reveals X870 motherboards with supplemental PCIe power (Image source: MSI)

MSI's new X870 motherboards tackle the next-gen power crunch with supplemental PCIe connector

MSI has announced its new X870 series motherboards, featuring a game-changing "Supplemental PCIe Power" feature. This innovative solution addresses the growing power requirements of high-end hardware, such as the rumored Nvidia Ge...

Nathan Ali, 12 Sep 2024 06:29

The RAM and storage on the Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41 are expandable. (Image source: Acer, Unsplash, edited)

Deal | RTX 4060-powered Acer Nitro 16 gaming laptop is now cheaper than ever

The 2023 Acer Nitro 16 is back on sale with a massive 31% discount in tow. Powered by a Ryzen 7 7840HS, an RTX 4060 laptop GPU, 16 GB of RAM, and a 1TB Gen 4 SSD, the Nitro 16 features mid-range power that is enough to ensure 60 F...

Fawad Murtaza, 11 Sep 2024 14:28

The AMD Radeon RX 7800M is now official (image source: AMD)

AMD slyly reveals Radeon RX 7800M officially with 12 GB VRAM

AMD has stealthily announced a new laptop GPU, the AMD Radeon RX 7800M. It features 12 GB VRAM, a Navi 32 GPU, 60 CUs and a max TDP of up to 180 Watts.

Anil Ganti, 11 Sep 2024 10:48

The MSI Katana has a 720p webcam. (Image source: MSI, Unsplash, edited)

Deal | MSI Katana 15 gaming laptop with RTX 4070 and 100% DCI-P3 display scores solid price drop on Amazon

The 2023 MSI Katana 15 with a 100% DCI-P3 QHD display, a Core i7-13620H CPU, a RTX 4070 laptop GPU, 16 GB of DDR5 memory, and 1 TB storage is now on sale for less than $1,200 on Amazon. The final sales price represents a 17% disco...

Fawad Murtaza, 10 Sep 2024 14:48

The Acer Predator Helios 18 (PH18-72) features a per-key RGB keyboard. (Image source: Acer on Best Buy, Milad Fakurian on Unsplash, edited)

Deal | Speedy Acer Predator Helios 18 gaming laptop with RTX 4090 and 250 Hz mini-LED display drops back to record-low price

The Acer Predator Helios 18 with a massive 18-inch QHD+ display featuring a 250 Hz refresh rate, a flagship RTX 4090 mobile GPU, and a Core i9-14900HX CPU has hit its historic low price once again. As evident by the hardware, the ...

Fawad Murtaza, 09 Sep 2024 11:44

Despite being held back by an OCuLink connection, the Radeon 7800M performs reasonably well in 3DMark Time Spy (Image source: One-Netbook)

AMD Radeon RX 7800M in OneXGPU 2 outperforms Nvidia RTX 4070 Laptop GPU

The newly announced OneXGPU 2 features the latest AMD Radeon RX 7800M. In a 3DMark Time Spy benchmark run, the eGPU beat the Nvidia RTX 4070 Laptop GPU with around a 16% higher score.

Abid Ahsan Shanto, 08 Sep 2024 19:03

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 A has just shown up on Geekbench (image source: Nvidia)

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 A: Ada Lovelace-based laptop GPU makes tepid Geekbench debut

A new Nvidia laptop GPU has shown up on Geekbench. The GeForce RTX 3050 A comes with 4 GB VRAM, 1,792 CUDA cores and a boost clock of ~1.9 GHz. It showed up alongside an unreleased HP Victus laptop.

Anil Ganti, 06 Sep 2024 08:57

Schenker refreshes KEY 17 PRO mobile workstation with Intel 14th gen Core i9 CPU and two Thunderbolt 5 ports

Powering Schenker's top-of-the-line KEY 17 PRO mobile workstation is Intel's i9-14900HX processor, coupled with up to 96 GB DDR5-5600 RAM, a choice between the RTX 4080 and RTX 4090 dGPUs and SSD storage on 1x PCIe 5.0 slot plus 2...

Bogdan Solca, 05 Sep 2024 13:29

The RTX 4080 Founders Edition has a TGP of 320 W. (Image source: Notebookcheck, James Lee on Unsplash, edited)

RTX 5080 touted to enjoy massive performance bump vs RTX 4080 alongside increase in power consumption

Power consumption and performance estimates for the next-generation RTX 5080 Blackwell GPU have leaked. If the leaked figures are accurate, the RTX 5080 will be considerably faster than the RTX 4080 while consuming measurably more...

Fawad Murtaza, 05 Sep 2024 13:24

Nvidia Hopper H100 GPU (Image source: Nvidia)

Elon Musk's xAI brings the Colossus 100k H100 training cluster online

At the end of a 122-day effort, xAI's development team has managed to bring the most powerful AI training system in the world to date online. For now, it has 100k H100 GPUs, but Musk claims that the number will double in a few mon...

Codrut Nistor, 04 Sep 2024 16:49

Deal | XPG Xenia 15G gaming laptop with Intel i7-14700HX and RTX 4070 drops to $1,239

XPG also includes 16 GB DDR5-5600 RAM and a 1 TB LEGEND 850 PCIe 4.0 SSD both from ADATA. Port selection does not come with high-speed ports and the chassis is somewhat bulkier, which, in turn, allows for better cooling capacity w...

Bogdan Solca, 04 Sep 2024 16:46

Intel claims that the Arc 140V is the best iGPU in the market (Image source: Intel - edited)

Intel claims Lunar Lake's Arc 140V iGPU outperforms Radeon 890M by 16%

Intel has fully unveiled the new Lunar Lake series, and per the details shared by the company, the mobile chips bring a lot of upgrades over Meteor Lake. In terms of iGPU, the company says that the Arc 140V of Core Ultra 9 288V is...

Abid Ahsan Shanto, 03 Sep 2024 20:52

Nvida's next-gen graphics cards are slated to be massive power hogs (image source: Nvidia)

Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 Blackwell graphics cards could be more power hungry than their Ada Lovelace counterparts

A new leak says Nvidia's next-gen GeForce RTX 5090, RTX 5080 and even the RTX 5070 could use a lot more power than their last-gen versions. Apparently, the GeForce RTX 5090 will consume more than 550 Watts at load.

Anil Ganti, 03 Sep 2024 15:56

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2023) has one SO-DIMM slot for RAM expansion. (Image source: Asus via Best Buy)

Deal | Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 with 165 Hz display and RTX 4070 records enticing 25% price drop

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 gaming laptop with a 16-inch 165 Hz display, a 120 W RTX 4070 laptop GPU, and a Core i7-13620H is now back on sale at a considerable 25% discount. As evident by the machine's buyer rating of 4.6/5 at Best...

Fawad Murtaza, 29 Aug 2024 16:25

AMD is rumoured to unveil its next generation of gaming graphics cards at CES 2025 (image source: Notebookcheck)

AMD RDNA 4: New leaks shed light on memory bandwidth, Infinity Cache and VRAM speeds of upcoming Navi 48 and Navi 44 GPUs

A bunch of new leaks from multiple sources have revealed some more information about AMD's next-gen Radeon RX 8000 series graphics cards.

Anil Ganti, 29 Aug 2024 03:25

The RX 7800 XT has 37.3 TFLOPS of FP32 compute performance. (Image source: AMD, Codioful on Unsplash, edited)

RDNA 4 memory specs leak: Top-end Navi 48 reportedly enjoys more memory bandwidth than RX 7800 XT

Three possible memory configurations for the RDNA 4-based RX 8000 GPUs have leaked on X. According to the leaked information, the memory inside the RX 8000 GPUs will top out at 20 Gbps GDDR6 alongside a 256-bit memory interface.

Fawad Murtaza, 27 Aug 2024 21:52

The Lenovo Legion Slim Gen 9 with RTX 4070 should run Star Wars Outlaws at or close to 60 FPS at 1080p/High. (Image source: Lenovo, Ubisoft, edited)

Deal | Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gen 9 (2024) with RTX 4070 and Ryzen 7 8845HS is now available at massive 30% discount

The 2024 Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gen 9 with the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS Hawk Point CPU, a 140 W RTX 4070 GPU, and 16 GB of RAM is on sale at eBay for a whopping 30% discount on the list price. Unsurprisingly, the discount makes the Legion...

Fawad Murtaza, 27 Aug 2024 11:59

Nvidia's next-gen laptop cards could be a lot more power efficient (image source: Nvidia)

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 laptop variant could max out at 115 Watts

A new leak says Nvidia's could lower the maximum power on its next-gen GeForce RTX 5060 laptop GPU. Instead of 140 Watts, it will now be limited to 115 Watts and launch with GDDR7 memory.

Anil Ganti, 26 Aug 2024 16:43

Intel's upcoming Arc 130V iGPU has shown up on Geekbench (image source: Intel)

Intel Arc 130V: Lunar Lake iGPU fails to surpass Radeon 760M in maiden Geekbench run

Intel's Arc 130V iGPU has shown up on Geekbench alongside the Core Ultra 5 236V. It has a boost clock of 1,850 MHz, 56 compute units and scores 19,889 points in OpenCL.

Anil Ganti, 26 Aug 2024 04:48

Gigabyte's new GPUs will soon hit the market (Image source: Gigabyte)

Gigabyte to launch two new RTX 4070 models with GDDR6, pictures surface

As per some new reports, Gigabyte is gearing up to launch two new RTX 4070 GPUs that will come with GDDR6 memory.

Nitisha Upadhye, 24 Aug 2024 08:59

The Alienware m16 R2 as expandable RAM and storage. (Image source: Dell)

Deal | Alienware m16 R2 price drops by massive 33% for RTX 4070 and Core Ultra 7 155H SKU with 32 GB RAM

The Alienware m16 R2 is back on sale at a discount of more than $600. Gamers can now get the RTX 4070 and Core Ultra 7 155H-powered machine for less than $1,400 straight from Dell. The discount makes the machine, which was already...

Fawad Murtaza, 23 Aug 2024 13:48

Team Green keeps coming up with new ways of making its AI accelerators indispensable (Image source: Notebookcheck)

Nvidia Earth-2 platform gets StormCast new AI model for more nuanced bad weather warnings

The Nvidia Earth-2 platform has just become even more powerful thanks to StormCast which is a new AI model for emulating atmospheric dynamics at a scale "larger than storms but smaller than cyclones" with speed and precision repor...

Sergey Tarasov, 22 Aug 2024 19:32

An Ada Lovelace chip laid bare before the camera. (Image source: Nvidia)

Are top-end graphics cards ever coming to laptops?

CheckMag Laptops have always had to make do with leftovers, never getting a taste of the largest and most powerful chips reserved for desktop graphics cards. There are, the way I see it, several reasons as to why things are like this.

Alfrancis Villapando, 22 Aug 2024 19:04

The ONEXPLAYER OneXGPU 2 should soon be available on Indiegogo. (Image source: One-Netbook)

ONEXPLAYER OneXGPU 2: Release window and specs for new AMD Radeon RX 7800M eGPU now official

One-Netbook has revealed more details about the OneXGPU 2, its latest ONEXPLAYER product. Not only has the company revealed specifications for AMD's unreleased Radeon RX 7800M GPU, but it has also confirmed the ports of its new eG...

Alex Alderson, 16 Aug 2024 20:24

AYANEO AG01: Starship packs an RX 7600M XT into a retro sci-fi inspired design (Image Source: AYANEO)

AYANEO AG01 Starship: RX 7600M XT external GPU getting ready to launch on Indiegogo with RGB and retro sci-fi design

With a retro starship inspired design, a "romantic" RGB light strip, toolless M.2 SSD slot and the promise of 100 and 120 watt TGP options, the AYANEO AG01 gets ready to join the likes of GPD and OneXPlayer in the mobile eGPU spac...

David Devey, 16 Aug 2024 14:07

Solid port selection and decent display (Image Source: Acer)

Deal | Acer Nitro V 16-inch gaming laptop with AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS and RTX 4060 discounted down to $879.99

Also included are 16 GB DDR5-5600 RAM and 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD storage. Surprisingly for this price point, there are no major compromises on the display and port sides, as the configuration features a 16-inch FHD+ screen with 16...

Bogdan Solca, 16 Aug 2024 13:51