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In a video uploaded 5 days ago, YouTuber Kingmi Mobile retrofitted an iPhone 17 Pro Max with a cooling system he removed from a RedMagic 11 Pro+ device, revealing an 8% jump in performance.

After testing the RX 9070 and the RTX 5070 with image upscaling, Hardware Unboxed has now also compared the RX 9070 XT using FSR 4. The card is now 24% faster than the RTX 5070. However, the GPU is still much more expensive than its official MSRP, which considerably worsens the board's value.

Samsung's next-gen flagship chipset, the Exynos 2600, has surfaced on Geekbench yet again. The SOC is expected to be present in the Galaxy S26 lineup next year, and appears to deliver CPU performance on par with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.

Unlike the Ti version with 12 GB, Nvidia’s RTX 5070 (non-Ti) only comes with 8 GB of VRAM — a spec that’s sparked plenty of online debate about its future-proofing, and understandably, some concern. Our test unit, the Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IAX10 with an RTX 5070, offers some useful insight into how much VRAM might actually be “enough.”

Hardware Unboxed has tested and compared the performance of the Arrow Lake Core Ultra 9 285K and the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Even after the performance enhancing updates and with the 200S Boost overclocking, the Core Ultra 9 285K is still no match for the Ryzen 7 9800X3D.

YouTuber MrMacRight recently tested several AAA titles, including Resident Evil 4, Death Stranding, and Assassin’s Creed Mirage, on Apple’s new M5 iPad Pro. The results highlight meaningful performance and thermal gains over the M4 model, though optimisation issues persist in some games, particularly in Ubisoft’s latest release.

A user on r/iPhone has compiled the Geekbench 6 single-core, multi-core, and Metal scores of almost all major iPhone models since 2015. The results show that the iPhone 17 is close to 600% faster in single-core and over 1,000% ahead in multi-core/GPU performance when compared against the iPhone 6S.

Expectations were high for Samsung's Exynos 2600 chip, but new benchmark data suggests possible pitfalls. Recent Geekbench scores reveal a surprising performance drop, positioning the next-gen processor even below its current rivals. A notable tweak to the CPU frequencies opens the door to potential thermal or efficiency issues.

YouTuber Zac Builds transformed a classic PlayStation 3 into a fully water-cooled, overclocked console. Using a hackable model and custom-made cooling parts, he pushed the system’s limits to reveal just how much performance the 2006 hardware can still deliver.

An Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 laptop, equipped with an Intel Panther Lake Core Ultra X7 358H, has stopped by Geekbench for a set of valid OpenCL benchmark results. The resulting scores show that the Intel Panther Lake's Arc Celestial iGPU is indeed 50% better than the Arc 140V.

Hardware Unboxed has compared the performance of the RX 9070 and the RTX 5070 in 23 games, using FSR 4 for the Radeon card and DLSS 4 for the GeForce GPU. The results are quite interesting, as the RX 9070 is now even faster than it was at launch, with and without image upscaling.

ETA Prime is experimenting with a fully battery-powered dual-GPU setup using the Lenovo Legion Go 2 and an external RTX A500 GPU. By combining it with Lossless Scaling, the YouTuber achieves surprising performance gains, proving that true portable dual-GPU gaming might just be possible.

The just-launched Intel Panther Lake flagship, the Core Ultra X9 388H, has been tested with 3DMark Time Spy Graphics to judge the performance of the onboard graphics. Panther Lake's next-gen Celestial iGPU with 12 Xe cores is reportedly up to 50% better than the Lunar Lake Arc 140V.

Like its predecessors, the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 stays competitive and flat-out outperforms Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 at times, even. At least, if new benchmarks of the Vivo X300 Pro and Xiaomi 17 Pro Max are anything to go by.

The Redmi K90 Pro has appeared on Geekbench with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, 16GB of RAM, and Android 16. Like its predecessor, the K90 Pro will likely be rebranded as the Poco F8 Ultra for markets outside China.

USB4 v2 offers a noticeable leap over its predecessor, bringing up to 80 Gbps bi-directional bandwidth. This improved speed should result in better performance from compatible eGPUs, which ETA Prime has just showcased.

Honor is about to launch a broad range of products in China, which includes the MagicPad 3 Pro. Ahead of the October 15 event, the Android tablet with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 has surfaced with impressive AnTuTu scores.

Battlefield 6 runs pretty decently even on budget APUs like the 5600G, delivering close to 45 FPS. But here’s what happens when you try to run the game on an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Super — a sub-$200 budget card from 2019.

The new Xiaomi 17 series phones are the first with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 flagship chipset. First doesn't necessarily mean best, however, as benchmark tests on the phones show minor CPU performance improvements relative to last-gen phones from other OEMs.

Xiaomi's new TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen) is one of the cheapest Google TV devices outside the US. Despite that, it performs admirably well, with its S905X5M SoC delivering CPU and GPU performance better than devices like the Google TV Streamer 4K.

Digital Foundry on YouTube revealed that Nintendo’s Switch 2 supports two distinct DLSS modes: a full version similar to PCs, and a faster, ‘light’ model built to upscale games beyond 1080p without tanking performance.

After decades on PlayStation and Xbox, I tested the Lenovo LOQ 16IRH8 in Fortnite, Warzone, Gears, and Hogwarts Legacy... here’s why I’m not going back.

A Reddit user has made probably one of the world's best-performing iPhone 17 Pro Max, at least in terms of thermal stability, by attaching an M.2 SSD cooler on its back. The experiment went viral on the r/iPhone subreddit and people in the comments are genuinely impressed by the results.

The Honor Magic 8 Pro has appeared on Geekbench, featuring the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and 16GB of RAM. The benchmark reveals it will run on Android 16. Alongside the Magic 8 Pro, a standard Magic 8 model and the flagship MagicPad 3 Pro tablet are also expected to be introduced.

We recently had the chance to test two nearly identical versions of the Asus ZenBook 14 side by side—one powered by AMD’s new Ryzen AI 7 350 and the other by Intel’s Core Ultra 7 255H. On paper, they’re priced closely, but each platform comes with its own set of trade-offs. So, which one makes the better ZenBook 14 in 2025?

The Xiaomi 17 series has the first Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 flagship phones, and as competitors are still gearing up for a launch, these new flagships have secured the top positions in the latest AnTuTu performance chart without any challenge.

YouTuber ETA Prime has tested how well the Razer Core X V2 eGPU dock performs when paired with a full-fledged gaming laptop and a small handheld gaming PC. The results showcase how well the new Thunderbolt 5 connection works and what still needs improvement.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite SoC has been benchmarked with Geekbench 6.5, Cinbench 2024, and 3DMark Solar Bay/Steel Nomad. The results paint the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme as one of the fastest mobile CPUs around, as the SoC is shown to beat and match the Apple M4 Pro in single-core and multi-core tests, respectively.

Qualcomm has revealed some benchmarks for the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme X2E-96-100. It can match Apple's M4 series in CPU performance but falls off when it comes to GPU performance.

The Xiaomi 17 Pro Max and Apple's iPhone 17 Pro Max are the two most powerful smartphones on the market at the moment. Gaming tests show, however, that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5-powered phone holds consistent advantages in gaming performance, efficiency, and thermal management.

The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and Mediatek Dimensity 9500 will power most flagship Android smartphones released over the next twelve months. Both chipsets have now been tested on both CPU and GPU benchmarks.

Intel’s Arc Pro B50 is sold as a workstation GPU, but recent testing explores how it performs in gaming and AI tasks. With its compact design, low power draw, and 16 GB of VRAM, the Intel Arc Pro B50 may hold more potential than expected, as demonstrated in recent tests by a creator.

The iPhone 17 Pro Max introduces the new A19 Pro chip and a vapor chamber for improved performance. To test how these upgrades translate to real-world gaming, YouTuber MrMacRight ran benchmarks across several AAA titles in their latest video.

Qualcomm has shown off some Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 benchmarks. In Geekbench, it is up to 19% faster than its last-gen counterpart, and the chip performs on par with Apple's newest A19 Pro.

Silent Hill f manages to hit a key performance metric, but it is going to cost you a significant amount of visual detail thanks to it dropping to as low as 360p in certain situations.

Unofficial mods are bringing AMD’s FSR 4 to older Radeon RX 7000 and even RX 6000 GPUs, but the results are mixed. YouTuber Daniel Owen’s testing in Cyberpunk 2077 shows that while FSR 4 delivers cleaner visuals than FSR 3, there’s more than one catch if you want to try it yourself.

MediaTek's new Dimensity 9500 will power several premium devices over the next twelve months. The chipset was unveiled yesterday as an alternative to the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and Apple's A19 Pro on the iPhone 17 series, and has now been compared to the latter across multiple benchmarks.

YouTuber The Phawx recently put the GPD Win 5, powered by AMD’s Ryzen AI Max series, through its paces and found it delivering console-level performance in a handheld form factor with impressive ergonomics. In their early impressions video, they explore everything the GPD Win 5 brings to the table.

Hands-on benchmarks of Apple's two new chipsets, the A19 and A19 Pro, are now widely available. The A19 finds use exclusively on the standard iPhone 17, and has now been compared to the A19 Pro on the iPhone 17 Pro Max in a slew of performance tests.

A new Geekbench listing has now revealed the highest scores yet from a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 device. The device in question appears to be the upcoming iQOO 15, and its test results blow Apple's new iPhone 17 Pro Max out of the water.

The OnePlus 15 is expected to be the next-gen flagship phone from OnePlus. The device has now surfaced on Geekbench with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset and 16GB of RAM, delivering around 25% higher scores than the OnePlus 13.

Dual-GPU builds are back, well, sort of. In a recent video, YouTuber ETA Prime paired an RTX 3060 with an Intel Arc A380 to offload frame generation using Lossless Scaling. Frame generation is a divisive feature: some gamers love it, others hate it. But most would agree that if machine learning can give ageing GPUs a new lease of life, that’s a win for the gaming community.

Apple's new A19 Pro has been put through a series of GPU benchmark tests. The chipset on the iPhone 17 Pro Max constantly outperforms the A18 Pro on the iPhone 16 Pro Max by about 40%, but fails to flat-out dominate the Snapdragon 8 Elite and Dimensity 9400.

Apple’s new iPhone 17 Pro with the A19 Pro chip deliver impressive GPU performance in benchmarks, but stability results from the 3DMark Solar Bay Extreme stress test tell a different story.

Xiaomi will present the Xiaomi 17 series this month as the first devices to feature Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Ahead of that, one of the devices in the lineup has now been spotted on Geekbench, delivering some less-than-stellar scores.

A YouTuber has tested AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 XT as an external GPU connected over Oculink. The card was paired with a Minisforum Ryzen 9 9955HX mini PC and the Asus ROG Ally X, showing near-desktop performance on the former but more limited results on the handheld.

The MSI Claw 8 AI with AMD’s Ryzen Z2 Extreme was tested with Borderlands 4. In the video, YouTuber ETA Prime checks how the handheld runs the game at different resolutions and power levels, giving an early look at its performance.