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The Google Pixel 9a has now paid visits to popular benchmarks Geekbench and AnTuTu ahead of its official debut. The phone delivers performance mostly on par with its Pixel 9 siblings, guaranteeing it an advantage over its Samsung counterpart, the Galaxy A56.

The M3 Ultra is an extremely powerful SoC that boasts a massive 32-core CPU. Despite being launched only recently, multiple benchmarks have surfaced on the internet, with Cinebench 2024 suggesting a substantial 25% to 30% lead over highest-end x86 systems from AMD and Intel.

Apple's M3 Ultra SoC is a massive ARM chip that packs a powerful 32-core CPU and an 80-core GPU, allowing for performance that trades blows with high-end workstations. If the early GPU benchmark scores are anything to go by, it sure does seem that the M3 Ultra is ready to take on RDNA 4 and Nvidia RTX 50 GPUs in most if not all workloads.

Both the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT and Radeon RX 9070 have appeared in PassMark’s G3D Mark chart for high-end video cards. The new RDNA 4-based cards boast of having 16 GB of VRAM and support FSR 4 upscaling. The benchmark performances of the RX 9000 series units against the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 should help gamers decide which to buy.

Xiaomi's Poco F7 series could launch in a matter of weeks and the line-leading model, the Poco F7 Ultra, appears to have made a trip over to Geekbench, confirming some of its key hardware and its relationship with the Redmi K80 Pro.

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 graphics card has quietly slotted into PassMark’s G3D Mark chart for high-end video cards. The RTX 5070 has taken up an unassuming spot above the RTX 4070 and almost on the same level as an RTX 4090. Unfortunately, the latter is the Laptop GPU variant, with the desktop RTX 4090 way beyond the performance level of the new Blackwell board.

AnTuTu revealed the top-performing Android tablets in February 2025. Just like some of the previous performance charts, the RedMagic Nova with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Leading Version has topped the list.

AnTuTu has revealed the top-performing flagship phones from February 2025. While the Dimensity 9400 took over in the last one, the Snapdragon 8 Elite has made a comeback on the latest chart.

GPU Compute test results of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 on PassMark could improve as the site has released a patch that should solve the problems that the Blackwell card had previously faced. Even before the patch, one beefed-up RTX 5090-based system produced a score that was nearly 10x the previous average result.

Monster Hunter fanatics would enjoy the freedom of taming beasts on handhelds. Sadly, Steam Deck performance is even worse on the system than on a desktop PC. Mobile Monster Hunter Wilds gamers currently have few options except waiting for patches.

The iPhone 16e has now hit store shelves and has been tested by reliable outlets. The mid-range Apple smartphone performs on par with the pricier iPhone 16 in CPU tests but falls behind in the GPU department, as it has one fewer GPU core.

An Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090D graphics card has appeared on PassMark and delivered an incredible result despite having to overcome a couple of potential challenges. The RTX 5090D topped the high-end video card chart by an impressive margin while also managing to produce double the DirectX 12 test result of the RTX 4090.

The affordable AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 has made its debut in Geekbench, and with that, the first OpenCL benchmark score of the Radeon 840M is here. Per the test, the iGPU can beat the Radeon 740M.

The first Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU sample has landed on PassMark and delivered a healthy, but unfortunately compromised, benchmark result. The RTX 5090 Laptop managed to become the best-performing mobile GPU on the site, but it is currently stuck at RTX 4060 Laptop levels in the GPU Compute test, likely because of software support issues.

The performance issues that the GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 seemed to have on the PassMark benchmark website have apparently been solved, with future visits by the new Blackwell cards potentially offering better results. However, the reason behind the RTX 50 issues may cause even more problems in the future for gamers.

Monster Hunter Wilds players must contend with a beefy day-one PS5 update. Detailed patch notes should arrive shortly. However, there is a possibility that the update will sharpen textures or enhance performance.

An overclocked AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT was apparently able to manage a sizeable overclock over its alleged 2,970 MHz boost clock, all with a mere 25 W increase in power draw. While this is impressive on its own, it may be an indication that there is more still to come.

Early leaked benchmarks of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D reveal that the new 3D V-Cache Zen 5 CPU is significantly faster than its predecessor in gaming tasks. Despite this, the 9950X3D still manages to keep up with the regular Ryzen 9 9950X in non-gaming workloads — an area where X3D CPUs previously fell flat.

The giant maps and monsters in Monster Hunter Wilds stress the PS5 and Xbox Series X. Even with improvements since the open beta, the game produces pixelated textures and muted lighting.

Like the RTX 5090 and the RTX 5090D, some RTX 5070 Ti units also suffer from having 8 fewer ROPs than the full 96 units. Nvidia calls this a "rare issue" as it affects "less than 0.5%" of the total. However, folks who end up with such a defective RTX 5070 Ti might see a double-digit performance deficit according to the latest testing.

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti card, which has only just been released, has turned up on the PassMark benchmark site. The new Blackwell board has delivered a promising average result so far, based on a small sample size. However, the RTX 5070 Ti was not able to surpass the RTX 4070 Ti and struggled in the GPU Compute test.

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card has been knocked off its perch at the top of PassMark’s high-end video card benchmark chart. The RTX 4090 has moved back into the number one spot, with a very slight advantage of +1.02%. The new Blackwell GeForce RTX 50 series cards have suffered a bumpy ride since their initial launch in January.

Someone has sneakily posted FurMark GPU benchmark results for the upcoming AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT disguised as an RX 7800 XTX, revealing that the next-gen mid-range GPU will effectively match the performance of the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX at 4K resolutions.

The iPhone 16e looks to have made its first trip over to Geekbench, showing off decent performance numbers. Unfortunately, it appears the new iPhone performs worse than the vanilla iPhone 16 across both CPU and GPU tests.

The Poco X7 has now gone through our in-house tests to get a clearer idea of how it performs. The mid-ranger delivers solid benchmark numbers in in isolation but fails to offer any significant improvements over last year's Poco X6, sadly.

Oppo touts the upcoming Find N5 as its most sophisticated foldable smartphone yet in terms of design and durability. Now, a new leak purports to confirm that it will have advanced connectivity as well, albeit in a limited-edition version. It seems to have the same slightly cut-down version of the new Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC for top-end Android devices as its non-Satellite counterpart.

PassMark has highlighted a graph that shows average CPU performance in 2025 has decreased for both desktops and laptops compared to 2024. Well-regarded chips like the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D and Intel Core i9-7980XE helped push average CPU performance to new heights, but it seems different priorities are in place for Arrow Lake, Granite Ridge, and Strix Point.

Samsung is thought to launch the Galaxy F16 5G soon, as it has now appeared on a widely-used database of smartphones in advance of this event. The device has also popped up on Geekbench with the same SoC as the theoretically cheaper new F06 5G, although it might be higher-end in other ways.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is, perhaps, Samsung's most interesting model in years. The design-focused, thin smartphone has now made a trip over to Geekbench, confirming its key specs and performance credentials ahead of launch.

The first sample of the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX on PassMark has managed to overtake the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D chip to head the CPU Mark chart for fastest laptop processor performance. However, despite the Arrow Lake-HX chip’s impressive appearance, it could not quite topple a cohort of Apple M3 SKUs in single thread performance.

Capcom is trying to avoid launch-day frustrations with the second Monster Hunter Wilds open beta. Although it's drawing massive participation, choppy graphics are causing concerns. PC gamers are hoping optimizations will boost frame rates by the game's February 28 release date.

The GeForce RTX 5090 has failed to overtake its predecessor in a GPU compute benchmark on the well-known PassMark database site. The RTX 5080 suffered a similar fate, with the card barely managing to beat out the RTX 4070 Ti. The GeForce 50 series Blackwell cards support PCIe 5.0 connectivity via 16 data lanes.

Helldivers 2 is an action-packed co-op third-person shooter that often pushes the PS5 to its limits. Despite not having the PS5 Pro Enhanced badge some players have noticed upgraded performance. Digital Foundry tested the game to see how smoother the game is on the console.

For those wondering how Marvel's Spider-Man 2 performs on gaming handhelds, specifically the Steam Deck and ROG Ally, a recent analysis appears to paint a somewhat gloomy picture. The experience is far from pleasing on the Steam Deck, and although the ROG Ally manages decent performance, it is not without its Windows-specific downsides - for now.

The Snapdragon 8 Elite has been dominating the AnTuTu monthly charts for a while now. However, on the latest flagship phone performance ranking, the Dimensity 9400 has made a comeback.

Both the GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 have been tested in PassMark’s G3D Mark benchmark for high-end graphics cards. While the overall performance and standing of the Blackwell cards is as expected, the generational performance increase over the GeForce 40 series is low compared to the gains made by the RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 over their GeForce 30 series counterparts.

The Intel Core Ultra 7 255H demonstrated impressive single-threaded performance in a recently revealed benchmark run, pulling well ahead of the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU. However, multi-threaded performance leaves a lot to be desired, owing to the lack of hyperthreading.

DLSS 4 and its improved AI upscaling are the main advantages of the RTX 50 series. With the latest 3DMark update, gamers can now easily test how the technology impacts frame rates. Some DLSS 4 features apply to older generations, so the new GPU benchmark is compatible with older Nvidia cards.

Just off the cusp of Deepseek's release, Alibaba's latest version of Qwen 2.5 Max has provided better test results than all other AI models, claiming the throne from the fledgling Deepseek.

In a new 3DMark Steel Nomad Light test, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra has been shown to beat the iPhone 16 Pro Max. The Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy inside the flagship phone had a 36% lead over the Apple A18 Pro.

Nvidia's latest flagship GPU, the RTX 5090, has a 28% higher TDP than its predecessor, the RTX 4090. This 28% increase in TDP, and a healthy increase in CUDA cores, makes the RTX 5090 around 27% faster vs the RTX 4090. However, the gain is much less when both cards use the same amount of power.

A recently uploaded listing on Blender Open Data has revealed how well the RTX 5090 performs in Blender, using the OptiX rendering engine. The result appears to line up almost exactly with what we would have expected from the Blackwell flagship, thanks to its substantially higher core count.

The RTX 5090 desktop GPU has been tested by a YouTuber with and without DLSS and Frame Generation in Cyberpunk 2077. With full Path Tracing enabled at 4K resolution and ultra settings, the RTX 5090 needs DLSS to push the average FPS above 60. For the GPU to hit 100+ FPS, Frame Generation is seemingly necessary.

A recent video has showcased the performance difference between the newly unveiled entry-level Ryzen Z2 Go APU, and the previous-gen flagship, the Ryzen Z1 Extreme. The chips, housed in the Legion Go S and ROG Ally X, performed in close proximity to one another, making the affordable Ryzen Z2 Go look enticing for budget gamers.

While 8 GB of VRAM may be enough for 1080p in older titles, it is simply not sufficient for modern titles, especially with ray tracing or high-resolution gaming. This was confirmed by a deep-dive by PC Games Hardware, who pit the Radeon RX 7600 against the RX 7600 XT - two borderline identical GPUs, but with vastly different amounts of VRAM.

The upcoming Intel Arc B570 Battlemage-based GPU will allegedly launch later this month, and recent leaked benchmarks and pricing indicate that it will be a solid entry-level card, cutting both the price and performance by 12% compared to the B580.

The Snapdragon 8s Elite has now made its first trip over to Geekbench, with the listing revealing performance and core configuration details of the chipset months ahead of its expected launch and subsequent adoption by devices like the Poco F7.

The new Poco X7 Pro debuted last week and comes equipped with MediaTek's Dimensity 8400, albeit branded as the Dimensity 8400 Ultra. That chipset is a direct successor to the Dimensity 8300 Ultra on last year's Poco X6 Pro so a performance upgrade is expected but exactly how much of an upgrade does it bring?

We have a brand-new Snapdragon desktop SoC on the block: the Snapdragon X. With an eight-core setup and a disappointing 1.7 TFLOPS Adreno GPU, the entry-level Snapdragon X chip aims to tackle the budget segment of notebooks and mini PCs.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim is touted to launch later in the year as Samsung's lithe reply to Apple's iPhone 17 Air. It has now made what appears to be its first trip to Geekbench, with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy and 12 GB of RAM in tow.