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The RX 7600 has the same 8 GB VRAM buffer as the newly-launched RTX 4060 Ti. (Source: AMD)

Lamented RTX 4060 Ti and RX 7600 reportedly receive abysmal launch day reception on MindFactory with paltry demand vs RTX 4070 Ti and RTX 4070

After getting roasted by reviewers, the RTX 4060 Ti and the RX 7600 GPUs are also getting abandoned by gamers if the newest report from 3DCenter is any indication. Per 3DCenter, the RTX 4060 Ti and the RX 7600 has had an extremely...

Fawad Murtaza, 26 May 2023 22:37

The Acer Swift Edge 16 offers a QHD webcam. (Image Source: Acer)

Computex 2023 | Acer launches Swift Edge 16 featuring AMD Ryzen 7040 APUs, high-res 16:10 120 Hz OLED, Wi-Fi 7, and 1440p webcam

Acer is upgrading its Swift Edge 16 premium business laptop ahead of Computex 2023. The Acer Swift Edge 16 features AMD Ryzen 7040 APUs with up to Radeon 780M graphics and a 16:10 120 Hz WQXGA+ OLED panel among other features. Ace...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 26 May 2023 13:42

RTX 4060 Ti is slated to go on sale on May 24. (Source: NVIDIA)

Weekly GPU sales nosedive to a new yearly low as gamers appear to actively shun 8 GB VRAM cards in German market

According to the latest report from 3DCenter based on TechEpiphany’s analysis of GPU sales on German retailer MindFactory, board sales have reached a new yearly low after dropping for the 5th consecutive week. Sales in the 20th we...

Fawad Murtaza, 23 May 2023 15:59

ASUS reportedly won't be introducing new cooler designs for its RX 7600 cards. (Source: ASUS/VideoCardz)

Seemingly official RX 7600 vs RX 6600 specifications comparison sees RDNA 3 GPU offer almost 2.4x compute performance with higher TBP

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 is expected to launch within a couple of days with a performance that should ideally be a big step up vs the RX 6600. Now, according to an allegedly official spec sheet that pits the RX 7600 against the RX 6...

Fawad Murtaza, 23 May 2023 10:10

ASRock is also reportedly preparing Radeon RX 7600 cards. (Source: VideoCardz)

sub-US$300 RX 7600 MSRP could become a reality as listings for XFX and GIGABYTE cards surface

The Radeon RX 7600 is expected to be AMD’s first affordable RDNA 3 GPU. So far, leaks have alleged the RX 7600 MSRP to be US$300, matching the newly-announced RTX 4060. But, based on a handful of listings for AIB RX 7600 boards, T...

Fawad Murtaza, 22 May 2023 11:27

The Navi 33 XL GPU allegedly featured inside the RX 7600 is based on TSMC's 6 nm process. (Source: VideoCardz)

Small RX 7600 reference model surfaces with a design similar to RX 7900 XT/XTX

The RX 7600 is reportedly launching on May 25 with reviews landing on May 24. The GPU allegedly employs a Navi 33 XL chip and could be priced at or less than US$300. Now, a reference Made by AMD RX 7600 has leaked featuring a desi...

Fawad Murtaza, 22 May 2023 10:10

The RX 7900 XTX and the RX 7900 XT were the first RDNA 3 cards on the market. (Source: Notebookcheck)

RTX 4060-like RX 7600 price leaks alongside a massive 34% performance uplift over the RTX 3060 8 GB

Serial hardware leakers Moore’s Law Is Dead and RedGamingTech have leaked the price of the upcoming AMD Radeon RX 7600 GPU. According to the leakers, the RX 7600 MSRP could match the RTX 4060 MSRP. However, MLID also alleges that ...

Fawad Murtaza, 19 May 2023 14:20

The Asus ROG Ally can handle all sorts of console emulation with ease

Asus ROG Ally runs popular console emulators including Xenia for Xbox 360 and RPCS3 for PS3, God of War 3 emulated at 1080p 60 fps thanks to Ryzen Z1's AVX-512 support

The Asus ROG Ally is capable of handling a host of popular console emulators thanks to AVX-512 support in its Ryzen Z1 APU. The Ally was shown to effectively run popular console emulators — from light ones such as the PPSPP for th...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 18 May 2023 11:14

AMD and NVIDIA could launch the RTX 4060 Ti and RX 7600 GPUs by the end of this month. (Source: Notebookcheck)

Significantly cheaper AMD Radeon GPUs dominate sales in German market vs NVIDIA boards as overall sales plummet for 4th consecutive week

It appears GPU sales in the German market are experiencing a considerable slowdown. According to TechEpiphany’s data compiled by 3DCenter, MindFactory’s total GPU unit volume of the 19th week of 2023 came in at 2,775 which represe...

Fawad Murtaza, 17 May 2023 15:08

Upcoming RTX 4060 Ti and RX 7600 GPUs will reportedly skimp out on the memory upgrade compared to their predecessors. (Source: NVIDIA)

Slowing sales of mid-range 8GB GPUs reportedly pushing VRAM constrained boards out of consumer consideration

According to a recent report by 3DCenter, consumers are seemingly moving away from buying GPUs with 8 GB RAM as users are apparently choosing cards with more than 8 GB of memory. 3DCenter’s analysis is based on the sales data coll...

Fawad Murtaza, 10 May 2023 15:36

The RX 7600 and RTX 4060 Ti could feature the same amount of memory as their predecessors. (Source: AMD)

Imminent RX 7600 and RTX 4060 Ti GPUs from Gigabyte appear on EEC confirming 8 GB of VRAM for next-gen mid-range boards

The Radeon RX 7600 and the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti are reportedly going to be the newest additions to the next-gen GPU race from AMD and NVIDIA respectively. According to a recent listing by EEC, both cards feature 8 GB of VRAM.

Fawad Murtaza, 04 May 2023 14:43

The Beelink SER6 is 25% off, falling to just under US$520, at Amazon. (Image via Beelink on Amazon)

Deal | Beelink SER6 Pro Mini with Ryzen 7 7735HS and 32 GB DDR5 RAM drops below US$520 on Amazon

The Beelink SER6 Pro Mini desktop, which boasts an octacore AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS and Radeon 680M iGPU, is on sale for just under US$520 at Amazon. The mini PC includes 32 GB of DDR5 RAM and a 500 GB PCIe NVMe SSD.

Sam Medley, 02 May 2023 20:23

The predecessor to the RX 7600, the RX 6600, launched at a starting price of US$330. (Source: Notebookcheck)

AMD Radeon RX 7600 launch and review dates leak: RDNA 3 mid-ranger is reportedly set to appear on store shelves late next month

According to serial leaker Moore’s Law Is Dead, AMD is finally releasing the company’s first budget RDNA 3 GPU, the RX 7600, in late May. Interestingly, Team Red has allegedly set two review dates for the GPU depending upon the pr...

Fawad Murtaza, 28 Apr 2023 13:36

AMD released the first RDNA 3 desktop GPUs in December 2022. (Source: Notebookcheck)

Early RX 7600 XT Navi 33 GPU reportedly offers double-digit performance bump vs RX 6650 XT while consuming less than 200 W

The RDNA 3 Navi 33 GPU is rumored to be featured in the upcoming RX 7600 and RX 7600 XT. According to Tom from Moore’s Law Is Dead, the Navi 33 outperforms the RX 6650 XT by a notable margin, possibly reaching levels offered by th...

Fawad Murtaza, 28 Apr 2023 08:47

The Radeon RX 7900 XT features 84 Compute Units. (Source: Notebookcheck)

Premilinary RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT performance and specifications leak alongside possibly-doomed RX 7800 XTX

After the release of the RTX 4070, the wait is on for AMD’s mid-range RDNA 3 GPUs. According to a recent video from RedGamingTech, the AMD RX 7800 XT and the RX 7700 XT will both be based on the Navi 32 GPU with performance to riv...

Fawad Murtaza, 26 Apr 2023 14:32

GEEKOM x Asus AS 6 challenges the Intel NUC 13 Pro with Ryzen 6000 power

GEEKOM has announced that it has collaborated with Asus on its latest mini-PC. The AS 6 is backed to "outshine" Intel's NUC 13 Pro with a Ryzen 9 6900HX top-end model. It also boasts dual USB4 and dual HDMI 2.1 ports in a MIL-STD-...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 24 Apr 2023 17:26

The GMK NucBox K2 sports an AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS. (Image via GMK)

GMK unveils Ryzen 7-powered NucBox K1 and NucBox K2 mini PCs

GMK is now selling two new mini PCs powered by AMD Ryzen 7 CPUs. The NucBox K1 has an AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, and the NucBox K2 has an AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS. Both machines are similar in every other regard.

Sam Medley, 21 Apr 2023 21:19

Deal | Lenovo Legion Slim 7 Gen 7 gaming laptop with AMD Ryzen 7 6800H and Radeon RX 6800S now only US$1,349.99

This discounted model also packs 16 GB of DDR5-4800 RAM, 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD storage, a quality 16-inch IPS 2560 x 1600 165 Hz display, SD card reader and fingerprint sensor.

Bogdan Solca, 14 Apr 2023 17:02

AMD's cards come bundled with the Last of Us PC game. (Image Source: Newegg)

Deal | AMD RX 6950 XT 16 GB gaming GPU discounted down to US$609.99, RX 6800 XT 16 GB now only US$539.99

Nvidia launches the RTX 4070 with 12 GB VRAM, but AMD does not have the RX 7800 cards ready just yet. As a backup plan, Team Red is now lowering the prices on its high-end RDNA2 cards to match and even sink under the RTX 4070 pric...

Bogdan Solca, 13 Apr 2023 18:01

New black look with metallic accents for AMD's pro cards (Image source: AMD)

AMD launches Radeon Pro W7900 48 GB and Pro W7800 32 GB professional RDNA3 GPUs

The Pro W7900 model is based on the same Navi 31 chip equipping the RX 7900 XTX gaming cards, but it comes with 48 GB of GDDR6 ECC VRAM that really come in handy in AI-driven applications. On the other hand, the more affordable Pr...

Bogdan Solca, 13 Apr 2023 17:30

AMD Strix Point APUs are seemingly based on TSMC's 4 nm and 3 nm processes. (Source: AMD)

Zen 5-based AMD Strix point APUs reportedly coming with up to 16 core CPU and 8 WGP RDNA 3+ iGPU with 3 GHz+ clock speed

AMD launched the “Phoenix-HS” APUs at CES 2023. The APUs are based on Zen 4 CPUs and RDNA 3 iGPUs. AMD will follow the Phoenix-HS APUs with the launch of “Strix Point” APUs next year that will combine a Zen 5 CPU and an RDNA 3+ iG...

Fawad Murtaza, 04 Apr 2023 12:01

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 upgrades to a 90Hz 16:10 PureSight OLED display and Ryzen 7000 processors

Lenovo has added a new Slim 7 variant to its Yoga line-up, touted as slim, elegant, yet performance-forward thanks to a Ryzen 7000-driven OLED display and dual USB4 ports. Accordingly, the OEM touts it as capable of some photo-edi...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 28 Mar 2023 15:48

AMD's RDNA3 iGPUs are comparable to Nvidia's 2019 lower-mid laptop dGPUs. (Image Source: AMD)

AMD's Radeon 780M iGPU beats the Nvidia GTX 1650 Max-Q laptop dGPU in new Geekbench test

This Geekbench test was performed on a 2.7 GHz Radeon 780M integrated with the Ryzen 7 7840HS APU, but there also is a 2.8 GHz version on the Ryzen 9 7940H that could come close to an Nvidia GTX 1650 Ti laptop dGPU.

Bogdan Solca, 15 Mar 2023 18:57

AMD decisively held back from developing a true RTX 4090 competitor

AMD intentionally held back from developing a 600 W, US$1,600 RDNA 3 equivalent for the RTX 4090, feels mainstream gamers can instead spend savings on other PC parts

AMD could have made an RTX 4090 competitor but chose not to in favor of a trade-off between price and competitive performance. AMD's rationale is that a 600 W card with a US$1,600 price tag is not a mainstream option for PC gamers...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 12 Mar 2023 12:07

The VivoBook S15 cleverly combines OLED with Radeon 680M.

Multimedia without dedicated GPU: Asus VivoBook S15 delivers great graphics performance

Armed with just an iGPU, the VivoBook is a multimedia laptop aiming to compete in the entry-level segment and pulls this off in a surprising manner. What's more, not having a dGPU also has some interesting side benefits.

Mario Petzold, 25 Feb 2023 12:48

More AI power for the upcoming RDNA 4 GPUs (Image Source: profesionalreview.com)

AMD execs detail AI-powered technologies that could be implemented in the upcoming RDNA 4 gaming GPUs

Instead of limiting AI-powered processing to image quality improvements, AMD wants to utilize the RDNA 4 inference cores to make games more fun and life-like with better moving characters and more complex pathfinding. Image render...

Bogdan Solca, 21 Feb 2023 18:17

80% Minisforum Mars Series MC560 review: Powerful mini PC with AMD Ryzen 5 and integrated webcam for office use

Mini PC for special requirements. With the MC560, Minisforum is the first mini PC maker to have a compact office computer with built-in camera and speakers in their product portfolio. The device...
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 | 562 g

Sebastian Bade, 14 Feb 2023 17:40

90% Minisforum Neptune Series HX99G review: Compact gaming PC with AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX and AMD Radeon RX 6600M also includes USB4 and Thunderbolt

Mini-PC for gamers! Those who are currently looking for a compact gaming PC should definitely take a closer look at the Neptune Series HX99G from Minisforum. Find out in this revie...
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX | AMD Radeon RX 6600M | 1.6 kg

Sebastian Bade, 09 Feb 2023 20:59

Phoenix-HS APUs include the Ryzen 5 7640HS, Ryzen 7 7840HS, and Ryzen 9 7940HS. (Source: AMD, UserBenchmark-edited)

Impressive AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS Phoenix APU speeds past the Core i9-12900HK and the Ryzen 9 6900HX on UserBenchmark

The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS is the flagship “Phoenix” APU combining a Zen 4 CPU and an RDNA 3 Radeon 780M iGPU. An HP EliteBook 865 G10 has now made an appearance on UserBenchmark depicting that the Ryzen 9 7940HS inside the laptop is ...

Fawad Murtaza, 09 Feb 2023 12:37

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 comes with 24 GB VRAM and the AD102-300 "Ada" GPU. (Image source: Nvidia/Steam - edited)

GeForce RTX 4090 hits Steam's latest hardware survey hard as Radeon RX 7000 series yet to register an entry

The high price of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card doesn’t seem to have put gamers completely off making a purchase. The powerful board from Team Green is the second-highest monthly mover in Steam’s hardware survey for Ja...

Daniel R Deakin, 04 Feb 2023 17:55

Ryzen 7040 Phoenix APUs are manufactured on a 4 nm process node. (Source: AMD)

Preliminary Ryzen 9 7940HS performance figure fails to impress as AMD's flagship "Phoenix" APU trails behind Core i9-12900H

The Ryzen 9 7940HS is AMD’s next-generation Phoenix-HS APU featuring the company’s latest Zen 4 CPU cores and an RDNA 3 iGPU in the form of a Radeon 780M. Rumors had it that the Radeon 780M would be slightly faster, if not equal, ...

Fawad Murtaza, 03 Feb 2023 18:48

86% Minisforum Venus Series UM690 desktop review: small office PC with Ryzen 9 6900HX and USB4

Small, fast and efficient! Chinese system manufacturer Minisforum offers a plethora of compact desktop PCs tailored to a wide range of applications. The UM690 from the Venus series uses A...
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX | AMD Radeon 680M | 621 g

Sebastian Bade, 03 Feb 2023 03:33

The RX 7900 XT and RX 7900 XTX launched with US$899 and US$999 MSRPs. (Source: Notebookcheck)

AMD RX 7800 XT specs and performance leak alongside hardware details for RX 7700 XT and RX 7600/XT

RedGamingTech has revealed hardware specifications and performance estimates of the upcoming mid-range RX 7800 XT, RX 7700 XT, and RX7600/XT. The purported specifications of the RX 7800 XT and the RX 7600/XT appear to have been sc...

Fawad Murtaza, 02 Feb 2023 17:59

Predator-branded AMD Radeon cards are coming later this year. (Image Source: Acer)

Acer rumored to become AMD AIB partner and launch Predator Radeon 7000 cards later this year

A new GPU AIB maker backed by Acer's expertise could prove beneficial for the market as a whole. However, rumor has it that the Predator cards will not feature any Nvidia GPUs any time soon, focusing only on intel and AMD models a...

Bogdan Solca, 31 Jan 2023 19:45

The RTX 4090 FE launched with an MSRP of US$1,600. (Source: Notebookcheck, MLID-edited)

Slowing RTX 4090 sales and smash hit RX 7900 XTX could cause Nvidia some concern as report claims last-gen GPUs dominate sales

Serial hardware leaker Tom of Moore’s Law is Dead (MLID) has published a video claiming that although the RTX 4090 continues to sell well, the sales are losing momentum. The leaker also alleges that the RX 7900 XTX cards are movin...

Fawad Murtaza, 31 Jan 2023 12:21

The PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 XT features dual BIOS with separate OC and Silent modes. (Source: PowerColor on Amazon)

Deal | PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT drops to the lowest price in 120 days after a cool 6% discount on Amazon

Amazon is selling the PowerColor Red Dragon AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT for US$35 off the normal US$555 retail price. In the absence of any next-gen mid-range cards from AMD and Nvidia, the RX 6800 XT with the slashed rate is a tempting...

Fawad Murtaza, 30 Jan 2023 12:40

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT features a Navi 31 GPU with 80 MB of Infinity Cache. (Source: Notebookcheck)

AMD Radeon cards with 3D V-Cache may become a reality as Navi 31 GPU found to integrate possible connection site for 3D cache

Back in August 2022, rumors were swirling that AMD was developing RDNA 3 GPUs with 3D V-Cache. However, the RX 7900 XT/XTX launched without a stacked cache. As it now turns out, it looks like Navi 31 GPU featured inside the RX 790...

Fawad Murtaza, 30 Jan 2023 10:44

The Radeon RX 6650 XT has 8 GB of GDDR6 VRAM. (Source: Notebookcheck)

Underwhelming AMD RDNA 3 Navi 33 performance leak suggests a mediocre generation for midrange GPUs might be on the cards

AMD is expected to reveal midrange RDNA 3 cards, possibly the RX 7600/XT, with the Navi 33 GPU sometime in the coming months. Now, the latest rumor claims that the chip will only present measurable yet ultimately unexciting perfor...

Fawad Murtaza, 25 Jan 2023 10:47

Ketchup used as a thermal compound on the AMD Radeon R7 240 GPU. (Image Source: AssasinWarlord on ComputerBase.de)

Ketchup and toothpaste shown to be effective thermal paste substitutes for cooling 30 W AMD Radeon R7 240

An enthusiast over at the ComputerBase forums has demonstrated that common household items like ketchup, cheese, potato, toothpaste, skin cream, and copper tape among others can substitute for thermal paste in case of an urgent ne...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 25 Jan 2023 09:35

The Radeon RX 7900 XTX and the RX 7900 XT have MSRPs of US$999 and US$899 respectively. (Source: Notebookcheck)

Dismal AMD RDNA 3 refresh rumor suggests all RDNA 3+ RX 7000 SKUs have been canned

Launch reviews of the RX 7900 XT/XTX found that the GPUs weren’t performing as well as AMD had advertised. This disparity between the marketed and the measured performance sparked speculation that the Navi 31 GPU might be sufferin...

Fawad Murtaza, 23 Jan 2023 10:33

GPU die crack most likely caused by increased humidity levels (Image Source: KrisFix-Germany)

Improper storage believed to be the number one suspect in the strange case involving 48 broken AMD Radeon RX 6800 / 6900 XT cards

AMD's latest Adrenalin drivers for the RX 6000 series were ruled out from the list of possible suspects after more than a week of testing with brand new GPUs. Digging even deeper into the root of the problem, the German GPU repair...

Bogdan Solca, 20 Jan 2023 16:40

Next II to be All-AMD only? (Image Source: AYANEO)

AYANEO revises specs for the Next II handheld console, AMD Ryzen 7000 processor and laptop-grade dGPU now expected

AYANEO is ditching the Alder Lake or Ryzen 6000 processor options for the more advanced Ryzen 7000 chips with Zen 4 cores and RDNA3 iGPU. A discrete GPU will also be included, possibly from the Radeon RX 7000S series, and the hand...

Bogdan Solca, 19 Jan 2023 17:39

Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti retails for US$850. (Source: Notebookcheck)

Divisive RTX 4070 Ti reportedly leads the GPU sales race on Mindfactory

The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is allegedly dominating the GPU sales at the German retail outlet Mindfactory during the ongoing week. Additionally, midrange boards like the RTX 3060, the RX 6700 XT, and the RX 6600 are also moving quite ...

Fawad Murtaza, 18 Jan 2023 18:27