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FSR is coming, but what technique would ultimately emerge as the best solution for all gaming platforms? (Image Source: AMD)

AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution should release this year, but Team Red has not yet decided what non-AI technique to employ

AMD plans to release its answer to Nvidia DLSS across all major gaming platforms, yet launch details are still sketchy. FidelityFX Super Resolution could be launched this year on PC at least, but AMD admits it is still pondering o...

Bogdan Solca, 18 Mar 2021 15:09

The new Motorola Ready For PC-like experience is being rolled out to Verizon customers in the US now. (Image: Motorola)

Motorola brings new DeX-like functionality to the Edge Plus with 'Ready For'; turns your phone into a PC

Motorola has introduced a new PC-like desktop environment for its Moto Edge Plus flagship smartphone. The functionality dubbed ‘Ready For’ gives users the ability to plug in their smartphone to a keyboard, mouse and display simila...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 18 Mar 2021 06:23

The new mid-range: The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Desktop GPU is equipped with 12 GB of VRAM

Premium mid-range with RDNA2! A few months after the release of the new high-end GPUs based on the RDNA2 architecture, AMD has now also released the smaller version in the form of the AMD Ra...
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | 32.00"

Sebastian Bade, 18 Mar 2021 05:44

Early reviews suggest that the Radeon RX 6700 XT and GeForce RTX 3060 Ti are comparable GPUs. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT review roundup: The first Navi 22 GPU falls to defeat against the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 while matching the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

AMD's cheapest RDNA 2 graphics card to date isn't entirely convincing in the first detailed tests. This is not due to the fact that the graphics card would not be good, but rather because Nvidia is represented in this price range ...

Alex Alderson, 17 Mar 2021 21:31

The Apple iMac will receive the biggest upgrade in years with a new ARM-SoC. (Image source: Jessy Smith)

Unreleased iMac with an Apple Silicon SoC appears on Xcode

Apple is currently transitioning from Intel processors to in-house chipsets based on the ARM architecture. The company has already moved three products over to Apple Silicon, and now Xcode has essentially confirmed that the iMac c...

Alex Alderson, 17 Mar 2021 20:20

We should soon see many more DLSS-enabled games thanks to the simplified integration facilitated by Epic. (Image Source: Nvidia)

Nvidia claims it is now very easy to implement DLSS support for Unreal Engine 4 games, presents System Shock and Fabled Woods as latest examples

Thanks to the new UE4 DLSS plugin created in collaboration with Epic, game developers can now add DLSS support to their games in less than a day. The performance boost offered through the DLSS implementation can especially be seen...

Bogdan Solca, 17 Mar 2021 18:49

Is Intel looking to release the DG2 in the second half of 2021? (Image Source: Intel)

Intel DG2 (Xe-HPG) flagship GPU tested in Geekbench along with 16-core Alder Lake-S CPU

The Geekbench OpenCL tests reveal a few new specs for both the GPU and the CPU, but the actual results appear to be too low to reflect the performance of the final product. Intel is probably testing the stability of the chips, as ...

Bogdan Solca, 17 Mar 2021 16:33

The new Doom Eternal DLC will be out sooner than anticipated

Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part 2 to be launched on March 18 across all major platforms

The second Doom Eternal DLC, The Ancient Gods Part 2, will be available for download starting March 18 on PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Google Stadia. Much like its predecessor, it will add new gameplay elements such as monsters and w...

Anil Satyanarayana, 17 Mar 2021 15:59

The GeForce 470.05 development driver disables NVIDIA's ETH limiter on the RTX 3060. (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA attempts to close the stable door after the horse has bolted by pulling GeForce driver that disables crypto mining limiter for the GeForce RTX 3060

It turns out that disabling the ETH hash rate limiter on the GeForce RTX 3060 is as simple as installing a GeForce development driver that NVIDIA published on its website. NVIDIA has admitted that the driver removes the limiter, c...

Alex Alderson, 17 Mar 2021 14:17

The RTX 3090 Founders Edition's VRAM can run hotter than its peak operational temperature. (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 mod can reduce VRAM temperatures by up to 25 °C

A YouTuber has discovered how to significantly reduce temperatures on the GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition. Replacing the stock thermal pads can drop VRAM temperatures by upwards of 25 °C, allowing the card to be pushed harder be...

Alex Alderson, 17 Mar 2021 00:35

MSI's newest gaming desktops are now live. (Source: MSI)

MSI unveils its latest, Intel 11th-gen- and RTX 3000-based gaming desktops

Today (March 16, 2021), MSI has confirmed that its esports-focused lines of desktops have been refreshed with Tiger Lake CPUs. Accordingly, the next-gen Aegis, Codex R, Infinite RS and Trident rigs will have 11th-gen platforms, wi...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 16 Mar 2021 19:08

Intel fully details the 11th gen Rocket Lake-S lineup. (Image Souce: Intel)

Intel officially unveils 11th gen Rocket Lake-S family led by the US$539 Core i9-11900K

Intel has unveiled the 11th generation Rocket Lake-S family today with a focus on improved IPC, better overclocking and AI. The Rocket Lake-S lineup is based on the Cypress Cove architecture and is comprised of a total of 19 SKUs ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 16 Mar 2021 17:43

The AMD Radeon RX 67000 XT will be difficult to source at launch. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT stock levels tipped to be lean across multiple regions at launch

Several sources have commented on the Radeon RX 6700 XT's expected availability, AMD's first Navi 22-based graphics card. While the new midrange card will arrive in two days, March 18 may not be the date when stock levels are at t...

Alex Alderson, 16 Mar 2021 15:30

High-end RTX 3000 desktop GPU stocks will most likely remain very limited. (Image Source: BBC)

Nvidia RTX 3000 shortages expected to last at least until 3Q21

A new DigiTimes report suggests that the RTX 3000 shortages could persist towards the end of the year, despite Nvidia's efforts to limit the crypto miners and introduce GPUs specifically designed for miners. Samsung's 8 nm nodes a...

Bogdan Solca, 16 Mar 2021 14:47

AMD Ryzen 3 5300G Engineering Sample. (Image Source: hugohk on eBay).

AMD Cezanne Ryzen 3 5300G ES listed on eBay with decent performance gains over Renoir; Ryzen 7 5700G ES offers a 10% lead in multi-core over the Core i7-10700K

Engineering samples of the AMD Ryzen 3 5300G and the Ryzen 7 5700G have been listed on eBay even though AMD hasn't hinted about the arrival of Cezanne desktop APUs yet. There are some shortcomings with these samples, but early ben...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 16 Mar 2021 07:26

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 will be even more scarce now

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060's Etherium mining limit has been bypassed for real this time

Multiple sources have confirmed that they have managed to bypass the Nvidia GeForce RX 3060's Etherium mining rate limiter. Installing the GeForce 470.05 development driver seems to do the trick, but one party insists that a custo...

Anil Satyanarayana, 15 Mar 2021 15:18

The Intel variant of the Mac Mini could soon be replaced by an Apple M1X offering. (Image source: Apple - edited)

Bullish M1X Mac Mini speculation suggests compact desktop with 12-core Apple Silicon could outpace a US$14,999 Mac Pro (2019) in multi-core testing for a fraction of the price

Performance and release date speculation concerning a potential M1X Mac Mini from Apple has been put forward by the YouTube channel Max Tech. It seems a Mac Mini with 12-core Apple Silicon could outscore a US$14,999 Mac Pro (2019)...

Daniel R Deakin, 15 Mar 2021 10:24

The NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti may get a mid-April launch. (Image Source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti rumored to launch mid-April for US$999, specs still unconfirmed but 12 GB GDDR6X and 10,240 CUDA cores speculated

New rumors indicate that the RTX 3080 Ti may finally launch sometime in mid-April. The exact specifications of the RTX 3080 Ti are still elusive, but rumor is that the card would feature 12 GB GDDR6X VRAM and 10,240 CUDA cores at ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 14 Mar 2021 16:23

Cryptocurrency miners in Vietnam have figured out an innovative technique to keep eight RTX 3090s chilly

Crazy mineral oil rig with eight Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 graphics cards could be the future of cryptocurrency mining

A bunch of Vietnamese cryptocurrency miners quite literally have taken PC hardware to new depths by submerging eight Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 graphics cards in mineral oil. While their operating parameters are not visible, empirica...

Anil Satyanarayana, 14 Mar 2021 15:49

Some alleged Rocket Lake-S processors. (Source: Chiphell)

Rocket Lake-S: a new leak purports to confirm a 125W TDP i5 variant

Rocket Lake-S is a supposedly upcoming line of 11th-gen Intel CPUs with TDPs of up to 125W. A Chiphell user claims to have gotten hold of pre-release samples that indicate this top-end treatment extends to their Core i5 variants. ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 13 Mar 2021 17:56

The Xe-HPG (DG2) GPUs will be Intel's first competitive discrete GPUs in decades. (Image Source: Intel)

Raja Koduri teases Intel Xe-HPG (DG2) graphics engineering board with ray tracing capabilities

The engineering card appears to be equipped with CPU-grade heatsink + cooler and it is connected to an Alder Lake motherboard through a PCIe riser. Koduri does not really mention that this is the DG2 card, but the test system is r...

Bogdan Solca, 13 Mar 2021 14:16

Estimates for the Apple M1X see it speeding past its AMD and Intel rivals. (Image source: AMD/Apple/Intel - edited)

Astounding M1X multi-core performance estimates have the Apple Silicon playing in the same ballpark as the Intel Core i9-10900K and Ryzen 7 5800X

Estimated multi-core performance results for the expected M1X processor have the upcoming Apple Silicon taking on power-hungry desktop rivals such as the Intel Core i9-10900K and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X. Speculated Geekbench 5 and Cineb...

Daniel R Deakin, 13 Mar 2021 10:47

The Radeon RX 6700 XT recorded 89 FPS in Crazy 1440p on the AotS benchmark. (Image source: AMD/AotS - edited)

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT takes apart the RX 5700 XT by up to +35% on gaming benchmark and even posts 4K score that's higher than the Navi 10-based card's 1080p score

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card has been baring some serious fangs on the Ashes of the Singularity benchmark. In a case of Navi 22 XT vs. Navi 10 XT, the upcoming board scored up to +35% higher than the RX 5700 XT. The RX ...

Daniel R Deakin, 13 Mar 2021 08:34

Deal | Get US$500 off a Lenovo Legion 7i gaming laptop with 10th-gen Intel silicon

The last weekend of Lenovo's Annual Sale in the US has arrived. It still has some decent deals, however, which include dropping the price of the Intel Core i7-10750H-powered Legion 7i to US$1,199. Alternatively, the Legion Tower 7...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 13 Mar 2021 00:13

Crysis Remastered finally acquires DLSS support for RTX 20- and 30-series graphics cards

Crytek has announced that DLSS can be switched on in Crysis Remastered with the game's latest update. Therefore, its performance while running on NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards with RTX may be boosted considerably. Then again, the ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 12 Mar 2021 23:27

AMD GPUs may be better than NVIDIA ones if you have a low-end CPU. (Image source: Forbes)

NVIDIA GeForce GPUs appear to be performing up to 30% worse than AMD Radeon GPUs when bottlenecked by older CPUs

High-end NVIDIA Turing and Ampere GPUs are not friends with older CPUs, according to new findings. Apparently, the likes of the RTX 3070 and RTX 3090 struggle so much when bottlenecked by a CPU that they performance worse than AMD...

Alex Alderson, 12 Mar 2021 13:39

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT's gaming prowess has been tested

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT gaming benchmarks surface online

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card has pitted against its main competitors, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and RTX 3070. The AMD mid-ranger manages to best the RTX 3070 in only a handful of titles while managing to consistent...

Anil Satyanarayana, 12 Mar 2021 01:49

Rocket Lake-S Core i9-11900K can be up to 14% faster than the Core i9-10900K in gaming. (Image Source: Wccftech)

Questionable leak indicates Rocket Lake-S Core i9-11900K to be 8% to 14% faster than Core i9-10900K in gaming; Core i9 and Core i7 to come in five variants each

Specifications of the Intel 11th gen Core i7 and Core i9 Rocket Lake-S processors have leaked indicating a total of five SKUs each. The variants under each processor include K, KF, F, non-K, and T. A gaming comparison between the ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 12 Mar 2021 01:29

Raptor Lake will apparently be a refresh for the Alder Lake models. (Image Source: Gadget Tendency)

Leaked roadmap reveals details on Intel's Raptor Lake processors succeeding the Alder Lake family in 2022

The roadmap presented by VideoCardz looks to be a bit outdated since it shows Rocket Lake launching in 2020, but Intel sure seems determined to release a new CPU generation each year. In 2022, we should be getting the Raptor Lake ...

Bogdan Solca, 12 Mar 2021 00:43

The new RAM controllers integrated with the Rocket Lake CPUs look to be more limited compared to those found in the Ryzen 5000 CPUs from AMD(Image Source: HardweareLuxx)

Intel appears to artificially segment its new Rocket Lake desktop CPU lineup by limiting the memory controllers on non-i9K(F) SKUs

A reddit post explains why the Anandtech i7-11700K review may have presented poor results in most gaming and synthetic benchmarks. This could be due to Intel misleadingly advertising inferior stock settings for the RAM controllers...

Bogdan Solca, 11 Mar 2021 21:41

Wild Hunt is now playable via GeForce NOW. (Source: NVIDIA)

GeForce NOW adds streaming support for the GOG versions of four Witcher-series titles

Today (March 11, 2021) is a Thursday, which means it's time for new games in. the GeForce NOW library. This week, the streaming service has added 4 The Witcher-series games, which are, moreover, those of the GOG variety. Pascal's ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 11 Mar 2021 21:09

The Xbox Game Pass just got a whole load of Bethesda games

Microsoft brings 20 new Bethesda games to Xbox Game Pass

Xbox Game Pass subscribers will be pleased to know that they will soon be able to play Bethesda classics such as Fallout 4, Skyrim, and Doom on the platform starting on March 12. A total of 20 games have been added to the platform...

Anil Satyanarayana, 11 Mar 2021 20:54

More references to AMD Nashira GPUs have appeared online. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Nashira Summit, Nashira Point and Nashira Creek codenames leak with references to consumer gaming, Radeon Pro and a possible mobile variant mentioned

Another reference to an AMD Nashira Summit GPU has appeared online. This time, Nashira Summit has been joined by five Nashira Point codenames and one for Nashira Creek. At least two of the codenames imply Radeon Pro models, while ...

Alex Alderson, 11 Mar 2021 18:44

The RX 6700 XT has shown up in a few early benchmarks. (Image source: AMD)

Initial AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT benchmarks appear online as ASUS registers the RX 6700 with 12 GB of VRAM at the EEC

Benchmark data for the Radeon RX 6700 XT has been published online ahead of the card's launch next week. It seems that AMD still plans to release the RX 6700 though and with 12 GB of VRAM instead of 6 GB.

Alex Alderson, 11 Mar 2021 14:59

A good chunk of the Ubisoft game library could come to Xbox Game Pass soon

Xbox Game Pass to get several Ubisoft games by the end of the year, according to an industry insider

Xbox insider Shpeshal Ed says that several Bethesda games will be available on Xbox Game Pass. We're probably looking at UPlay+ integration with Microsoft's subscription services, which is expected to cost US$5 extra. This is expe...

Anil Satyanarayana, 10 Mar 2021 22:33

War Thunder 2.5 "Ixwa Strike" now live 10 March 2021

War Thunder 2.5 "Ixwa Strike" comes with South African ground vehicles and more

The latest update to War Thunder, labeled 2.5 "Ixwa Strike" and unleashed earlier today, brings more than 20 new ground vehicles (including a South African separate branch in the British tech tree), first sweep-wing aircraft (Su-1...

Codrut Nistor, 10 Mar 2021 14:30

Miners have successfully bested the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060's hash rate limiter

Updated | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 hash rate limiter allegedly hacked by Chinese crypto miners

Ambitious miners have successfully managed to best the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060's hash rate limiter less than a month after it was launched. The graphics card can now mine crypto at 45MH/s. With the restriction in place, its mining...

Anil Satyanarayana, 10 Mar 2021 14:04

The Expand X comes with a special hinge that flips out to support phones, tablets or handheld consoles. (Image Source: Beelink)

Turn your mobile devices into desktop PCs with the Beelink Expand X dock

When the screen on your smartphone proves too small for productivity tasks, you can just use the new Beelink Expand X dock to hook your mobile device to a PC monitor and a keyboard / mouse setup. You can also watch movies from the...

Bogdan Solca, 10 Mar 2021 12:49

The BenQ MOBIUZ EX3451R retails for US$999. (Image source: BenQ)

BenQ MOBIUZ EX3415R: A 34-inch curved gaming monitor that runs natively at 1440p and 144 Hz with 1 ms response times

The BenQ MOBIUZ EX3415R is, as its name suggests, a 34-inch curved gaming monitor. The 21:9 monitor runs natively at 1440p with a 144 Hz peak refresh rate and 1 ms response times. The display has a 1900R curvature, is VESA Display...

Alex Alderson, 09 Mar 2021 18:52

It turns out that the GeForce RTX 3070 could have 16 GB of VRAM, not 8 GB. (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 mod confirms that there was a 16 GB VRAM configuration in development

It is possible to modify the GeForce RTX 3070 to support 16 GB of VRAM, a YouTuber has discovered. Enabling support on the GA104 card requires setting 'strap' resistors to the correct values too, which all but confirms that NVIDIA...

Alex Alderson, 09 Mar 2021 18:43

STALKER 2 could potentially feature mod support on the Xbox Series X/S (Image source: GSC Game World)

Further details about STALKER 2 unveiled in Russian podcast: advanced A-Life AI, Xbox Mod support, and more

GSC Game World's Zakhar Bocharov sat down to answer questions about STALKER 2 on a Russian language podcast. Bocharov highlighted some new information about the game, including the possibility of mod support on Xbox.

Arjun Krishna Lal, 09 Mar 2021 08:58

Resident Evil Village comes in at just over 35 GB, according to its Microsoft Store listing (Image source: Capcom)

35GB for a ninth-gen game: Microsoft Store reveals Resident Evil Village's surprisingly small file size

A recent update to Resident Evil Village's listing on the Microsoft Store indicates that Capcom's upcoming game will have a surprisingly small file size, especially considering that it's a 9th-generation console exclusive. The gam...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 09 Mar 2021 08:40

The Realistic Combat Mod rebalances combat to prevent enemies from feeling like "bullet sponges" (Image source: CD Projekt RED)

Realistic Combat Overhaul Mod for Cyberpunk 2077 improves bullet-sponge combat

While Cyberpunk 2077's official 1.2 patch has been delayed somewhat, enterprising modders are improving aspects of the game by themselves. The Realistic Combat Overhaul by cortlong50 promises to revamp combat by making both the pl...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 08 Mar 2021 14:28

We now have a rough idea about what DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part 2 could have in store for us

Here's our first look at what DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part 2 could have in store for us

A now-deleted Bethesda Store listing for DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part 2 has given us a rough idea about the game's setting, weapons and aesthetics. It will feature a new weapon called the Sentinel Hammer, and at least five ...

Anil Satyanarayana, 08 Mar 2021 02:44

Apple Silicon could be coming to the 2022 Mac Pro. (Image source: Apple - edited)

Mac Pro desktop with up to 64-core Apple Silicon expected to destroy bank accounts in 2022

New Mac Pro models are rumored to be coming for 2022 that will seemingly remove the need for Intel Xeon W processors. The pricey desktops will apparently be fitted with chips that offer a mixture of performance cores and efficienc...

Daniel R Deakin, 07 Mar 2021 22:15

The Apple M1 processor has made an impressive showing on PassMark. (Image source: Apple/PassMark - edited)

Apple M1 silicon upsets the establishment by skipping past the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and coming close to Intel Core i7-11700K single-thread performance on PassMark

The Apple M1 SoC, also frequently known as Apple Silicon, has made a ground-breaking entry into PassMark’s CPU Mark chart for single-thread performance. The Apple M1’s rating placed it above the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and nipping at th...

Daniel R Deakin, 06 Mar 2021 23:41

The iMac Pro is now in limited supply. (Source: Apple)

Apple discontinues the Intel-powered iMac Pro, reviving rumors of an upcoming new version with a different platform

Apple has abruptly updated its current iMac Pro sales page to reflect the fact that apparently only its base model is in stock. This has led to speculation that a new version of this PC, perhaps even with an in-house chipset inste...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 06 Mar 2021 18:13

Cybersecurity experts from all over the world tried to hack Morpheus for 2 months to no avail. (Image Source: umich.edu)

World's best 500+ cybersecurity experts fail to hack the Morpheus processor

In mid-2020, DARPA created a bug bounty program dubbed Finding Exploits to Thwart Tampering (FETT), to which it invited more than 500 cybersecurity experts tasked to breach certain experimental computer processors. Morpheus, the "...

Bogdan Solca, 06 Mar 2021 12:39

Intel Core i7-11700K was shown to trail AMD Ryzen 7 5800X in an early review. (Image Source: PCGamesHardware Forums)

Intel Core i7-11700K early review: Performance regression together with high temps and power draws puts Rocket Lake at a disadvantage over the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

Anandtech has managed to procure a Core i7-11700K retail unit via Mindfactory and found that Intel's Rocket Lake-S CPU suffers from high power draws and high temperatures indicating the pitfalls of backporting a 10 nm architecture...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 06 Mar 2021 09:19

The UltraFine OLED Pro 32EP950 is one of four small OLED monitors that LG will release this year. (Image source: LG)

LG's first 32-inch and 4K OLED monitor gets a release date and an eye-watering price tag

The LG UltraFine OLED Pro (32EP950) is one of the most exciting monitors of 2021, as it is the first to bring OLED technology and a 4K resolution to the 32-inch form factor. The UltraFine OLED Pro 32EP950 promises excellent colour...

Alex Alderson, 05 Mar 2021 20:21

Desktop

AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution should release this year, but Team Red has not yet decided what non-AI technique to employ

Motorola brings new DeX-like functionality to the Edge Plus with 'Ready For'; turns your phone into a PC

The new mid-range: The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Desktop GPU is equipped with 12 GB of VRAM

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT review roundup: The first Navi 22 GPU falls to defeat against the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 while matching the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Unreleased iMac with an Apple Silicon SoC appears on Xcode

Nvidia claims it is now very easy to implement DLSS support for Unreal Engine 4 games, presents System Shock and Fabled Woods as latest examples

Intel DG2 (Xe-HPG) flagship GPU tested in Geekbench along with 16-core Alder Lake-S CPU

Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part 2 to be launched on March 18 across all major platforms

NVIDIA attempts to close the stable door after the horse has bolted by pulling GeForce driver that disables crypto mining limiter for the GeForce RTX 3060

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 mod can reduce VRAM temperatures by up to 25 °C

MSI unveils its latest, Intel 11th-gen- and RTX 3000-based gaming desktops

Intel officially unveils 11th gen Rocket Lake-S family led by the US$539 Core i9-11900K

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT stock levels tipped to be lean across multiple regions at launch

Nvidia RTX 3000 shortages expected to last at least until 3Q21

AMD Cezanne Ryzen 3 5300G ES listed on eBay with decent performance gains over Renoir; Ryzen 7 5700G ES offers a 10% lead in multi-core over the Core i7-10700K

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060's Etherium mining limit has been bypassed for real this time

Bullish M1X Mac Mini speculation suggests compact desktop with 12-core Apple Silicon could outpace a US$14,999 Mac Pro (2019) in multi-core testing for a fraction of the price

NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti rumored to launch mid-April for US$999, specs still unconfirmed but 12 GB GDDR6X and 10,240 CUDA cores speculated

Crazy mineral oil rig with eight Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 graphics cards could be the future of cryptocurrency mining

Rocket Lake-S: a new leak purports to confirm a 125W TDP i5 variant

Raja Koduri teases Intel Xe-HPG (DG2) graphics engineering board with ray tracing capabilities

Astounding M1X multi-core performance estimates have the Apple Silicon playing in the same ballpark as the Intel Core i9-10900K and Ryzen 7 5800X

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT takes apart the RX 5700 XT by up to +35% on gaming benchmark and even posts 4K score that's higher than the Navi 10-based card's 1080p score

Deal | Get US$500 off a Lenovo Legion 7i gaming laptop with 10th-gen Intel silicon

Crysis Remastered finally acquires DLSS support for RTX 20- and 30-series graphics cards

NVIDIA GeForce GPUs appear to be performing up to 30% worse than AMD Radeon GPUs when bottlenecked by older CPUs

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT gaming benchmarks surface online

Questionable leak indicates Rocket Lake-S Core i9-11900K to be 8% to 14% faster than Core i9-10900K in gaming; Core i9 and Core i7 to come in five variants each

Leaked roadmap reveals details on Intel's Raptor Lake processors succeeding the Alder Lake family in 2022

Intel appears to artificially segment its new Rocket Lake desktop CPU lineup by limiting the memory controllers on non-i9K(F) SKUs

GeForce NOW adds streaming support for the GOG versions of four Witcher-series titles

Microsoft brings 20 new Bethesda games to Xbox Game Pass

AMD Nashira Summit, Nashira Point and Nashira Creek codenames leak with references to consumer gaming, Radeon Pro and a possible mobile variant mentioned

Initial AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT benchmarks appear online as ASUS registers the RX 6700 with 12 GB of VRAM at the EEC

Xbox Game Pass to get several Ubisoft games by the end of the year, according to an industry insider

War Thunder 2.5 "Ixwa Strike" comes with South African ground vehicles and more

Updated | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 hash rate limiter allegedly hacked by Chinese crypto miners

Turn your mobile devices into desktop PCs with the Beelink Expand X dock

BenQ MOBIUZ EX3415R: A 34-inch curved gaming monitor that runs natively at 1440p and 144 Hz with 1 ms response times

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 mod confirms that there was a 16 GB VRAM configuration in development

Further details about STALKER 2 unveiled in Russian podcast: advanced A-Life AI, Xbox Mod support, and more

35GB for a ninth-gen game: Microsoft Store reveals Resident Evil Village's surprisingly small file size

Realistic Combat Overhaul Mod for Cyberpunk 2077 improves bullet-sponge combat

Here's our first look at what DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part 2 could have in store for us

Mac Pro desktop with up to 64-core Apple Silicon expected to destroy bank accounts in 2022

Apple M1 silicon upsets the establishment by skipping past the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and coming close to Intel Core i7-11700K single-thread performance on PassMark

Apple discontinues the Intel-powered iMac Pro, reviving rumors of an upcoming new version with a different platform

World's best 500+ cybersecurity experts fail to hack the Morpheus processor

Intel Core i7-11700K early review: Performance regression together with high temps and power draws puts Rocket Lake at a disadvantage over the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

LG's first 32-inch and 4K OLED monitor gets a release date and an eye-watering price tag

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