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World's first mini PC with Radeon RX 6650M dGPU (Image Source: MINISFORUM)

MINISFORUM announces the Neptune HX90G mini PC with AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX APU and RX 6650M dGPU

The new Neptune series is advertised as the world's first mini PC lineup with AMD RDNA2 dGPUs. MINISFORUM is planning to first release a Ryzen 9 5900HX + Radeon RX 6650M model, followed by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Intel Alder Lake varia...

Bogdan Solca, 20 May 2022 17:38

The GeForce GTX 1630 is supposedly Nvidia's upcoming ultra-affordable desktop graphics card (image via Unsplash)

Updated | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1630 reportedly in the works with a TU117 GPU, GDDR6 memory and a sub US$200 price tag

Nvidia is said to be working on a new low-end desktop graphics card called the GeForce GTX 1630. It is said to be a GeForce GTX 1050 Ti successor and aims to compete with AMD's Radeon RX 6500 XT and Radeon 6400. Update 19/05/...

Anil Ganti, 19 May 2022 11:10

The alleged RTX 4090 Founders Edition body showing one of its two large fans. (Image source: Chiphell)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition design surfaces two months before anticipated launch

Photos of the upcoming RTX 4090 Founders Edition have emerged, highlighting similarities with the RTX 3090 Ti. Seemingly, NVIDIA will retain the dual-axial fan design from RTX 30 series Founders Edition cards, albeit with a larger...

Alex Alderson, 19 May 2022 11:00

AMD enjoys a healthy performance/US$ advantage over Nvidia according to AMD's Frank Azor. (Source: AMD)

AMD's Chief of Marketing claims AMD RX 6000 series GPUs provide up to 89% more performance/US$ than competing Nvidia GPUs

AMD's Chief of Marketing, Frank Azor, has posted a chart on Twitter illustrating the performance per dollar advantage that AMD's RX 6000 series GPUs enjoy over Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3000 series. Per the chart, the RX 6700 XT offers...

Fawad Murtaza, 18 May 2022 21:54

A large exhaust system is placed at the back of the display. (Image Source: Weibo)

MSI teases the return of the Titan ultra high-end laptop series with the GT77 model that supports maximum CPU+GPU TDP of 250 W

After a 2-year hiatus, MSI is going to reintroduce the Titan lineup with a new GT77 model that features Intel Alder Lake-HX processors coupled with Nvidia's RTX 3080 Ti dGPUs. MSI claims that this is the first model to feature 250...

Bogdan Solca, 18 May 2022 19:48

Asus GeForce RTX 3080 Noctua Edition. (Source: Asus)

"Quieter than any other card in its class": Asus and Noctua launch the GeForce RTX 3080 Noctua Edition

Asus and Noctua have joined forces yet again to launch the Asus GeForce RTX 3080 Noctua Edition with the promise of considerably quieter and cooler operation. The board features two Noctua NF-A12x25 fans and a new heat sink design...

Fawad Murtaza, 18 May 2022 14:42

AMD Instinct MI300 HPC accelerator could be an exascale APU with an integrated Zen 4 CPU. (Image Source: AMD)

AMD Instinct MI300 to be world's biggest x86 exascale APU with integrated Zen 4 CPU, CDNA 3 GPU, and shared HBM DRAM

AMD's upcoming Instinct MI300 HPC accelerator may turn out to be an APU instead of just a GPU. The MI300 is now being rumored to integrate a Zen 4 CPU, a CDNA 3-based GPU, and shared HBM memory to create what could be the world's ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 18 May 2022 10:24

The RTX 40 series is rumoured to kick off this summer, unlike its predecessor. (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090: Alleged specifications surface with 16,128 CUDA cores, a 450 W TGP, over a 1 TB/s memory bandwidth and not all the AD102 die

According to reports, NVIDIA has settled on the AD102-300 die for the RTX 4090, the company's next flagship desktop graphics card. Supposedly, the RTX 4090 will deliver 126 Streaming Multiprocessors (SMs), a few short of the AD102...

Alex Alderson, 17 May 2022 21:12

Dell's new G15 series of gaming laptops launches in India, Alder Lake platforms and RTX 3000-series graphics in tow

Dell has announced a new onslaught on the gaming laptop space in India. It will do so by distributing its latest G-series features across the G15 5520 and 5521 SE variants. They will both feature 12th-gen Intel processors and RTX ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 16 May 2022 17:18

Nvidia's upcoming RTX 4000 graphics cards could be weeks away from launch (image via Unsplash)

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4000 series could be launched earlier than initially anticipated

Industry insider @kopite7kimi has revealed that Nvidia could unveil the RTX 4000 series of graphics cards in the early days of Q3, 2022. They could likely be announced in July and hit shelves in the following weeks.

Anil Ganti, 15 May 2022 17:35

Even an inexpensive PC can run these cheap games. (Image source: Valve - edited)

May Steam sales: 3 cracking action-RPG games to be had on the cheap

PC gaming is expensive, so it's a good thing marketplaces like Steam always have some sort of sale going on. It's not easy to pick when the sales are so short, so instead of buying a game on a whim, have a look at these three grea...

Julian van der Merwe, 14 May 2022 08:03

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 will go head to head with AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT. (Source: Nvidia)

Leak points to Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 allegedly coming with 24 GB of ultra-fast GDDR6X memory

Nvidia RTX 4090 is allegedly coming with the same memory configuration as the RTX 3090 Ti. According to prominent leaker kopite7kimi, the RTX 4090 will be based on the AD102 GPU, featuring GDDR6X memory. The leaker has also fleshe...

Fawad Murtaza, 12 May 2022 22:59

HP is among the first OEMs to offer the new 16-inch 16:10 screens. (Image Source: Windows Central)

HP announces 16-inch ZBook Fury 16 G9 workstation laptops with Alder Lake-HX processors and professional Nvidia / AMD dGPUs

The latest ZBook Fury 16 G9 workstations from HP come packed with powerful components such as the 55 W Intel Alder Lake-HX processors with up to 16 cores and 24 threads, professional RTX A5500 / Radeon Pro W6600M dGPUs, up to 128 ...

Bogdan Solca, 12 May 2022 19:05

This year's Legion Slim 7 is the first all-AMD gaming model from Lenovo. (Image Source: Lenovo)

Lenovo reveals all-AMD Legion Slim 7 gaming laptops with Ryzen 6000H processors, Radeon RX 6000S dGPUs and 16-inch Mini-LED IPS screen option

This year's Legion Slim 7 is the first all-AMD system of the series. It features the newly released Ryzen 6000H/X processors coupled with the Radeon RX 6000S dGPUs and up to 24 GB of DDR5-4800 RAM. There is also a USB4 port, a 16-...

Bogdan Solca, 10 May 2022 17:00

The 2022 Legion Slim 7/i are Lenovo's first models to feature the improved mini-LED IPS screens. (Image Source: Lenovo)

Lenovo refreshes Legion Slim 7i gaming laptops with Intel Alder Lake-H processors and Nvidia RTX 3000 dGPUs, adds premium mini-LED screen option

The Intel-based 2022 Legion Slim 7i models feature the latest Alder Lake-H processors combined with Nvidia's RTX 3000 dGPUs, and also offer premium options like a mini-LED 16-inch screen with HDR certification.

Bogdan Solca, 10 May 2022 17:00

Deathloop will be the first FSR 2.0-capable game on May 12. (Image Source: AMD)

FSR 2.0 first coming to Deathloop on May 12, AMD claims Radeon Software updates have resulted in tangible performance gains

AMD detailed how constant improvements to Radeon Software has resulted in tangible performance gains in popular games. During the presentation, AMD also briefly touched upon FSR 2.0 and said Deathloop will be the first major title...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 10 May 2022 15:53

The Radeon RX 6750 XT offers Game Clock and memory speed improvements over the RX 6700 XT. (Image Source: AMD)

AMD looks to dethrone Nvidia in 1080p and 1440p gaming with the new Radeon RX 6750 XT and RX 6650 XT

AMD launched the RX 6750 XT and the RX 6650 XT today targeting 1440p and 1080p gamers, respectively. The RX 6750 XT looks to take on the Nvidia RTX 3070 while the RX 6650 XT aims for the RTX 3060 12 GB. Both cards offer higher Gam...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 10 May 2022 15:11

The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT offers increased Game Clock and faster memory for US$1,099. (Image Source: AMD)

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT launched: A viable RTX 3090 alternative, now with increased Game Clock and 335 W TBP for $1,099

AMD, today, unveiled refreshes to its RDNA 2 desktop GPU lineup. The Radeon RX 6950 XT is a refreshed Navi 21 XTX GPU with a slight bump to Game and boost clocks, increased memory speeds, support for FSR 2.0, and a 335 W TBP. The ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 10 May 2022 15:00

RX 6400 is based on Navi 24 GPU originally intended for notebooks. (Source: AMD)

AMD Radeon RX 6400 suffers a double digit performance decrease on PCIe 3.0

TechPowerUp has benchmarked the AMD Radeon RX 6400 on PCIe 3.0 and has found out that the card experiences meaningful performance degradation. For instance, in Doom Eternal, the RX 6400's performance drops as much as 43% compared ...

Fawad Murtaza, 09 May 2022 17:17

Gamers could be in for a treat with AMD's Phoenix (and Dragon Range) Ryzen 7000 APUs. (Image source: AMD - edited)

Ryzen 7000 Phoenix APU iGPU performance allegedly equals discrete GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU levels

New supposed iGPU performance capabilities for AMD’s Ryzen 7000 Zen 4-based “Phoenix” APUs have pitted the upcoming chips at around the same level as a GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU. These “Phoenix” 5-nm processors are destined for ...

Daniel R Deakin, 08 May 2022 23:28

The Radeon RX 7900XT card is rumored to be 4 times faster than the fastest Navi 21 models. (Image Source: Gadget Tendency)

AMD's upcoming Navi 31 high-end GPUs could be the first gaming models to feature PCIe 5.0 support

Twitter user Kepler_L2 reports that AMD's upcoming RDNA3-based Navi 31 high-end GPUs appear to offer PCIe 5.0 X16 support according to the latest AMD’s GFX11 architecture patches for Linux. Nvidia's Ada Lovelace next gen GPUs coul...

Bogdan Solca, 05 May 2022 20:47

The upcoming Nvidia AD102 RTX 4090 GPU may hit 100 TFLOPs FP32 performance. (Image Source: Captain's Workspace on YouTube)

Nvidia and AMD TFLOPs war to see Lovelace AD102 RTX 4090 hitting 100 TLOPS: 2.5x more compute than RTX 3090 Ti and 10x more than PlayStation 5

Nvidia and AMD may turn to TFLOPs wars with their upcoming AD102 and Navi 31 GPUs later this year. New leaks suggest that the Nvidia Lovelace AD102 RTX 4090 (?) GPU could very well hit the 100 FLOPs FP32 performance mark with a 2....

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 03 May 2022 16:33

AMD's RDNA3-based GPUs should not begin arriving until towards the end of 2022. (Image source: AMD)

New AMD Navi 31, Navi 32 and Navi 33 GPU details emerge with up to 12,288 Stream Processors for rumoured RX 7900 XT

According to new rumours, AMD's Navi 31 GPU will not launch with 120 Compute Units (CUs) and 15,360 Stream Processors. Instead, AMD's next flagship GPU is now rumoured to offer 96 CUs and 12,288 Stream Processors. There are change...

Alex Alderson, 02 May 2022 23:02

AMD's rumored Phoenix APU will pack RDNA 3 graphics and Zen 4 CPU cores. (Source: AMD)

AMD Phoenix APU to pack an RDNA 3 GPU for performance that allegedly rivals desktop GPUs

Rumors have it that AMD is preparing a Zen 4-based "Phoenix" APU with an integrated GPU powered by the upcoming RDNA 3 architecture. Leaks suggest that the Phoenix APU can pack as many as 16 RDNA 3 CUs, resulting in a massive perf...

Fawad Murtaza, 01 May 2022 15:26

According to Intel's CEO, the chip shortage could persist well into 2024 (Image source: @PGelsinger)

Intel’s Pat Gelsinger expects chip shortage to last well into 2024: Lovelace, RX 7000, and ARC GPUs could continue to cost immense amounts

In an interview with CNBC, Intel's CEO Pat Gelsinger stated that he expects the global silicon shortage will end by 2024. While a clear timeframe is welcome, this means that upcoming graphics cards from NVIDIA, Intel, and AMD coul...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 01 May 2022 14:57

The new Spectre x360 16 comes with an active stylus and a carry case. (Image source: HP)

HP Spectre x360 16: US pricing announced for upcoming Intel Core i7-1260P and Intel Arc A370M model

The Intel Arc A370M-powered version of the HP Spectre x360 16 is on its way. While a release date remains unknown, its price has at least been confirmed. The Intel Arc A370M will be available with an Intel Core i7-1260P processor ...

Alex Alderson, 28 Apr 2022 12:01

Graphics cards using AMD's upcoming RDNA3-based Navi 31 and Navi 32 GPUs will be launched separately (image via AMD)

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT could offer a 130% performance uplift over the Radeon RX 6900 XT thanks to its multi-die Navi 31 GPU

Popular YouTuber Moore's Law is Dead has obtained new information about AMD's high-end Navi 31 GPU, which will be featured in flagship RDNA 3 graphics cards and hit shelves in Q4, 2022. Graphics cards using the mid-range Navi 32 G...

Anil Ganti, 28 Apr 2022 10:38

New information about Nvidia's upcoming RTX 4000 series of graphics cards has emerged online (image via Nvidia)

New leak sheds light on a 900W AD102 based graphics card from Nvidia; GeForce RTX 4080 and RTX 4070 VRAM and TGP also revealed

Renowned leaker Kopite7kimi has revealed that Nvidia is working on 900W TGP graphics card that has 48 GB of 24 Gbps VRAM and uses a AD102 GPU. Alternatively, the GeForce RTX 4080 and RTX 4070 will feature 16 GB/12 GB of VRAM and ...

Anil Ganti, 27 Apr 2022 16:01

Asus has some new creator PC SKUs to show off. (Source: Asus)

Asus heads to NAB Show 2022 with its latest creator-focused OLED-display laptops

NAB Show is an annual trade conference for content professionals going on right now in Las Vegas. Asus is one OEM with a booth there for its most relevant products, its latest ProArt Studiobook-series laptop with an Intel Xeon W-1...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 24 Apr 2022 18:39

Nvidia RTX 4090 will reportedly have an insane TBP. (Source: Nvidia)

"1000 W+ PSUs will just be the standard soon": Nvidia allegedly pushing Lovelace to its limits to beat AMD RDNA 3

Serial leaker Tom of Moore's Law Is Dead YouTube channel suggests that Nvidia will give the RTX 4090 an insane TBP. Per one of Tom's sources, Nvidia is going to drive Lovelace as hard as it can to make sure that AMD doesn't take t...

Fawad Murtaza, 23 Apr 2022 18:26

The EVO17-S / NT-17 models feature up to an RTX 3080 Ti dGPU. (Image Source: Origin PC)

Origin PC refreshes thin and light laptop lineup with Intel Alder Lake processors and up to an Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti dGPU, introduces new 14-inch models

The refreshed EVO17-S / NT-17 and EVO15-S / NT-15 models can be equipped with up to an Intel Core i9-12900H processor and an Nvidia RTX 3080 / Ti dGPU, while the new 14-inch models pack a Core i7-12700H processor and an RTX 3050 ...

Bogdan Solca, 22 Apr 2022 15:39

The XMG Studio features Fractal Design's Torrent Compact case. (Image Source: XMG)

XMG launches STUDIO professional audio / video desktop workstation with Intel Alder Lake processors and Nvidia RTX 3000 GPUs

XMG's highly specialized STUIDO workstation can be configured with high-end CPUs from Intel up to the Core i9-12900K and graphics cards up to the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090. The PC is optimized for excellent airflow and quiet operati...

Bogdan Solca, 22 Apr 2022 13:00

Gamers can now grab the EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Black Gaming for a discounted sales price of US$369 (Image: EVGA)

Deal: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 prices close in on MSRP as EVGA offers the GPU for US$369

After several price drops over the past weeks, the mid-range Nvidia GPU has now reached reasonable price ranges in the United States as EVGA fans can now order the RTX 3060 for about US$40 above its original MSRP of US$329.

Enrico Frahn, 21 Apr 2022 23:47

AMD's Phoenix APUs are rumoured to feature Zen 4 and RDNA 2 cores. (Image source: AMD)

Details about AMD Ryzen Phoenix APUs leak with talk of Radeon iGPUs containing up to 24 RDNA 2 CUs

Reportedly, AMD plans to release next-generation APUs with Zen 4 cores and double the CUs that it currently offers in the Radeon 680M. While tipped to remain on the RDNA 2 architecture, the iGPUs are expected to deliver enough per...

Alex Alderson, 21 Apr 2022 17:31

New OLED-based laptops with the latest AMD and Intel components. (Image Source: Asus)

Asus announces AMD-based ZenBook S 13 and Intel-based ZenBook Pro 15 Flip laptops with OLED panels

The new ZenBook S 13 OLED is powered by AMD's Ryzen 7 6800U APU with Radeon 680M integrated graphics and features 16 GB of LPDDR5-6400 RAM with 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD storage, while the Intel-based Pro 15 Flip OLED convertible integrat...

Bogdan Solca, 21 Apr 2022 16:33

AMD's newest entry-level Radeon RX 6400 graphics card is now official (image via AMD)

AMD Radeon RX 6400: Affordable RDNA2 graphics card is now available for US$159

AMD has silently unveiled the Radeon RX 6400 graphics card for US$159. It features 4 GB of 16 Gbps GDDR6 VRAM on a 64-bit bus, 12 compute units and a boost clock of 2,321 MHz. It will hit shelves starting today (April 20), with pr...

Anil Ganti, 20 Apr 2022 19:26

The Intel Arc A770 Graphics competes with the RTX 2070 and RX 6600 XT in Geekbench OpenCL. (Image source: Intel)

Intel Arc A770 Graphics: OpenCL performance and specifications emerge ahead of summer 2022 release

The Intel Arc A770 Graphics has appeared on Geekbench, likely the company's first desktop graphics card. Not only has Geekbench offered an insight into the card's performance, it has also confirmed several specifications, includin...

Alex Alderson, 18 Apr 2022 22:39

NVIDIA is running its Restocked & Reloaded campaign in multiple markets. (Image source: NVIDIA)

Restocked & Reloaded: NVIDIA promotes availability of the GeForce RTX 30 series

NVIDIA has heralded that its RTX 30 series graphics cards are finally available, some 18 months after early models debuted. The campaign points towards the end of NVIDIA's graphics card shortage, although many SKUs remain wildly a...

Alex Alderson, 18 Apr 2022 20:58

Vivo might have a new ISP to launch soon. (Source: Weibo)

Vivo gears up to debut a second-gen custom chipset alongside the upcoming X80 series

Vivo has confirmed that it will launch the X80 series of Android smartphones soon. Now, it is also slated to introduce a second-gen image signal processor (ISP) that may be exclusive to the devices. This "V1+" chipset is said to b...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 18 Apr 2022 15:27

Intel’s flagship Arc GPU could deliver GeForce RTX 3070 levels of performance (Image source: Intel)

Intel’s Arc Alchemist A780 could be delayed til Q3 2022, potentially putting the RTX 3070 Ti-class GPU into unfavorable contention with Lovelace

Tipster Enthusiastic Citizen recently claimed that Arc desktop chips, including the A780, could be delayed til Q3 2022. This would potentially put these parts into a difficult spot against RX 7000 and Lovelace chips which may deli...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 17 Apr 2022 11:17

Asus reveals US pricing and availability for the 2022 TUF Gaming and Dash laptops

Asus TUF Dash and Gaming laptops are often perceived as targeting lower tiers than their ROG counterparts; nevertheless, their latest iterations boast up-to-date Intel Alder Lake and RTX 3000-series graphics. They also now have pr...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 15 Apr 2022 17:32

The 2022 ROG laptops are on their way to the US. (Source: Asus)

Asus launches its 2022 ROG gaming laptop line-up for the US market

Asus has announced some prices and availability info for its latest Republic of Gamers (ROG) laptops, its new 16-inch ROG Zephyrus Duo included, in the United States. The latest ROG Strix variants are also included in this new lin...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 15 Apr 2022 16:03

A combo of desktop-grade processors and mid-range specs. (Image Source: Eurocom)

Eurocom launches Raptor X15 gaming laptop powered by desktop-grade Intel Alder Lake processors

Processor options include the i5-12600, i7-12700 and i9-12900 models that can be coupled with up to 64 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM and up to 24 TB of storage. The dGPU selection is limited to the RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3060 models and there ...

Bogdan Solca, 15 Apr 2022 14:38

The RX 6750 XT should launch alongside other RX 6x50 XT cards on May 10. (Image source: PowerColor)

AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT: PowerColor Red Devil graphics card pops up on RRA database ahead of May 10 release

One of AMD's board partners has taken another step towards releasing the Radeon RX 6750 XT, one of three mid-generation refreshes that are expected to launch next month. The Radeon RX 6750 XT will have 12 GB of GDDR6 VRAM and will...

Alex Alderson, 13 Apr 2022 14:11

MSI Radeon RX 6400 AERO ITX. (Source: carousell)

Pay more for less: Custom AMD Radeon RX 6400 on sale in Singapore at a higher retail price than the RX 6500 XT

AMD Radeon RX 6400 will go on sale on April 20. This hasn't stopped NVX System Integrators from selling the card in Singapore. What's more interesting however is the price that the MSI RX 6400 AERO ITX is going for.

Fawad Murtaza, 13 Apr 2022 13:36

The new Lambda Tensorbook, designed specifically for deep learning and AI development. (All images via Lambda)

Lamba and Razer announce the Tensorbook, a powerful and sleek new laptop designed for machine learning

Lambda, a company known for building deep learning-focused PCs, and Razer have teamed up to release a new version of the Tensorbook, a slim laptop with machine learning chops. The notebook is packed to the gills with hardware desi...

Sam Medley, 12 Apr 2022 15:00

The successor to the GeForce RTX 3090 could be named the GeForce RTX 5090, skipping the 4000 series entirely (Image source: NVIDIA)

Rumor suggests that NVIDIA could skip the RTX 4000 series entirely: top-end Lovelace AD102 might end up being called the GeForce RTX 5090

Tipster @kopite7kimi added to earlier AD102 leaks by providing further details about NVIDIA's upcoming Lovelace cards. Interestingly, the tipster referred to the top-end Lovelace card as "XX90," hinting that it might not be called...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 11 Apr 2022 22:01

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