Benchmark

EzBench, the Norwegian studio behind 2022's brutal free UE5 benchmark, has released NukeMark into Steam early access. Launched nearly two months ago, it's a commercial, ray-tracing-focused GPU stress test that allegedly drops an RTX 5090 to 15-20 FPS at native 4K.

The Redmi K100 Pro under model number M098FE has surfaced on Geekbench equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor and 16GB of RAM. The benchmark listing confirms 100W fast charging support and high-performance core speeds ahead of its official ChinaJoy showcase.

A new Xiaomi smartphone, expected to be the Redmi K100 Pro, has appeared on Geekbench. The listing reveals its chipset and initial benchmark results.

China’s new flagship model is breaking size records, and the headlines are coming thick and fast. Moonshot itself ranks Kimi K3 behind Claude and GPT. We’ll break down what the numbers really mean, whether you’ll ever be able to run the model yourself, what it actually costs, and what happens to your input.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra2 will be officially unveiled on Wednesday. A benchmark leak shows just how significantly the next-generation smartwatches benefit from the new Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear Elite.

A new comparison examines how the MSI Claw 8 AI+ and Lenovo Legion Go 2 perform across several modern games, with a particular focus on low-power gaming.

SteamOS 3.8 opens the door to custom Steam Machines. A recent benchmark test reveals how AMD's latest Ryzen AI Max+ 395 platform compares with Valve's own hardware.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note series is a mid-range smartphone lineup. Xiaomi recently confirmed that the Redmi Note 17 series will debut in China in July 2026. Ahead of the launch, the Redmi Note 17 has now surfaced on Geekbench.

The AnTuTu performance rankings from June 2026 are here, and in the flagship section, gaming phones have topped the list once again. However, it's interesting to see the RedMagic 11S Pro+ being beaten by the iQOO 15 Ultra.

Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 has now visited Geekbench for an evaluation of its CPU capabilities. The chipset was tested aboard the recently launched Honor X80 Pro Max, but is also expected to power the upcoming Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G.

Despite its lofty price, Steam Machine performance is not as optimized as expected. To address high DDR5 RAM costs, Valve installed one 16 GB module. New benchmarks confirm that lacking dual-channel memory, apps and games produce significantly lower scores and frame rates.

Fresh shadPS4 testing shows that mainstream gaming PCs can now run several PS4 exclusives at high frame rates. In a recent showcase, Bloodborne exceeded 100 FPS on a Ryzen 5 7600 and GeForce RTX 5060.

A Geekbench listing has revealed early performance details of the Nothing Phone (4b). The upcoming smartphone is tipped to feature the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 chipset and may launch as a cheaper alternative to the Phone (4a).

Early testing suggests the Steam Machine can deliver solid 1440p AAA gaming performance, though some demanding titles still require upscaling and occasionally dip below 60 FPS during intensive scenes.

Pixel owners are reporting touchscreen problems following the update to Android 17, including brief freezes and reversed scrolling gestures. Google has acknowledged the issue but has not yet released a fix, leaving users with unreliable workarounds and recommendations to delay updating where possible.

The Intel Core 3 304 has been spotted on Passmark, and its benchmark scores are close to those of the Apple A18 Pro in the MacBook Neo.

Samsung has confirmed the Galaxy M47 5G for India. The phone has appeared in an official teaser with a triple rear camera setup. Meanwhile, a Geekbench listing of the phone reveals a Snapdragon chipset with 8GB of RAM.

The OnePlus N6 is the first smartphone in the company’s new N series. Ahead of launch, OnePlus has confirmed a major battery detail, while a Geekbench listing reveals early performance figures.

The global Oppo Reno 16 has reportedly surfaced on Geekbench with a Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset. This suggests that the global model may differ from the Chinese variant, which uses the MediaTek Dimensity 8550 Super.

Microsoft has unveiled MAI-Thinking-1, its first in-house advanced reasoning model trained from scratch. While Microsoft claims the system outperforms Claude Sonnet 4.6 in blind human evaluations, the results have not been independently verified.

AnTuTu has published its latest flagship tablet performance rankings for May 2026. The Vivo Pad 6 Pro ranks first with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset.

MediaTek's newest chipset, the Dimensity 7500, has now made its first trip to Geekbench. The chipset delivers CPU performance numbers better than last year's Dimensity 7400 managed, thanks to its new C1 cores.

The Lisuan LX 7G100 is the flagship domestically produced GPU in China. While it has made notable progress from the past offerings, a new benchmark video shows that it can only offer two-thirds of the average performance of the aging Nvidia RTX 3060.

The RedMagic 11S Pro series has recently launched in China, and this gaming phone lineup is powered by the overclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. AnTuTu reports that with its performance-focused configuration, the Pro+ can achieve one of the highest benchmark scores.

The affordable Minisforum M2 bare-bones mini PC with Intel’s new Panther Lake-based Core Ultra 7 356H processor has now been tested in modern AAA games. Even though the mini PC uses a smaller four-core Intel Xe integrated GPU instead of Intel Arc graphics, it still managed playable frame rates in games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Crimson Desert. The system also includes a USB4 port for connecting an external GPU dock.

The Xiaomi 17 Max has appeared on Geekbench ahead of its China launch. The listing points to a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset with 16GB of RAM. The early scores place it slightly above the current Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 average.

The RTX 3060 Ti handles Forza Horizon 6 well at 1080p and 1440p on Medium/High settings, but ray tracing is a non-starter — even at 1080p. Here's what the numbers say about Nvidia's popular mid-ranger on day one.

The Lenovo Legion Y70 (2026) is an upcoming gaming-focused smartphone. Ahead of launch, the phone has appeared on Geekbench, offering an early look at how it compares with gaming phones like the RedMagic 11 Pro, which uses a top-tier chipset.

Thanks to Intel's impressive Panther Lake chips, it is now entirely possible to play AAA games on laptops and tablets at 1440p or higher without needing any discrete GPU. The latest example of this is ETA Prime's testing of the OneXPlayer Super V gaming tablet running the Core Ultra X7 358H.

Windows 11's Auto Super Resolution is now available to try for Xbox Insiders on the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X. ETA Prime has tested the performance and image quality of Auto SR against native resolution. The results are quite impressive, considering that Auto SR runs entirely on the NPU.

AnTuTu has revealed its top 10 performing flagship smartphones for April 2026. Nine out of ten devices on the chart use the flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset.

AnTuTu has published the best-performing devices from April 2026, and in the tablet segment, the Legion Y700 Gen 5 gaming tablet has secured the second spot. Its average score isn't far behind the top-scoring Vivo Pad 6 Pro.

The iQoo Z11 is heading to Malaysia on May 6. Ahead of launch, it has surfaced on Geekbench, revealing a different chipset than the Chinese variant.

You would be hard-pressed to build a gaming PC without a CPU and GPU from either Nvidia, Intel or AMD. However, GPUSpecs does just that, by building a gaming PC using only parts developed and built in China, and yes, it can play games.

It is looking likely that we are finally going to see Intel Panther Lake Arc G3 and Arc G3 Extreme processors for handheld gaming consoles in the coming months. But, you don't need to wait for Intel to officially release the Arc G3 processors to know how they perform, as ETA Prime has simulated the performance of the SoCs.

The Xiaomi 17T Pro has appeared on Geekbench ahead of its official launch. The listing suggests the phone will feature MediaTek’s flagship chipset, positioning it as a higher-end model compared to the standard Xiaomi 17T.

The global model of the Xiaomi 17T has now surfaced on Geekbench. The phone is expected to arrive soon with a large battery, a Leica camera system, and a mid-range MediaTek chipset.

A recent leak indicated that the OnePlus Nord series will expand with two new devices in May. Now, a new smartphone, expected to be called the OnePlus Nord CE 6, has appeared on Geekbench with a Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 chipset.

Valve has quietly published the first official Proton 11 beta with ARM64 and FEX emulation baked in, and the enthusiast community has wasted no time. Thanks to the Rocknix Linux distro, YouTuber ETA Prime has demoed native Steam running on three ARM-based Android handhelds, with Hollow Knight: Silksong cruising past 100 FPS on a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite shows a significant leap over its predecessor, especially in graphics performance, nearly doubling its 3DMark Fire Strike score. Real-world gaming tests on an Asus Zenbook reveal playable performance in demanding titles like Cyberpunk 2077 and Red Dead Redemption 2.

The GMKtec EVO-T2 Intel Panther Lake Mini PC has been tested in both games and synthetic benchmarks. Powered by the 16-core Core Ultra X7 358H Panther Lake processor with the Arc B390 iGPU and 64 GB of RAM, the GMKtec EVO-T2 is reportedly plenty fast for both gaming and demanding productivity work.

Crimson Desert initially blocked Intel Arc GPUs entirely, but recent patches have restored compatibility. New benchmarks on the Intel Arc Pro B70 reveal a playable experience, though with some surprising caveats.

The RedMagic 11 Pro series was caught "cheating" in 3DMark benchmarks, prompting UL Solutions to delist the phones. Internal test results have been shared, and Nubia has also issued statements defending the ethicality of how its gaming phones handle heavy workloads such as benchmarks.

Samsung's next-gen flagship chipset, the Exynos 2700, has now made an incredibly early appearance on Geekbench. The chipset, aboard a reference design machine, effectively matches the Galaxy S26's Exynos 2600, while running at much lower speeds.

The Oppo Pad Mini is an upcoming high-end Android tablet with a compact form factor. Ahead of the official launch, the tablet has made its appearance on Geekbench, revealing its preliminary performance capabilities.

Samsung's next Fan Edition smartphone appears to be on the way. The Galaxy S26 FE is expected to debut later in the year and has now surfaced on Geekbench with worse performance numbers than other Galaxy S26 series phones, thanks to its last-gen chipset.

The Oppo Find X9 Ultra has appeared on Geekbench ahead of its global launch. The phone features the flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset along with 12GB of RAM.

The Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 has no active cooling. This means that the M5 SoC inside the machine thermal throttles heavily under sustained loads. This thermal throttling reportedly takes a massive toll, as the MacBook Pro 14 M5 is over 40% faster in Cyberpunk 2077.

The latest AnTuTu flagship benchmark ranking is here, highlighting the top 10 phones with the highest average score in March 2026. Among the ten, the newly launched OnePlus 15T did well, securing the second spot with a very close score to the iQOO 15 Ultra.

A recent experiment puts the MacBook Neo’s thermal design under the spotlight, showing how much performance may be left untapped. With a few unconventional tweaks, the results take an unexpected turn, hinting at what the hardware might truly be capable of.