Computex 2026 Live: The biggest PC gaming hardware announcements at this year's show It's here, it's happening, and we're on the ground covering all the latest hardware news. PC Gamer · Jun 1
Intel's attempting to break into the AI market once more, but this time avoiding Nvidia's dominance in training by going for inference Gaudi was practically a flop. Second time's a charm with Crescent Island? PC Gamer · Jun 1
Computex 2026 Day Zero Wrap-Up: Nvidia launches RTX Spark Superchip assault on laptop and desktop markets, Intel readies Xeon 6+ Here's the best of what was announced during the opening hours of Computex 2026 Tom’s Hardware · Jun 1
Nvidia bets on AI personal computers with new 'superchip' powering Windows laptops Nvidia has unveiled powerful new chips to bring advanced artificial intelligence to Windows laptops and desktops AAP · Jun 1
AMD confirms that AM5 will continue to be supported by new processors through to 2029, and drop the deets on a forthcoming EXPO update The AM6 socket looks like it'll be an end-of-the-decade release. PC Gamer · Jun 1
AMD has been the king of CPU socket longevity for a decade — and I'm relieved to see that the AM5 socket isn't going anywhere fast AMD has promised to extend its AM5 CPU socket support through 2029, and it's no surprise based on AM4's longevity. TechRadar · Jun 1
'Return of the king': AMD is bringing back the Ryzen 7 5800X3D for DDR4 platforms, launching it alongside the mid-range AM5 Ryzen 7 7700X3D I suppose more options are always a good thing. PC Gamer · Jun 1
GIGABYTE Debuts 40th Anniversary X870E and X870 AORUS INFINITY Series Motherboards at COMPUTEX 2026 TAIPEI, June 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- GIGABYTE, the world's leading computer brand, debuts its 40th anniversary X870E and X870 AORUS INFINITY series motherboards at COMPUTEX 2026. Built for the latest AMD Ryzen™ 9950X3D2 processors, the series features AI-enhanced X3D Turbo Mode 2.0 for peak performance and supports memory speeds up… AAP · Jun 1
Supermicro shows off Vera Rubin NVL72 rack with all-new type of coolant — company claims coolant offers 1,000 times higher electrical impedance over standard cooling Supermicro demonstrates upcoming servers based on AMD’s EPYC ‘Venice’ CPUs, MI450 accelerators, and Nvidia’s Vera Rubin-based solutions. Tom’s Hardware · Jun 1
Nvidia launches ‘superchip’ putting AI power into laptops and PCs Firm says its RTX Spark PC chip for Microsoft Windows will let AI agents replace the mouse and keyboard The Guardian - UK · Jun 1
AMD announces global rollout of the RX 9070 GRE, which is slower than the standard model for the same original MSRP Though MSRP means little right now. PC Gamer · Jun 1
AMD promises 13% uplift with new EXPO ‘Ultra Low Latency’ overclocking on DDR5 DIMMs — automatic memory overclocking delivers 4% improvement over standard EXPO, says AMD AMD’s upcoming EXPO ‘Ultra Low Latency’ automatic memory overclocking promises a 13% improvement over standard DDR5 speeds, as well as a 4% jump compared to standard EXPO. Tom’s Hardware · Jun 1
Intel warns it has 'a healthy dose of paranoia' over Nvidia entrance into PC market — company says RTX Spark is 'great for the market' while touting the virtues of x86 Intel reacts to Nvidia’s RTX Spark announcement, and says that it’s treating the green giant’s entrance into consumer SoCs with “a healthy dose of skepticism." Tom’s Hardware · Jun 1
I just tried Asus’ upgraded Xbox Ally X20 for ROG’s 20th anniversary — and it isn’t just another special edition handheld Asus is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its gaming brand ROG in style with a special edition handheld and smart glasses. Tom’s Guide · Jun 1
Tom’s Hardware · Jun 1 Nvidia lays out RTX Spark roadmap for laptops and desktop PCs at Computex 2026 — three generations outlined, Rubin with LPDDR6 memory, followed by Rosa Feynman Along with its first-generation RTX Spark platform for desktop and laptop PCs, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang revealed the company's commitment to future generations of those platforms on its future roadmaps.
TechRadar · Jun 1 Watch out, Apple - Nvidia just unveiled its RTX Spark Arm 'superchip' to take on the M5 at Computex 2026 Nvidia is taking on Apple and Qualcomm with its very own Arm-based chip, and Intel and AMD should be worried as well.
TechRadar · Jun 1 Nvidia Computex 2026 keynote as it happened: RTX Spark announced to take on Apple, Intel, and Qualcomm Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang takes to the stage at Computex 2026, and we're there as well. Here's all the breaking news as it happens.
Tom’s Guide · Jun 1 Nvidia RTX Spark is here, and it's going to 'reinvent the PC' — here's everything you need to know about this all-new laptop chip Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang just announced RTX Spark Super Chip family — Team Green’s first-ever all-in-one laptop silicon that takes on Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm in a big way with a GPU equivalent to an RTX 5070.
Tom’s Hardware · Jun 1 Intel Xeon 6+ ‘Clearwater Forest’ puts 18A in the data center with up to 288 cores, 576 MB of L3 cache — new Xeon 6990E+ is 30% faster per thread than 192-core AMD Epyc 9965, says Intel Intel is putting its 18A node into the data center with new Xeon 6+ Clearwater Forest CPUs, which pack up to 288 E-cores for dense compute.
Tom’s Hardware · Jun 1 Intel Xeon 7 ‘Diamond Rapids’ CPUs officially launching in 2027 on Intel 18A-P — next-gen P-core Xeon features PCIe 6.0, 50% higher core counts, and twice the memory bandwidth Intel has officially confirmed its next-gen Xeon 7 Diamond Rapids CPUs are coming in 2027, featuring 50% higher core counts and twice the memory bandwidth of Xeon 6 in a bid to compete against AMD’s upcoming EPYC Venice CPUs.
The Economic Times · Jun 1 US takes step to halt Nvidia AI chip shipments to Chinese firms outside China The unexpected guidance suggests the United States' best AI chips may have been making their way to the subsidiaries of Chinese AI firms based in places like Malaysia for almost a year despite broader US efforts to starve Chinese firms of semiconductors needed to develop critical AI capabilities.
Tom’s Hardware · Jun 1 AMD’s formerly China-exclusive Radeon RX 9070 GRE goes global for $549 on June 2 — RDNA 4 GPU will bridge the gap between RX 9060 XT and RX 9070 AMD has officially launched the Radeon RX 9070 GRE for $549, an RDNA 4 graphics card that was previously exclusive to the Chinese market.
Tom’s Hardware · Jun 1 AMD confirms AM5 support through 2029 — Zen 4 and 5 platform will likely see two more generations, at least AMD confirmed it will support its current AM5 socket through 2029, extending the timeline by two years and likely lining up at least two more generations on the socket.
Tom’s Hardware · Jun 1 AMD brings back Ryzen 7 5800X3D, launches Ryzen 7 7700X3D to combat rising component prices — eight-core X3D CPUs arrive under $350 for AM4 or AM5, DDR4 or DDR5 AMD is rereleasing the Ryzen 7 5800X3D and introducing the Ryzen 7 7700X3D, both eight-core chips with 3DV-Cache targeting midrange gamers who’ve been under the thumb of rising component prices.
Tom’s Hardware · May 31 Nvidia's long-awaited N1/N1X SoC specs leak ahead of Computex launch — N1 to feature up to 20 Arm-based cores, standard N1 equipped with 12- and 10-core configs The N1X reportedly comes in two SKUs: a top-end 20-core option with 6,144 CUDA cores matching the desktop RTX 5070, and a cut-down 18-core option with 5,120 CUDA cores. The standard N1 also has two configs, one with a 12-core CPU and 2,560 CUDA cores and a 10-core model with…