AtomMan G1 Pro review Remarkably well thought out, just remember to bring a USB hub. PC Gamer · Apr 13
Approvals for Nvidia and AMD AI chip exports to China stall under government bottleneck — 20% staff turnover hobbles Bureau of Industry and Security Staffing at the U.S. Commerce Department office that vets exports of Nvidia and AMD AI accelerators has collapsed over the past year. Tom’s Hardware · Apr 13
Fresh Intel Nova Lake leak fills out the details on the range of Core Ultra 400-series CPUs we can expect to see later this year Just remember that 44 and 52-core monsters are unlikely to be marketed at PC gamers. PC Gamer · Apr 13
Lenovo hikes Legion Go 2 handheld gaming PC to almost $3,000 for 2 TB model — Handheld now costs more than AMD's Strix Halo devices despite relatively weaker Z2 Extreme chip Lenovo has raised the prices of its Legion Go 2 handhelds (with Z2 Extreme) across the board, with the worse offended being the 2 TB model, receiving a 93% hike. It went from $1,480 at launch to a staggering $2,850 in the span of just a few months, while the… Tom’s Hardware · Apr 12
'Today is the day you've been waiting for': eGPUs can now officially turn a humble Mac Mini into an AI powerhouse Apple approves TinyGPU driver, letting Mac Mini and Apple Silicon users connect external GPUs to accelerate demanding AI workloads. TechRadar · Apr 11
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus vs Ryzen 7 9700X faceoff — a new midrange CPU champ emerges Intel's new Core Ultra 7 270K Plus is going after the Ryzen 7 9700X with its $300 price point. We put the two head-to-head in a series of rounds based on our own testing to see which comes out on top. Tom’s Hardware · Apr 11
Benchmarking Nvidia's RTX Neural Texture Compression tech that can reduce VRAM usage by over 80% We put RTX Neural Texture Compression to the test with multiple GPUs and on a laptop. Tom’s Hardware · Apr 11
Tests show $30,000 AI GPUs are terrible password crackers — RTX 5090 gaming GPU outperforms Nvidia H200 and AMD MI300X A research team at Specops benchmarked an RTX 5090, against two AI datacenter GPUs with Hashcat to see which GPU is the better password cracker. Spoiler alert, the RTX 5090 was the winner. Tom’s Hardware · Apr 11
Sony will allegedly launch three PS6 systems, including two consoles and a handheld, claims leaker A new leak claims Sony plans to release three PS6 systems: two consoles and a handheld device. Tom’s Guide · Apr 10
All Eyes on TSMC Earnings on April 16. Is TSM Stock A Buy Now? TSMC heads into 2026 riding a massive AI wave, but rising costs could test its dominance. Barchart · Apr 10
Bank of America Says Marvell and AMD Are 2 Top ‘AI Compute’ Stocks to Buy Now BofA sees Marvell and AMD well positioned as AI demand drives the next wave of chip growth. Barchart · Apr 10
Intel's fabs may at long last be worth all those billions of dollars Its market capitalization is higher than it's ever been for over 25 years, thanks to recent chips and deals with Google and the Terafab project. PC Gamer · Apr 10
Geekbench 6.7 adds Intel BOT detection to spoof out 'unrealistic' CPU scores — Benchmark runs with BOT enabled will be marked as invalid Geekbench 6.7 comes with Intel BOT detection to ensure any runs using it are flagged. The developer argues BOT gives unrealistic performance bumps to select workloads that don't represent real-world performance. Tom’s Hardware · Apr 9
Alleged images of the long-awaited Nvidia N1/N1X SoC surface on laptop motherboard — board features 128 GB of LPDDR5X memory alongside 8+6+2 phase VRM Nvidia's N1 SoC leaks yet again, but this time in the flesh, with potentially a laptop motherboard featuring the long-rumored chip. It was spotted on sale on a Chinese marketplace for roughly $1,400. The pictures show the PCB rocking 128 GB of LPDDR5X-8533 RAM, robust power delivery, and a decent… Tom’s Hardware · Apr 9
TechRadar · Apr 9 Could AMD's former foundry be quietly building up to become a major Arm — and AMD — rival? Could AMD’s former foundry be assembling a RISC-V lineup to challenge Arm licensing?
PC Gamer · Apr 9 Top dollar for top cache: AMD's dual 3D V-Cache Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 will sell for a wallet-burning $899 But for the right person, it's actually a bargain.
Tom’s Hardware · Apr 8 AMD reveals $899 price tag for Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 — first dual-cache X3D CPU is $200 more expensive than the Ryzen 9 9950X3D AMD revealed its upcoming Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 will launch for $899 on April 22, which marks a $200 price increase over the previous Ryzen 9 9950X3D.
MarketBeat · Apr 8 Apple’s Silent Partner Just Validated the Hardware Boom Foxconn's first-quarter revenue growth, fueled by unprecedented AI server demand, validates the rapid expansion of the global hardware market.
TechRadar · Apr 8 More RAM price-hike misery? Framework warns of 'volatility and cost increases through the rest of 2026' just as some GPUs suddenly get more expensive Laptop maker Framework cautions against getting carried away with a 'temporary reprieve' in RAM and SSD price hikes.
TechRadar · Apr 7 I tested the AceMagic K1, and this compact mini PC offers decent performance for office and light creative tasks, as long as you don’t push it too hard A compact office mini PC powered by Intel's 12th Gen Core i5-12600H processor with plenty of upgrade potential and power enough for a three-monitor setup.
PC Gamer · Apr 7 Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite reviews are in, but these second-gen Windows-on-Arm chips still aren't grabbing me as a PC gamer Though I'm excited to actually test it out myself.
PC Gamer · Apr 7 Intel's new Nova Lake CPU claimed to have superior IPC performance to AMD's next-gen Zen 6 as rumour mill goes into overdrive with talk of higher core counts and an APU with a massive iGPU IPC gains, more cores, a Strix Halo killer and more...
TechRadar · Apr 7 'Claude cannot be trusted to perform complex engineering tasks': AMD AI head slams Anthropic's coding tool after months of frustration A February update to Claude Code has reduced performance, developers warn, but Anthropic says this was expected.
PC Gamer · Apr 7 Looks like DDR3 motherboards are back on the menu, boys, though only to keep older PCs going a bit longer during the RAMpocalypse We're talking AMD FX-series and Intel Core 5th Gen or older here.
PC Gamer · Apr 7 AMD's senior director of AI thinks 'Claude has regressed' and that it 'cannot be trusted to perform complex engineering' This is reportedly since changes made in February.