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AMD’s top-end RDNA 4 GPU might not turn up until CES 2025 – and the second-tier model could be much later than that
A hardware leaker has claimed that AMD's RX 8000 graphics cards could arrive a lot later than expected.
Microsoft admits weak points of Copilot+ PCs with Arm CPUs, including driver issues, plus game and app compatibility
What are the five main pitfalls of Windows 11 on Arm? Microsoft will tell you in a commendably upfront manner.
New AMD Ryzen 9 9900X leaks show a powerful CPU that could worry Intel
New Ryzen 9900X leaks have surfaced showing the chip's supposed performance in two different benchmarks.
AMD 9000X3D rumor suggests next-gen CPUs will be the same as current X3D gaming chips spec-wise – but that’s no reason to panic
Even if all the core specs – including 3D V-Cache loadouts – remain static, we’re still expecting big things from 9000X3D.
The best cheap graphics cards 2024
There's no reason why you need to splash out with the best cheap graphics cards on the market.
The best AMD processors 2024
Updated I'm rounding up all the best AMD processors from the current crop of AM5 Ryzen 7000 offerings to older AM4 alternatives.
Battlemage GPUs sighted: Intel could have a pair of next-gen graphics cards to shake up the budget market
Hopes of a powerful Battlemage GPU are evaporating, but we could get something better – two peppy budget graphics cards.
Intel Arrow Lake leak suggests overclocking is exclusive to the most expensive Z890 motherboards
Leaked specs indicate that only Intel's Z890 platform will officially support CPU overclocking.
