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AMD exec hints that discrete RDNA 4 GPUs won’t be in gaming laptops anytime soon, leaving Nvidia’s RTX 5000 cards unchallenged
If you were hoping RDNA 4 GPUs might be powering up gaming laptops anytime soon, I’ve got some bad news for you.
Worried AMD’s FSR 4 frame rate boosting won’t be as good as Nvidia DLSS 4? Good news! Initial game support is rumored to be healthy
AMD FSR 4 looks set for ‘drop in’ support with FSR 3.1 games, meaning RDNA 4 GPUs will be good to go with over 50 titles at launch.
AMD looks set to compete with Nvidia in the laptop GPU space - Team Red claims Ryzen AI Max 395+'s iGPU outperforms RTX 4070 laptop GPU
AMD might lose out to Nvidia in the desktop GPU department, but it's set to put up a fight within the laptop GPU region.
Another gloomy Nvidia RTX 5000 rumor suggests next-gen GPUs will be price hiked over the MSRP in many cases, and I’m getting worried now
Between potentially hiked pricing and graphics card stock worries, is this leaving AMD an opportunity to really pile the pressure on?
Where to buy Nvidia RTX 5080: I'd check for stock here first
Upgrade your PC with Nvidia's latest GPU - here are the best places to find the RTX 5080 in stock.
Where to buy Nvidia RTX 5090: these are the retailers I recommend you check
The Nvidia RTX 5090 is a monster of a GPU, and it's unsurprisingly going to be in high demand. Here's where we recommend you look for one.
Nvidia RTX 5090 vs RTX 4090: we put Nvidia's best graphics cards head-to-head
We put the Nvidia RTX 5090 vs RTX 4090 to see which is the right card for you.
The best SSD 2025
Updated Give your computer a shot in the arm with the best SSD for your needs and budget.
