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AMD RDNA 4 GPU rumors flood forth, including possible name change to RX 9070 – because bigger is better, compared to Nvidia’s RTX 5070?
Fresh speculation on the performance of the claimed RX 9070 XT might disappoint PC gamers, though.
Asus gaming laptops leak with RTX 5090, 5080 and 5070 Ti GPUs, sparking excitement about a CES 2025 reveal
Asus ROG Strix G835 looks very powerful with an RTX 5090 on board alongside an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU.
Intel Arc B580 review: A spectacular success for Intel—and gamers on a budget
The Intel Arc B580 is one of the most impressive graphics cards I've ever tested thanks to its incredible value for everyday gamers.
Got an Intel Core Ultra 200S CPU? These are the patches you need to help gaming performance – with one more update coming in January 2025
Intel's had a bit of a nightmare with Arrow Lake, but has been commendably transparent in putting things right.
AMD looks to have scrapped its RX 7900 GRE – the graphics card that’s our current pick for best GPU
Stock of the RX 7900 GRE is rapidly vanishing, and it seems that AMD is making way for new mid-range RDNA 4 heavyweights.
Nvidia might reveal DLSS 4 at CES 2025 – and mysterious new AI capabilities that could be ‘revolutionary’ for GPUs
Inno3D has been leaking info about Nvidia’s next-gen products again, with some eye-opening revelations here.
It looks like the Nvidia App could be doing more harm than good by tanking game performance – but there’s a fix
There’s a widely reported issue with the new Nvidia App – the Game Filters feature is causing serious slowdowns.
Uh oh... Zotac just leaked Nvidia’s next-gen launch line-up, including RTX 5090 GPU with 32GB of VRAM
Zotac accidentally spills the details on Nvidia’s initial RTX 5000 range – but there’s no RTX 5060 to be seen.
