No one is buying AMD’s new Zen 5 CPUs, and it’s painfully obvious why
Early sales numbers for AMD's Zen 5 CPUs show that the new generation of chips is off to a bumpy start.
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 9 9900X review: not for gamers
AMD's new Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 9 9900X move performance forward, but not enough to justify buying them over cheaper last-gen options.
Asus ProArt P16 review: the MacBook Pro competitor I’ve been waiting for
The Asus ProArt P16 leverages AMD's newest chipset for excellent creativity performance. And it's less expensive than most of its competitors.
AMD’s historic AM4 legacy may continue on
Various reports suggest that AMD has a new 3D V-Cache equipped desktop CPU for budget-conscious gamers.
Millions of AMD chips are being ignored in major security flaw fix
A major security flaw impacting hundreds of millions of AMD CPUs is making the rounds, but AMD won't be patching all of the affected processors.
Intel’s downfall hurts everyone
Intel is having a really rough time right now, but it's bad news for CPUs as a whole if the company fails.
This new feature may give new AMD chips a 21% gaming boost
If you have an MSI motherboard, you might be able to give your latest Ryzen CPU quite a boost in gaming through memory overclocking.
AMD’s last-gen CPU is still the king of gaming
AMD's new Ryzen 7 9700X is impressive, but it can't dethrone the legendary Ryzen 7 7800X3D when it comes to gaming.
I tested the Ryzen 5 9600X against the best budget gaming CPU — here’s the winner
AMD's new Ryzen 5 9600X wants to be the next go-to budget gaming CPU, but it doesn't manage to beat the old guard.
AMD Zen 5: everything we know about Ryzen 9000 and Ryzen AI 300
AMD's first Zen 5 CPUs are finally here. Here's everything you need to know about Ryzen 9000 and Ryzen AI 300 processors.
AMD’s new Ryzen 9000 CPUs are only cheaper in spirit
AMD technically lowered the price of its new Ryzen 9000 CPUs, but the price you'll pay is a much different story.
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X review: an odd start to an exciting generation
AMD is finally introducing its Zen 5 architecture with the Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X, and the improvements are huge.
Does RAM speed matter for PC performance?
Frequency, latency, and memory channels impact the speed of RAM, but should you care how fast your RAM is? The short answer: Yes, but not too much.
How to overclock RAM
When you think of overclocking, you usually think of the CPU, but overclocking your RAM also has benefits. Here are the ways you can overclock RAM on your PC.
AMD’s new feature doubled my frame rate with a single click
AMD has a new feature for its graphics cards called AFMF 2, and after taking it out for a spin, I'm shocked by the quality.
Asus ProArt PX13 review: a uniquely small and powerful laptop
The Asus ProArt PX13 leverages AMD's latest Ryzen AI 9 chipset for excellent creativity performance. Creators will love the excellent portability.
Laptops are compromising for AI, and we have nothing to show for it
Dedicated AI processors are now a mainstay in laptops, despite the fact that there isn't much of a use for them right now.
The U.S. government is investigating Nvidia over AI dominance
The U.S. Department of Justice is officially investigating Nvidia's dominance over the AI chip market.
AMD AI rises as its gaming plummets
AMD's gaming hardware sales, including Radeon GPUs and console chips, dropped 59% year-over-year.
Asus built a perfume dispenser into a laptop, for some reason
Asus has a new laptop that somehow manages to cram a perfume dispenser into the lid, and it's one of the strangest designs we've ever seen.
Why I finally gave up on gaming laptops
Gaming laptops serve a purpose, but I can't find room for one in my repertoire of devices any longer.
AMD ripped off my favorite app — and I love it
AMD revealed AFMF 2, which promises a lot of the key selling points that's made the Lossless Scaling app so popular.
AMD’s Ryzen 9000 CPUs were delayed for the most ridiculous reason
After a shocking delay last week, we finally have some insight into why Ryzen 9000 CPUs are arriving late.
I’ve lost all hope in PC hardware this year
At the start of 2024, we all thought we had a lot of interesting PC hardware coming up. Now, in the second half of the year, things are starting to look bleak.
This fascinating new GPU completely ditches fans
ASRock just launched two new AMD GPUs, but you're going to need some insane cooling to keep their temps in check.
AMD’s new flagship chip just did something unprecedented
Leaked benchmark results of a Ryzen 9 9950X engineering sample suggests that consumers may be able to overclock the chip to 6GHz.
AMD might miss the big upgrade for next-gen gaming laptops
A new detail about AMD's upcoming Fire Range CPUs should make upgrades easier, but it could create some issues in next-gen gaming laptops.
Intel is losing ground to AMD
Intel's market share has decreased to 71.9% in the third quarter of 2024. It remains the global leader in processor sales, but is steadily losing ground to AMD.
AMD is already recalling — and delaying — its Ryzen 9000 CPUs
Following a couple of weeks of silence, AMD has confirmed it's delaying its Ryzen 9000 CPUs and recalling the initial shipment.
AMD just launched a free tool all serious PC gamers should have
AMD's Frame Latency Meter can measure the latency between moving your mouse and seeing the result on screen.
The best handheld gaming PCs you can buy
We've seen a surge in new handheld gaming PCs over the past year, but which should you buy? We've rounded up the best handheld gaming PCs.
AMD’s new Ryzen 9000 CPU gets beaten by an unexpected rival
AMD's 12-core Ryzen 9 9900X has been tested, and a last-gen CPU puts it to shame when it comes to games.
AMD may finally have an answer to Nvidia’s dominance
Although AMD can rival most of Nvidia's graphics cards in pure performance, it always lagged behind in ray tracing. Are things about to improve?
AMD just snatched the performance crown, even with an impaired Ryzen 9 9950X
An early sample of AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X has been tested, and it already manages to beat the Intel Core i9-14900KS.