Your next retro mini PC can look like a classic PlayStation

Snapdragon X2 Plus benchmarks hint that Qualcomm’s next Windows laptop chip still trails Apple’s M4 in most CPU and GPU tests. If you’re shopping soon, wait for reviews of real retail laptops.
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CES 2026: Everything revealed, from Nvidia’s debuts to AMD’s new chips to Razer’s AI oddities 

CES 2026 is in full swing in Las Vegas, with the show floor open to the public after a packed couple of days occupied by press conferences from the likes of Nvidia, Sony, and AMD and previews from Sunday’s Unveiled event. 

Intel is building a handheld gaming platform including a dedicated chip

Intel has been building chips designed for gaming PCs for years but the company is now moving into handheld devices too.

AMD wants your next PC to be an AI laptop or a Ryzen 7 9850X3D desktop

AMD CES 2026 lineup pairs Ryzen AI laptops arriving in Q1 2026 with the Ryzen 7 9850X3D for gamers, plus ROCm 7.2 and driver updates meant to smooth local AI setup.
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AMD’s new Ryzen 7 9850X3D makes the best gaming CPU even faster
AMD’s new Ryzen 7 9850X3D makes the best gaming CPU even faster

AMD is introducing an improved version of its popular Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor today at CES. The new Ryzen 7 9850X3D offers up the same 8-core / 16-thread CPU as the 9800X3D, running at even faster boost clocks. “We’ve fine-tuned our best gaming processor in the world and have increased the boost clocks to 5.6GHz,” […]

AMD unveils new AI PC processors for general use and gaming at CES

AMD announced the latest version of its AI-powered PC chips designed for a variety of tasks from gaming to content creation and multitasking.

My favorite AMD gaming laptop just switched to Intel, and I’m worried

At CES 2026, Asus unveils the latest Asus Zephyrus G14, famously powered by AMD — until now. I’m terribly intrigued, and worried.
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The $5000 GPU Might Actually Be Real

NVIDIA and AMD are reportedly planning significant GPU price hikes in early 2026, with RTX 5090 prices potentially rising to $5,000.
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2026 makes way for faster laptops, but at the cost of memory

Expect a wide range of new laptops powered by new chips from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.
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Windows on Arm had another good year
Windows on Arm had another good year

In 2024, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X chips finally made Arm-based Windows laptops viable. Unlike previous Arm laptops that struggled to even run Windows well, this new class offered solid performance and the best battery life on Windows, and they impressed us in Microsoft’s own Surface Laptop and Surface Pro offerings. But inconsistent app compatibility remained the […]