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I test gaming laptops for a living — here’s why you should avoid any with Intel Lunar Lake

Why are all Intel Lunar Lake laptops just notebooks and not gaming laptops? There's a big reason.

Tom’s Guide · Sep 18, 2024

Final Fantasy XVI and God of War Ragnarok drop for PC this week — AMD has preview drivers, Nvidia shows benchmarks

AMD and Nvidia dropped drivers and benchmarks, respectively, ahead of two major PS5-to-PC ports. There's also a Dead Rising Remaster and a Souls-like to keep you busy.

Tom’s Hardware · Sep 17, 2024

AMD microcode improves cross-CCD latency on Ryzen 9000 CPUs — Ryzen 9 9900X and Ryzen 9 9950X cross-CCD latency cut in half to match previous-gen models

AMD has released a new AGESA microcode update for Zen 5 that cuts the cross-CCD latency of the Ryzen 9 9950X and 9900X in half, matching the previous gen Ryzen 9 7950X and 7900X.

Tom’s Hardware · Sep 17, 2024

New PS6 report claims AMD will be designing the console's chip

AMD allegedly secures the next generation of PlayStation hardware over Intel, according to a Reuters report.

TechRadar · Sep 17, 2024

Supercharge your screen setup with Hisense’s new gaming TV range

Take your living room gaming TV setup to new high-spec heights

GamesRadar · Sep 17, 2024

How AMD could make Valve's Steam Deck obsolete

With AMD's Ryzen Z chip looking like it will make a fool out of the Steam Deck's current hardware, Valve is facing some pressure

Laptop · Sep 16, 2024

6.3 GHz Ryzen 9 9700X beats 7.1 GHz Core i9-14900KF in liquid nitrogen AVX showdown

AMD's Ryzen 7 9700X broke the OCCT AVX benchmarking world record with liquid nitrogen, setting a score that outpaced a liquid nitrogen-cooled i9-14900KF operating at 800MHz higher clock speeds.

Tom’s Hardware · Sep 16, 2024

Intel reportedly lost a PS6 deal worth $30 billion to AMD, with Sony eyeing next-gen backwards compatibility

On the heels of the PS5 Pro, the PS6 looks to be AMD-powered

GamesRadar · Sep 16, 2024

PlayStation 6: Sony reportedly chooses AMD chip to keep older games playable

A PS6 that can play the full PlayStation back catalogue, stretching back to the PS1, would be a gamer’s dream

Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2024

Intel reportedly lost PlayStation 6 chip design contract to AMD in 2022 — the $30 billion deal was up for grabs

Intel lost out to AMD in its bid to design and fabricate processors for the upcoming Sony PlayStation 6. According to three insiders, Intel and AMD were the two final contenders in the PS6 chip design and fabrication tender.

Tom’s Hardware · Sep 16, 2024