AMD's new-for-2026 Ryzen 7 9850X3D processor kicks up the clocks and packs the same extra-fast cache in an effort to outpace the well-regarded Ryzen 7 9800X3D. I have been interested in science and ...
If your GPU is poorly utilized due to a feeble CPU, leading to CPU-induced stuttering, it might be time for an upgrade. If you aren't satisfied with the performance of CPU-limited esports titles, ...
Fire up the 2013 remix of the Eagles "Desperado". Listen to the beat: That's 60 beats per minute, or to an engineer, 1 Hertz (Hz). Lady Gaga's "Just Dance" is around twice that. It sounds fast, but ...
Many gamers upgrade their CPUs every two or three generations to make sure they pair well with newer graphics cards and avoid potential bottlenecks. That makes perfect sense since an older CPU can ...
Qualcomm today unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile platform, which features a next-generation custom Qualcomm-designed Oryon CPU instead of the semi-custom Kryo Arm-based chips from prior SoCs.
The Snapdragon G3 Gen 3 (the flagship processor) has 30 percent faster CPU performance and 28 percent faster graphics than its Gen 2 predecessor. The new silicon supports up to QHD+ 144Hz displays, ...
Apple this week announced a new generation of Mac Studio, and surprisingly it is available with two different chip families: M3 Ultra and M4 Max. While the company claims that the M3 Ultra is up to ...
Whenever AMD launches a new line of CPUs these days, the peanut gallery inevitably asks, "Great, but what about the V-Cache versions?" AMD's V-Cache CPUs have an extra 64MB of L3 cache, which has ...
The Lenovo Legion 5i is a great value — a 16-inch gaming laptop with a screaming-fast CPU that also squeezes a surprising amount of performance from its GPU. The Lenovo Legion 5i is a 16-inch gaming ...