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If you've been itching to build a new gaming PC (or upgrade an existing one) around AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D, we have good news—it's finally back in stock at multiple retailers, and priced at MSRP. Yes, availability and MSRP pricing are...
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This GPU generation has been quite the spectacle for the consumer. More accurately, we're the gladiators in the ring, with pricing becoming a daily battle. ASUS, one of the premium board partners for both NVIDIA and AMD, seems to be on the...
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The last few weeks for AMD have been pretty remarkable. The chipmaker is firing on all cylinders: the Ryzen 9 9900X3D and 9950X3D have arrived to universal praise, the Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" processors finally launched to wide acclaim...
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When it comes to the mini PC form factor, these convenient little boxes typically pack some impressive hardware (these days), with the only requirement that you need to add your own external peripherals (unless it's a barebones, which...
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The last few weeks have been very eventful for AMD. The company launched the well-received Radeon RX 9070 series of GPUs for PC gamers, based on the brand new RDNA 4 graphics architecture. And just a few days ago, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D hit...
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AMD's Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT both launched recently after much anticipation from gamers. Notably missing were any AMD Reference Edition models, something AMD has released in the past for its various GPUs. Similar to the NVIDIA...
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Sony's PlayStation 5 Pro is a mid-lifecycle upgrade for the aging PlayStation 5 (non-Pro), but it may have some important features added soon. Sony has worked closely with AMD on its graphics technology that powers its PS5 consoles, to a...
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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D: $699 MSRP The new Ryzen 9 9950X3D pairs AMD's Zen 5 CPU architecture with 2nd Generation 3D V-Cache for enhanced gaming performance, higher clocks, and more overclocking headroom. Great Overall Performance No...
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Nevermind the fact that the overwhelming majority of consumer desktop tasks don't really scale past four to six cores—fanboys have accused AMD of "stagnating" much as Intel did in years past, by having its top-end Ryzen desktop CPUs max...
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By many accounts, AMD's much-anticipated retail launch of its Radeon RX 9070 XT and Radeon RX 9070 went a little more smoothly compared to NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 series, in terms of day-one availability. Even so, the first wave of cards...
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AMD has announced when its next two Zen 5 desktop chips with 3D V-Cache—the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X3D—will release to retail and how much they will cost. In keeping with its promise to release both chips in the first quarter of...
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Update: 3/6/25 - 5:24 PM: We have just received an official statement from representatives at AMD on this matter, and it appears there's more to this story for sure. We have left the entirety of our previous coverage in tact below...
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Gamers finally have some good news in terms of GPU availability. AMD has launched its Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT GPUs to retail today. Retailers in both the UK and the US are reporting good inventory levels. In the UK, Overclockers UK...
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AMD RDNA 4 And Radeon RX 9070 Series: Radeon RX 9070 - $549, 9070 XT - $599 MSRP AMD's Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT target the high volume, mid-range PC gaming market, are priced aggressively, and take the fight to NVIDIA. Competitive...
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In what is a depressingly-rare show of pre-release transparency, AMD has posted a support article concerning UEFI support on its RDNA 4-based GPUs, including the soon-to-be-released Radeon RX 9070 series. The article is surprisingly wordy...
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The next GPU to land at retail will be NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5070, with reviews going live today (including our own). While you can draw your own conclusions as to its balance between value and performance, I am more interested in what the...
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The GPU season is heating up with mid-range products finally starting to near their launch dates. NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs have already launched in mid-range and high-end form with the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, GeForce RTX 5080, and...
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It took a minute, but details about pricing and availability for AMD's Radeon RX 9070 XT and Radeon RX 9070 cards, the first gaming GPUs to feature its RDNA 4 architecture (see our deep dive), are finally official. Gamers hoping AMD would...
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AMD RDNA 4 And Radeon RX 9070 Series: Radeon RX 9070 - $549, 9070 XT - $599 MSRP A look under the hood of RDNA 4 tells us AMD's Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT target the midsection of the PC gaming market, where the volume is, and appear...
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Ever since we first saw the rumored specifications for AMD's Ryzen AI MAX processors—back when they were simply known by the code name "Strix Halo"—the first thought we had was "this thing would make an awesome living-room PC." Framework...
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AMD's Radeon RX 9070 XT is going to be officially announced on February 28th at 8 a.m EST time. It is slated for a release in early March, and we're starting to see some more potential leaks as to what to expect with its first...
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As we get closer to the March launch of AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 and Radeon RX 9070 XT, more glimpses into the first consumer RDNA 4 GPUs are slowly leaking out. AMD is set to have an event on February 28th at 8 a.m EST to announce the new...
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