AMD's Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs have now dropped to their lowest prices yet, with the 12-core 9900X down to just $359. AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs Continue To See Price Drops; 9900X Down at $359 & 9600X at $229 AMD's Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs have not only received official price cuts since the launch of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D but continue to receive further discounts from retailers. These discounts make the Ryzen 9000 family far better than their initial perf/$ ratings, which were a bit lackluster. However, over the past couple of weeks, AMD […]
The PlayStation 5 Pro's modest CPU upgrade, only 10% better than the CPU powering the base model, is the system's primary limitation that continues to impact CPU-bound games such as Baldur's Gate 3. In their in-depth analysis of the mid-generation refresh system released a few days back, Digital Foundry went over the console's CPU and how it impacts the performance of both unpatched and PS5 Pro Enhanced games. Unpatched games such as Cyberpunk 2077 do see a small performance improvement in line with the 10% CPU improvement over the base model, but still cannot keep a steady 60 FPS framerate. […]
TSMC recently notified various Chinese customers through email that it would no longer provide these companies with chip shipments of 7nm and below technologies, and given that Donald Trump recently won the Presidential election, we doubt that these two events are mere coincidences. According to the latest report, the U.S. was indeed the driving force when it comes to forcing the Taiwanese semiconductor behemoth to halt chip supply for its overseas clients, as there is a possibility that any one of these entities could somehow be linked to Huawei. Chip shipments to Chinese firm Sophgo were suspended after the latter’s design […]
AMD's Ryzen CPU & Radeon GPU product lineup for 2025-2026 includes various lines including APU refreshes, Strix Halo & Radeon RX 8000 series. AMD Is Working On Several New Lineups For Its 2025-2026 "Ryzen & Radeon" Mobile Segments, Fresh New Products & Some APU Refreshes The new report on the AMD Mobile segment comes from Golden Pig Upgrade Pack at Weibo, who has shared his outlook on the laptop portfolio for 2025-2026. Now, while none of the information shared is official for the 2025-2026 lineup, the leaker has a solid track record with his past info, so it's worth sharing. […]
It took some clever engineering to reduce the footprint of the redesigned Mac mini while also equipping it with some incredibly powerful internals. Still critics will be quick to point fingers at Apple on certain decisions, such as moving the power button to the bottom of the chassis. While it can become an inconvenience to power the machine, two Apple executives explain why this position exists and why it is not a big deal for people who brought up the issue in the first place. Most Mac mini owners would never power off their device and would rather put it […]
Apple's $1.5 billion deal with Globalstar, through which the firm acquired a 20% stake in the company and provided it with the funds to build out a mobile satellite service (MSS) network, will use SpaceX's rockets to launch the satellites. Apple first announced its MSS investment in November 2022 and made headlines last month after a Globalstar SEC filing revealed a $1.5 billion investment that gave Apple 20% control over a subsidiary. Subsequent Globalstar filings with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the SEC shed more light on the deal, revealing that Globalstar will use part of the proceeds from […]