Apple has recently announced the new M4 MacBook Pro models along with an upgraded iMac and a redesigned Mac mini. While the devices are pretty capable in terms of processing power, the company saw fit to keep the design language the same as previous models. The design is not bad, per se, but it has been running for the past few years. A prominent analyst now claims that Apple is working to introduce a redesigned MacBook Pro in 2026 with an OLED display, which will replace the mini-LED display on the current models. Apple's 2026 MacBook Pro models will feature […]
All of Apple’s non-high-end devices are limited to 60Hz display, with only the premium, or ‘Pro’ version getting treated to 120Hz panels, which the company refers to as ProMotion. There may be a sudden shift in the technology giant’s plans for next year because not only are the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Plus reportedly getting treated to the same LTPO OLED technology as the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, but a 90Hz panel is also said to make its way to the M3 iPad Air. The 90Hz display could be used in an updated 24-inch iMac, along […]
Intel's Core Ultra 9 285H "Arrow Lake" CPU has been tested, featuring strong single & multicore uplifts over the Meteor Lake chips. Intel Core Ultra 9 285H "Arrow Lake" CPU Up To 28% Faster Than Core Ultra 9 185H "Meteor Lake" The first benchmarks of Intel's flagship Core Ultra 9 285H "Arrow Lake" CPU have been leaked at Geekbench. The new benchmarks show that laptop manufacturers are prepped for the CES 2025 debut of their next-gen products. Talking about specs, the Intel Core Ultra 9 285H is part of the Arrow Lake or Core Ultra Series 2 line. It features […]
Much of the Slitterhead gameplay revolves around Rarities, gifted humans who can achieve higher attunement with the mysterious Night Owl and maintain their consciousness while being possessed, which allows them to use some unique fighting styles and skills that can make your life easier against all sorts of opponents. Unlock new Rarities is also a necessity to proceed in the main campaign, as you will need the help of specific characters to continue Night Owl's war against Slitterheads. The first time this happens is right after starting to investigate a religious cult that seems to be bringing together monsters and […]
The first Mini PC featuring AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU has been tested and its Radeon 890M iGPU shines in gaming benchmarks. AMD Ryzen AI 300 Mini PCs Deliver Much Capable Gaming Performance Thanks To Radeon 890M iGPU It has been a few weeks since AMD launched its Zen 5-based Ryzen AI 300 APUs aka Strix-Point for gaming laptops and mobile platforms. Several notebook manufacturers have already announced new gaming laptops with the latest Strix APUs but we haven't seen a mini-PC being announced with one of these chips. Although the estimated date for these mini-PCs is early […]
AMD is reportedly preparing its next-gen Ryzen AI PRO 300 "Strix" launch for October with two variants, the Ryzen 370 & Ryzen 360. AMD's Ryzen AI PRO 300 "Strix" Series APUs Will Launch In Q4 This Year, Includes Ryzen 7 SKUs As Well This isn't the first time we have seen the Ryzen AI PRO 300 models within the Strix Point lineup surface up since we spotted some SKUs in shipping manifests, which not only revealed the existence of the PRO series but also models such as the Ryzen 9 PRO AI HX and Ryzen 7 PRO AI as well. […]
It looks like AMD may have silently moved the launch of its Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" APUs back, closer to its Ryzen 9000 CPUs. AMD's Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" APUs Are Still Headed For July, First Laptops In Consumers Hand A Day Before Desktop Zen 5 Launch AMD and its OEM partners had originally decided to launch laptops based on the newest Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" APUs on the 15th of July however, it looks like the launch will now be taking place just a few days later on the 28th of July which is revealed by […]
The latest benchmarks of AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 "Strix Point" APU have leaked and showcase some strong Zen 5 single-core performance. New AMD Strix Point APU, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, Benchmarks On ASUS's Next-Gen Laptops Offer A Brand New Look At Zen 5's Strong Single-Core Performance The first AMD Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" APUs based on the Zen 5 core architecture are just a few weeks away from launch and as we move closer, we are getting some new performance leaks. This time, we have two new entries within Geekbench 6 featuring the ASUS Zenbook S16 […]
AMD is working on "PRO" variants of its Strix Point APUs under the Ryzen AI 9 HX and Ryzen AI 7 series featuring up to 12 cores. AMD Plans To Make The "Ryzen AI 300" Series The Most Decorated Of All, Includes Pro Models as Well At Computex 2024, AMD revealed its next-gen lineup of APUs under the "Strix Point" or "Ryzen AI 300" series branding, which are seen as some of the most revolutionary processor designs for the mobile segment, catering to the massive hype of AI PCs. While we have a dedicated post on the SKUs up, for […]
AMD's Strix Point "Ryzen AI 9 365" Zen 5 APU has reportedly been tested by David Huang, who has an in-depth analysis of the IPC, latency & performance. AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 "Strix Point" APU Gets Tested In A Multitude of Benchmarks Ahead of Launch, Zen 5's IPC, Throughput, Latency & More Detailed Note - David Huang's blog states that the numbers mentioned here are based on an engineering sample of the AMD Strix Point APU, mainly the Ryzen AI 9 365, so take these with a grain of salt as these may not be representative of the final […]
AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 "Strix" APU has been benchmarked in Cinebench and 3DMark, delivering some huge performance gains over the last gen. AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU Shows Strong CPU & GPU Performance Increase In Cinebench & 3DMark Benchmarks Thanks To Zen 5 & RDNA 3.5 Prowess The latest benchmarks come from GPD which will be utilizing the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU within its DUO laptop which features two 13.3" displays jam-packed together. The GPU DUO is going to be a multi-functional design that can be converted into a tablet and various other […]
A brand new benchmark of the upcoming AMD Ryzen "Strix Point" APU with 12 Zen 5 cores has leaked out & is on par with the 7700X. AMD's Ryzen "Strix Point" APU With 12 Zen 5 Cores Leaked In Blender Benchmark, On Par With Desktop Ryzen 7 7700X With 8 Zen 4 Cores So how exactly do we know this is an AMD Strix Point "Ryzen" APU? Well, similar OPN IDs have leaked out multiple times before this benchmark revelation but in slightly different configs. We've seen the 100-000000994-03_N back in 2023 and the most recent entry was spotted twice […]
ASUS's next-generation ROG Zephyrus laptop featuring the upcoming AMD Ryzen "Strix Point" APU has been listed online. South African Retailer Lists Next-Gen ASUS ROG Zephyrus Laptop With AMD Ryzen "Strix Point" APU & 32 GB LPDDR5X Memory Just yesterday, we reported a range of upcoming ASUS laptops in the ROG, TUF & ProArt range. It looks like the information regarding these products has already been passed over to distributors & tech retailers who have started listing them. One such retail listing was made over at Onlinetechsa, a tech outlet based in South Africa, which lists down the next-gen "GA605WI-O93210G0W" laptop. […]
Lenovo's ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 laptop has leaked out and reveals the Ryzen 8050 branding for next-gen AMD Strix Point APUs. AMD's Strix Point APUs Might Be Branded As Ryzen 8050 Series As Per Lenovo Laptop Leak The leak comes from @TechnicallyLog1 who has posted a brochure of an upcoming Lenovo laptop, the ThinkPad T14 Gen 5. There aren't a lot of details regarding the specifications but this is a 14-inch laptop and the main highlight is that it is powered by AMD's Ryzen Pro 8040 "Hawk Point" and 8050 "Strix Point" APUs. The laptop being part of the AI […]
Two new leaks of AMD's next-generation Strix Point APU family have emerged and they cover both 55W "Halo" & 28W "Standard" Ryzen chips. AMD Strix Point APUs Leak Out: 55W Halo Variant For FP11 Platforms & 28W Standard Variant For FP8 Platforms The latest leaks have been discovered by Harukaze5719 who managed to spot a brand new shipping manifesto that contains the next-gen AMD Strix Point "Halo" APUs. The shipment includes microprocessors with the OPN ID of "100-000001243" which is listed as a Strix "Halo" SKU. The chip has a listed TDP of 55W and is designed for the FP11 […]
An engineering sample of AMD's Zen 5-based Strix Point "Ryzen 9" APU with 12 cores, 24 threads, and 24 MB of L3 cache has been spotted at Geekbench. AMD's Early Engineering Sample of The Ryzen 9 "Strix Point" APU With Zen 5 Cores Boasts Impressive Multi-Thread Score Despite Low Clocks The engineering sample was spotted within the Geekbench database and has the specific OPN ID of "100-000000994-14_N". This ID can be confirmed as an AMD Strix Point APU since it has already shown up multiple times, once last year in the MilkyWay@home database and more recently in the shipping manifestos […]
Here's something we weren't expecting: Age of Empires II Definitive Edition might be about to launch on PlayStation consoles. The rumor comes from the franchise's subreddit, where someone spotted players supposedly joining a multiplayer match from Sony's platform, possibly while testing the port. Truth to be told, The Verge's Tom Warren did hint it could happen in a newsletter posted a few months ago: As part of Project Latitude, Microsoft has also been considering launching Age of Empires II Definitive Edition on rival consoles in early 2025, and its upcoming remastered spinoff, Age of Mythology: Retold, could come, too. Age […]
NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 "Blackwell" gaming GPUs are said to be launching "soon" as stated by renowned leaker, Kopite7kimi. Kopite7kimi Hints At NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 "Blackwell" Gaming GPUs Launching Soon The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 "Blackwell" gaming GPU launch is getting closer, but while the green team hasn't announced anything officially themselves, Kopite7kimi suggests that the launch will take place soon. This comes as a new post on the social media platform "X" where the leaker made a cryptic statement about the launch of the next-gen GPUs which can be seen below: We will meet GeForce of Blackwell soon. […]
The first Mini PC featuring AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU has been tested and its Radeon 890M iGPU shines in gaming benchmarks. AMD Ryzen AI 300 Mini PCs Deliver Much Capable Gaming Performance Thanks To Radeon 890M iGPU It has been a few weeks since AMD launched its Zen 5-based Ryzen AI 300 APUs aka Strix-Point for gaming laptops and mobile platforms. Several notebook manufacturers have already announced new gaming laptops with the latest Strix APUs but we haven't seen a mini-PC being announced with one of these chips. Although the estimated date for these mini-PCs is early […]
AMD is reportedly preparing its next-gen Ryzen AI PRO 300 "Strix" launch for October with two variants, the Ryzen 370 & Ryzen 360. AMD's Ryzen AI PRO 300 "Strix" Series APUs Will Launch In Q4 This Year, Includes Ryzen 7 SKUs As Well This isn't the first time we have seen the Ryzen AI PRO 300 models within the Strix Point lineup surface up since we spotted some SKUs in shipping manifests, which not only revealed the existence of the PRO series but also models such as the Ryzen 9 PRO AI HX and Ryzen 7 PRO AI as well. […]
It looks like AMD may have silently moved the launch of its Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" APUs back, closer to its Ryzen 9000 CPUs. AMD's Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" APUs Are Still Headed For July, First Laptops In Consumers Hand A Day Before Desktop Zen 5 Launch AMD and its OEM partners had originally decided to launch laptops based on the newest Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" APUs on the 15th of July however, it looks like the launch will now be taking place just a few days later on the 28th of July which is revealed by […]
The latest benchmarks of AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 "Strix Point" APU have leaked and showcase some strong Zen 5 single-core performance. New AMD Strix Point APU, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, Benchmarks On ASUS's Next-Gen Laptops Offer A Brand New Look At Zen 5's Strong Single-Core Performance The first AMD Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" APUs based on the Zen 5 core architecture are just a few weeks away from launch and as we move closer, we are getting some new performance leaks. This time, we have two new entries within Geekbench 6 featuring the ASUS Zenbook S16 […]
AMD is working on "PRO" variants of its Strix Point APUs under the Ryzen AI 9 HX and Ryzen AI 7 series featuring up to 12 cores. AMD Plans To Make The "Ryzen AI 300" Series The Most Decorated Of All, Includes Pro Models as Well At Computex 2024, AMD revealed its next-gen lineup of APUs under the "Strix Point" or "Ryzen AI 300" series branding, which are seen as some of the most revolutionary processor designs for the mobile segment, catering to the massive hype of AI PCs. While we have a dedicated post on the SKUs up, for […]
AMD's Strix Point "Ryzen AI 9 365" Zen 5 APU has reportedly been tested by David Huang, who has an in-depth analysis of the IPC, latency & performance. AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 "Strix Point" APU Gets Tested In A Multitude of Benchmarks Ahead of Launch, Zen 5's IPC, Throughput, Latency & More Detailed Note - David Huang's blog states that the numbers mentioned here are based on an engineering sample of the AMD Strix Point APU, mainly the Ryzen AI 9 365, so take these with a grain of salt as these may not be representative of the final […]
AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 "Strix" APU has been benchmarked in Cinebench and 3DMark, delivering some huge performance gains over the last gen. AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU Shows Strong CPU & GPU Performance Increase In Cinebench & 3DMark Benchmarks Thanks To Zen 5 & RDNA 3.5 Prowess The latest benchmarks come from GPD which will be utilizing the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU within its DUO laptop which features two 13.3" displays jam-packed together. The GPU DUO is going to be a multi-functional design that can be converted into a tablet and various other […]
A brand new benchmark of the upcoming AMD Ryzen "Strix Point" APU with 12 Zen 5 cores has leaked out & is on par with the 7700X. AMD's Ryzen "Strix Point" APU With 12 Zen 5 Cores Leaked In Blender Benchmark, On Par With Desktop Ryzen 7 7700X With 8 Zen 4 Cores So how exactly do we know this is an AMD Strix Point "Ryzen" APU? Well, similar OPN IDs have leaked out multiple times before this benchmark revelation but in slightly different configs. We've seen the 100-000000994-03_N back in 2023 and the most recent entry was spotted twice […]
ASUS's next-generation ROG Zephyrus laptop featuring the upcoming AMD Ryzen "Strix Point" APU has been listed online. South African Retailer Lists Next-Gen ASUS ROG Zephyrus Laptop With AMD Ryzen "Strix Point" APU & 32 GB LPDDR5X Memory Just yesterday, we reported a range of upcoming ASUS laptops in the ROG, TUF & ProArt range. It looks like the information regarding these products has already been passed over to distributors & tech retailers who have started listing them. One such retail listing was made over at Onlinetechsa, a tech outlet based in South Africa, which lists down the next-gen "GA605WI-O93210G0W" laptop. […]
Lenovo's ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 laptop has leaked out and reveals the Ryzen 8050 branding for next-gen AMD Strix Point APUs. AMD's Strix Point APUs Might Be Branded As Ryzen 8050 Series As Per Lenovo Laptop Leak The leak comes from @TechnicallyLog1 who has posted a brochure of an upcoming Lenovo laptop, the ThinkPad T14 Gen 5. There aren't a lot of details regarding the specifications but this is a 14-inch laptop and the main highlight is that it is powered by AMD's Ryzen Pro 8040 "Hawk Point" and 8050 "Strix Point" APUs. The laptop being part of the AI […]
Two new leaks of AMD's next-generation Strix Point APU family have emerged and they cover both 55W "Halo" & 28W "Standard" Ryzen chips. AMD Strix Point APUs Leak Out: 55W Halo Variant For FP11 Platforms & 28W Standard Variant For FP8 Platforms The latest leaks have been discovered by Harukaze5719 who managed to spot a brand new shipping manifesto that contains the next-gen AMD Strix Point "Halo" APUs. The shipment includes microprocessors with the OPN ID of "100-000001243" which is listed as a Strix "Halo" SKU. The chip has a listed TDP of 55W and is designed for the FP11 […]
An engineering sample of AMD's Zen 5-based Strix Point "Ryzen 9" APU with 12 cores, 24 threads, and 24 MB of L3 cache has been spotted at Geekbench. AMD's Early Engineering Sample of The Ryzen 9 "Strix Point" APU With Zen 5 Cores Boasts Impressive Multi-Thread Score Despite Low Clocks The engineering sample was spotted within the Geekbench database and has the specific OPN ID of "100-000000994-14_N". This ID can be confirmed as an AMD Strix Point APU since it has already shown up multiple times, once last year in the MilkyWay@home database and more recently in the shipping manifestos […]