Pants Nvidia RTX 5060 tops Steam charts
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Low performance but laptops keep flying off shelves

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5060 may have landed with a thud in late May, but the budget Blackwell GPU is now topping the Steam charts anyway, thanks almost entirely to its laptop variant.

AMD’s Zen 6 boosts cores, sticks with evolution over overhaul
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More silicon, same sockets, no dramatic redesigns

AMD’s next-gen Ryzen CPUs based on the Zen 6 architecture are already in the hands of engineers, with early details pointing to a refined, higher-core design rather than a ground-up rethink.

Intel CEO admits Chipzilla is not in the top 10 anymore
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Tan tells staff that catching up to Nvidia is a lost cause

Troubled Chipzilla’s new chief Lip-Bu Tan has decided to pull off the sticking plaster and tell staff that Intel is no longer one of the leading semiconductor companies in the world.

AMD slips RDNA 3.5 iGPU firmware into Linux
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Wednesday, 09 July 2025 11:15

AMD slips RDNA 3.5 iGPU firmware into Linux


New GFX 11.5.3 files hint at 'Gorgon Point' APU looming

AMD has dropped a fresh pile of RDNA 3.5 integrated GPU firmware into the Linux firmware repository, paving the way for its next round of silicon without the usual fanfare.

AMD’s RX 9060 pokes its head out
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Wednesday, 09 July 2025 10:43

AMD’s RX 9060 pokes its head out


Vanilla RDNA 4 GPU spotted in AIDA64 ahead of official reveal

Looks like AMD’s budget-friendly RDNA 4 card is warming up in the wings. A new version of AIDA64 has tipped its hand by listing support for the Radeon RX 9060, a notch below the already-rumoured RX 9060 XT.

FinalWire releases new AIDA64 v7.70
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Tuesday, 08 July 2025 21:10

FinalWire releases new AIDA64 v7.70


Preliminary support for AMD Zen 6 and other improvements

FinalWire has released the latest version of AIDA64 diagnostic and benchmarking software, AIDA64 v7.70, bringing preliminary support for some upcoming products, improved support for CPUs and GPUs, new benchmarks, and fixes.

Wall Street stays cautious on AMD AI momentum
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Analyst flags inventory worries despite new GPU launches

One Wall Street voice isn’t sold on AMD’s AI GPU push just yet. Trust Securities analyst William Stein has maintained his ‘Hold’ rating on AMD shares, citing a sizeable stockpile of unsold chips.

Intel Diamond Rapids leak show monster Xeon specs
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Up to 192 cores and 1.6 tb/s memory bandwidth in Intel’s next data centre gamble

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming that Intel is cooking up a monster for the data centre with its next-generation Xeon chip, codenamed Diamond Rapids.

Samsung braces for worst quarter
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Tuesday, 08 July 2025 09:11

Samsung braces for worst quarter


US chip curbs and HBM3E delays dent profit forecast

Samsung Electronics stunned markets by forecasting a 56 per cent plunge in second‑quarter operating profit to Won 4.6 trn (€3.3 bn, which is its weakest performance in six quarters.

CPU-Z 2.16 update brings in RDNA 4, RTX 50 series and Zen 5
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Hardware tool plays catch-up as GPU and CPU launches pile up

CPU-Z has rolled out version 2.16 of its well-worn hardware tool, and this one lands with support for a host of newly released GPUs and CPUs.