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.

Chipmaker races Trump tariffs as Samsung’s fab stands idle

While Samsung’s much-hyped Texas fab is still sitting around looking pretty, struggling to find buyers, TSMC is bulldozing ahead with its American chip-building binge.

Tiny mini‑pc, massive AI 

Asus is set to unveil its Ascend GX10 mini‑PC powered by Nvidia’s GB10 Grace Blackwell platform on 22 July.

Moore Threads and MetaX want your yuan

Two of China’s homegrown GPU outfits, Moore Threads and MetaX, are apparently getting ready to shake the tin at the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

Valve survey shows open-source crowd still keen on Deck-powered setups

Valve's latest Steam survey dropped a bit later than usual, but the Linux numbers are finally in and while there’s a tiny dip in overall share, the AMD crowd has reason to cheer.

Beats Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti by three per cent 

AMD’s driver team has pulled a rabbit out of the hat with Adrenalin 25.6.3, giving the Radeon RX 9070 XT a much-needed shot in the arm.

580 series will be the swan song for aging cards 

Nvidia is set to drop the curtain on driver support for its Maxwell, Pascal, and Volta GPUs, with the upcoming 580 driver series marking the final stop on the update train.

Chen Liwu may dump billions into the bin

Intel’s new chief executive Chen Liwu, is ready to scrap its heavily hyped 18A process in a desperate attempt to snare big-name customers like the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple and Nvidia.

ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte and ZOTAC flood the shelves with overclocked variants

Nvidia's board partners have jumped the gun on the GeForce RTX 5050 launch, rolling out a barrage of custom designs that go well beyond the reference specs.

AI server gold rush trumps smartphone season in Taiwan's supply chain

Nvidia's Blackwell GB300 AI servers are shaking up the production lines in Taiwan, with contract manufacturers ditching their usual priorities to chase the new silicon gravy train.