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A rendered image of an AMD Zen 5 Granite Ridge processor, with the heatspreader removed to show the dual CCDs and single IOD.

AMD and partners confirm Ryzen CPU with dual 3D V-Cache chiplets is coming but gamers are unlikely to see the benefit

By Jacob Ridley published

CES 2026 Even AMD had its doubts about the utility of such a chip.

CES 2026
A mockup image for the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D, with the 5 digit colored in red

AMD launches its fastest gaming CPU yet, though the new Ryzen 7 9850X3D is clocked just 8% higher than the 9800X3D

By Nick Evanson published

CES 2026 And AMD tells us to only expect 2 - 3% higher performance on average, 5% at best if a game really likes higher clocks.

CES 2026
A picture of the convention center where CES 2022 is held.

CES 2026: From new Intel chips to far too much AI, here's everything we expect to see

By James Bentley published

CES 2026 CES always starts the year with a bang.

CES 2026
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge in black and white with a controller in the foreground

PC gaming on Arm chips didn't quite happen in 2025, but the die is cast for an epic battle with x86 CPUs in the next few years

By Jeremy Laird published

Arm-y There's a veritable CPU Arm-y marching towards the PC.

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An image showing 'Best CPU 2025' in the centre of a multi-colored background, with a diamond shape cut-out showing a blurring image of a CPU in a motherboard.

PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming CPU of 2025

By Nick Evanson published

Gear of the year It's another slam dunk for AMD, of course, but that doesn't mean there's an obvious winner.

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Battlefield 6 beta queues, errors, issues: Soldiers running away from a collapsing building.

Three shining examples of brilliant PC game development in 2025

By Nick Evanson published

Best dev …and three not-so-shining examples. Oh dear.

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Intel Nvidia deal

Intel's 'Serpent Lake' rumoured to be its first chip developed in collaboration with Nvidia

By Jeremy Laird published

News Meanwhile, Razer Lake, Hammer Lake and Titan Lake take the fight to AMD.

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A stylized, promotional render for Intel's Panther Lake processors

Intel Panther Lake laptops leak early onto retailer sites, so it looks like 18A really is ready to roll

By Jeremy Laird published

News Is this the beginning of Intel's comeback?

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AMD Strix Point APU chip, held in a hand, with the reflected light showing the various processing blocks in the chip die

AMD is allegedly sizing up Samsung's new 2 nm node as an alternative to TSMC's N2 silicon for its next-gen chips

By Jeremy Laird published

News Keeping TSMC honest would be very good for the PC industry.

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Intel 18A wafer

AMD wants to hire people with experience of Intel's new silicon tech, but would AMD ever actually make chips with its arch rival?

By Jeremy Laird published

News If nothing else, the positive noise around Intel's new nodes seems to be increasing.

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