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The AMD Ryzen AI Max range gets two more entries, one of which looks perfect for the ultimate in handheld PC gaming
By Nick Evanson published
CES 2026 It's certainly better for gaming than the 'new' Ryzen AI 400 chips, that's for sure.

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.

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.

PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming motherboard of 2025
By Nick Evanson published
Gear of the year Motherboards are the only way that Intel stands any chance of winning an award this year.

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.

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.

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?

Ex-ASML workers reverse-engineered state of the art chipmaking machines to get China far closer than previously thought to independence from foreign tech
By Jacob Fox published
News China might really be on the heels of the West, this time.
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